Strange but true.The night of his death…a dark and stormy one it was…the ghostly apparition of literary giant J.D. Salinger was seen drifting along the shelves of the Heldfond Book Gallery, Ltd.

This image of the event was captured by a cataloguer who had been diligently working into the wee hours.She reports she beseeched the vision [...]

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A slow and lazy Saturday here at the HBG,Ltd. briefly shifted into high gear with the arrival of the His Holiness, The Pope, who stopped in for a quick browse and to use our restroom. Although pressed for time due to his demanding schedule,the Pontiff did find several items of interest and after some price [...]

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From The Marin Times January 22,2010
( San Anselmo, Ca) The Marin County District Attorney’s office is considering a multitude of potential charges today, following the display of a shocking promotional stunt conducted by one of the County’s oldest and most esteemed local businesses. The bizarre case began yesterday afternoon when San Anselmo police were alerted [...]

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5 years after a devastating flood ravaged Downtown San Anselmo to the tune of 30 million dollars, shops along the normally quaint Main Street of this idyllic Marin County village are confronted with another disaster. The storms which have hammered the San Francisco area this week have inundated San Anselmo with day after day [...]

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Battle over Kafka’s letters and notebooks takes surreal legal twist.

TEL AVIV, Israel – Franz Kafka’s name is synonymous with mind-numbing bureaucracy, and even 85 years after his death, it’s easy to see why.
The writer wanted his papers burned after he wasted away from tuberculosis in 1924, but they’re still being fought over. It [...]

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Of the many urban legends concerning the Rare Book trade, surely the most persistent is the belief that we Rare Booksellers often find hidden treasure inside some books which we purchase for resale. Many visitors enquire as to how much stashed currency…how many important documents…stock certificates, etc. etc. we have discovered. Well, for the two [...]

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Well…Wall Street may be all a twitter with a New Year recovery blossoming in the world of Equities and Options but, here on main street in the real universe, Rare Booksellers are still wringing their hands raw. Yes, recovery is just another 8 letter word.
Mr. Sloane – the HBG,Ltd’s not so silent partner- has [...]

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Heldfond Book Gallery intern cataloguers display their nimble resourcefulness in defraying heating costs and warding off this Winter’s bitter chill. Long pants may have been a solution but hey…they’re young and they’re rare book cataloguers…may just as well expect deductive reasoning from a squid.

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