Galveston Books, Scarce & Out-of-print
We recently purchased a lot including quite few rare, out of print Galveston titles. Ousley’s, Clayton’s Galveston, The Galveston That Was (1st edition) to name a few.
We recently purchased a lot including quite few rare, out of print Galveston titles. Ousley’s, Clayton’s Galveston, The Galveston That Was (1st edition) to name a few.
The ad we ran in Saturday’s Daily News. The message is simple. Without you to read them books are just a mess of paper, ink, and glue. You know what to do.
Galveston Reads 2011 author Luis Alberto Urrea appeared at Galveston College on Thursday evening February 17th and thoroughly delighted the approximately 170 Galvestonians in attendance with with his engaging childhood stories and real-life anecdotes pertaining to his novel Into the …
Gus atop the water heater in the storage room.
Gary Cartwright’s beautiful new book on the history of the Hotel Galvez here in Galveston is now in stock. It is full of great photos. This 131-page, hardcover coffee-table book features both current and historic photos of the hotel and …
We are hosting 3 exciting book signings this Saturday during Dickens on the Strand: 10 am to Noon Gaido’s Cookbook Chef Casey Gaido will be here greeting guests and autographing the new book which celebrates 100 years of continuous operation …
Upcoming Book Signings: Mark Your Calendar Gaido’s Seafood Restaurant is celebrating their 100th anniversary in 2011 and to commemorate the event they are coming out with their own cookbook. We are planning two book signing events, one for November and …
Our friend and Galveston resident Pat Jakobi is now offering her beautiful Galveston themed photo-cards at the store. One of our favorites is this one of the bookshop: The cards are all hand crafted and signed and sell for $3.00 …
Dennis Lehane writes crime thrillers including the successfully filmed Mystic River. His review of Nic Pizzolatto’s book Galveston appears in the New York Times. … “Galveston” empathizes with its characters to a degree I’m hard pressed to recall in another …
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“Lost Galveston” is a collection of more than 200 images of Galveston Island buildings that no longer stand. Written by GHF’s Director of Preservation and Conservation Services, Brian Davis, the book chronicles buildings ranging from civic and social places to …