Monday, March 12, 2012
We had a great time at the book fair
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About Lighthouse Books, ABAA
Welcome to the blog for Lighthouse Books, ABAA. My name is Michael Slicker. We are a family-owned and operated antiquarian bookstore that was open 40 years in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. Now we have moved to Dade City, about an hour and a half away from our old location. (There's a map below to help you find us.) Please have a look around the blog. Bookmark us or subscribe to an RSS feed so that you will be alerted when we make updates. Please follow the links to our spot on AbeBooks and our online bookstore for listings of some of what we have available. Thank you for visiting us online. You can visit us in person at 14046 5th Street in Dade City. We specialize in rare books, unusual books, antique maps, vintage photographs and more.
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- Happy birthday, Franz Joseph Haydn
- Harry Crews: hell-raiser, writer
- Anna Sewell, author of Black Beauty
- Ernst Jünger, conservative philosopher
- Maxim Gorky, icon of the Soviets
- Schulberg wrote of Hollywood, boxing
- Gregory Corso, youngest Beat poet
- Hungarian composer Béla Bartók
- Lawrence Ferlinghetti is 93 today
- Roger du Gard won 1937 Nobel Prize
- Happy birthday, Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Happy birthday to the ever-popular J.S Bach!
- Roman poet Ovid wrote of mythology, love
- Sir Burton published The Kama Sutra
- Kate Greenaway illustrated children's books
- Prudhomme won first Nobel Prize for Lit
- Lady Gregory founded The Abbey Theatre
- Max Shulman created Dobie Gillis
- Sir Hugh Walpole was popular in '20s, '30s
- Happy birthday, Jack Kerouac!
- We had a great time at the book fair
- He wrote biographies of Barrymore, Durante
- Ravel's most famous work was Boléro
- Ring Lardner wrote baseball yarns
- Fuller won Pulitzer for A Soldier's Play
- Happy birthday, Antonio Vivaldi!
- Thomas Otway wrote compelling heroines
- Dr. Seuss originally pronounced it Zoice
- Chopin died young, left beautiful music
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E-mail: lighthousebooksabaa@gmail.com
Phone: (727) 822-3278
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Lighthouse Books, ABAA
14046 5th Street
Dade City, FL 33713
United States
(727) 822-3278
Phone: (727) 822-3278
Hours: Pending (call us)
Lighthouse Books, ABAA
14046 5th Street
Dade City, FL 33713
United States
(727) 822-3278
Our specialties
Our specialties include Floridiana (Florida History, Florida Authors, Florida Related Ephemera), American History, Literature of the South, Military History (including, but not limited to, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Vietnam, Korean War), Children’s Literature, Maps, Leather Bindings and Rare & Unusual items.
We also have a wide variety of general stock, including a large Landscape/Gardening section, a great selection of Christian/Church History/Bible Study titles, Beat Literature, and much more. Please browse our extensive category list.
We also have a wide variety of general stock, including a large Landscape/Gardening section, a great selection of Christian/Church History/Bible Study titles, Beat Literature, and much more. Please browse our extensive category list.
Appraisal service
Michael F. Slicker, is one of about 450 qualified members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, Inc., and its affiliate the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers.
Condition of the book, demand for it and history of comparable sales are among the factors considered in evaluating the value of a book. Other factors may apply as well.
Please contact us for more information regarding our certified appraisal services. We encourage you to visit our website, Lighthouse Books, ABAA
Condition of the book, demand for it and history of comparable sales are among the factors considered in evaluating the value of a book. Other factors may apply as well.
Please contact us for more information regarding our certified appraisal services. We encourage you to visit our website, Lighthouse Books, ABAA
Florida Antiquarian Book Fair
Michael Slicker was the founding president of the Florida Antiquarian Booksellers Association and has served as chairman of its annual Florida Antiquarian Book Fair since its inception.
The 39th annual book fair was set for April 24-26, 2020 at The Coliseum in St. Petersburg. Unfortunately, the coronavirus pandemic intervened so the book fair had to be postponed. It will be rescheduled at a later time.
The fair is the oldest and largest antiquarian book fair in the Southeast. Learn more about the Florida Antiquarian Book Fair and the Florida Antiquarian Booksellers Association.
The 39th annual book fair was set for April 24-26, 2020 at The Coliseum in St. Petersburg. Unfortunately, the coronavirus pandemic intervened so the book fair had to be postponed. It will be rescheduled at a later time.
The fair is the oldest and largest antiquarian book fair in the Southeast. Learn more about the Florida Antiquarian Book Fair and the Florida Antiquarian Booksellers Association.
We hope you'll enjoy it and visit often. We'd love to hear from you.
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