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  • Favorite Personal Finds 2023

    By Jane Liddle

    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!

    By Jane Liddle

    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

    By Jane Liddle

     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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  • Hello Again

    By Jane Liddle

     I’ve recently acquired two exciting lots. One of Simone de Beauvoir first U.S. editions and the other of Gertrude Stein first editions. Most of the de Beauvoir is listed on...

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  • Introducing Lightholder Books

    By Jane Liddle

    Thank you for visiting Lightholder Books, purveyor of handsome books for sad intellectuals.

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