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Book Trader
Category: Shopping Books, Mags, Music and Video Bookstores Bookstores [Edit]
5344 34th Ave SMinneapolis, MN 55417
Neighborhood: Nokomis
(612) 721-5526
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
5 reviews for Book Trader
5 reviews in English
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Review from Cory R.
Golden, CO
4/14/2012
Wow - what an experience. If you love thrift stores and old bookstores or yard sales - this place is for you. As the other reviews noted - this store is nuts - just tons and tons of stuff. Some absolute treasures - old books, wacky taxidermy, unique clothing. I loved it - but it isn't for most people.
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Review from Lacey P.
Saint Paul, MN
3/25/2011
Ugh, this place is nasty. I usually love stores piled with crap, but this isn't good crap, it's crappy crap. Like stuff from people's garage sales that no one wants. There was no heat, so our toes got cold. And too much incense was burning, I think to cover up a gross smell. Everything was at least $25, and a lot of stuff was falling apart. Then there was tons of taxidermy. Tasteless taxidermy. I usually love that kind of stuff too, but it wansn't respectful. Like, why is there a big jar filled with liquid and what appears to be puppy carcasses? Under a big pile of papers? Or a taxidermied dog laying on a pile of junk? I never want to go here again.
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Review from Nan T.
Minneapolis, MN
4/3/2011
Oh book trader...you really get the impression that if you hang out there long enough you can find ....oh, pretty, much anything. Really. Anything. The last time I drove by, I screeched to a halt, to the dismay of the cars following me..in the window was a hand. Ceramic, large, showing the areas of the hand used for palmistry. I KNOW I've seen them in a woody allen movie. Last time I went there, the owner said, "bye now, and thanks for the teeth." Nuff said
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Review from Rhonda G.
12/22/2008
When you walk in you get a definite wiccan aura. It might scare the born again crowd. It's hard to tell where anything's located, so just check with the owner at the desk. She knows every book in the place and has a memory like a steel trap. She is genuinely disappointed if she doesn't have a book you're looking for. I head over about twice a year, since I have nearly every book in my collections, many from this place. I took off one star, because it is hard to get around. There's even a small parking area on the side of the building. Books are a good price and cheaper if you bring one in she can use. Definitely a book collectors paradise.
Listed in: Best used book store, Nokomis
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Review from Cheery M.
Minneapolis, MN
5/19/2006
An odd little shop: tons of old and rare books, taxidermy, Asian art, and a huge erotica department. But too cluttered to walk though. Owner is a feisty old gal, you'll either love her or hate her. I liked her myself.
Listed in: My Neighborhood
