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Handsome Books for Sad Intellectuals

Welcome to Lightholder Books! Specializing in rare, vintage, and first editions of short-story collections, women in translation, poetry, and other fiction and nonfiction.

New Arrivals

By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept by Elizabeth Smart
New

By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept by Elizabeth Smart

$225.00

$225.00

Queer by William S. Burroughs
New

Queer by William S. Burroughs

$120.00

$120.00

Nearer the Moon by Anais Nin
New

Nearer the Moon by Anais Nin

$25.00

$25.00

Woolgathering by Patti Smith
New

Woolgathering by Patti Smith

$40.00

$40.00

The Pumpkin Eater by Penelope Mortimer
New

The Pumpkin Eater by Penelope Mortimer

$20.00

$20.00

About Time by Penelope Mortimer
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About Time by Penelope Mortimer

$20.00

$20.00

Becoming Modern: The Life of Mina Loy
New

Becoming Modern: The Life of Mina Loy

$15.00

$15.00

Colette: A Passion for Life by Genevieve Dormann
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Colette: A Passion for Life by Genevieve Dormann

$15.00

$15.00

Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O'Connor
New

Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O'Connor

$25.00

$25.00

Our Spoons Came from Woolworths by Barbara Comyns
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Our Spoons Came from Woolworths by Barbara Comyns

$10.00

$10.00

Poems 1909-1925 by T. S. Eliot

Poems 1909-1925 by T. S. Eliot

$45.00

$45.00

Poetry and Consciousness by Daisy Aldan

Poetry and Consciousness by Daisy Aldan

$20.00

$20.00

The Last Lunar Baedeker by Mina Loy
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The Last Lunar Baedeker by Mina Loy

$110.00

$110.00

My Wicked Ways by Sandra Cisneros

My Wicked Ways by Sandra Cisneros

$10.00

$10.00

Transformations by Anne Sexton

Transformations by Anne Sexton

$35.00

$35.00

More New Arrivals

The Rebel by Albert Camus

The Rebel by Albert Camus

$65.00

$65.00

Lover by Marguerite Duras

Lover by Marguerite Duras

$45.00

$45.00

Emily L . by Marguerite Duras

Emily L . by Marguerite Duras

$15.00

$15.00

Ravishing of Lol Stein by Marguerite Duras

Ravishing of Lol Stein by Marguerite Duras

$25.00

$25.00

Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre

Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre

$30.00

$30.00

Cosima by Grazia Deledda

Cosima by Grazia Deledda

$14.00

$14.00

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Poems 1909-1925 by T. S. Eliot

Poems 1909-1925 by T. S. Eliot

$45.00

$45.00

Poetry and Consciousness by Daisy Aldan

Poetry and Consciousness by Daisy Aldan

$20.00

$20.00

My Wicked Ways by Sandra Cisneros

My Wicked Ways by Sandra Cisneros

$10.00

$10.00

Transformations by Anne Sexton

Transformations by Anne Sexton

$35.00

$35.00

Poems of Humor & Protest by Kenneth Patchen

Poems of Humor & Protest by Kenneth Patchen

$28.00

$28.00

Separations by Marilyn Hacker

Separations by Marilyn Hacker

$10.00

$10.00

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News

Favorite Personal Finds 2023

I am not much of a collector, of any sort. I have hundreds of records, many bought in the late nineties and early 2000s, that would be worth quite a...

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More Places to Visit Lightholder Books in Person!

I’ve had the pleasure of sharing exciting news all summer for Lightholder Books. This past month I’ve expanded my booth at the Newburgh Vintage Emporium Warehouse, signed on as a...

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Heartbreakers

 Seems I bring home at least one valuable yet disappointing book from every book sale. Usually its a vintage paperback that disintegrates in my hands when I deign to open it....

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We make every effort to convey the condition of our books in the description and pictures. If you are disappointed with the state of the book you receive, email lightholderbooks@gmail.com within 7 days of receiving your book.

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We buy books! Contact lightholderbooks@gmail.com if you'd like us to take a look at your collection.

Visit Lightholder in three locations

Newburgh Vintage Emporium Warehouse

10 NY-17K, Newburgh, NY 12550

Hyde Park Antique Center

4192 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park, NY 12538

Red Owl Collective

25 Cornell St, Kingston, NY 12401