SouthwestShopping

Book shopping in Southwest

  1. A

    Reading Room

    Started by an Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduate, Vegas’ best independent bookshop is placed conveniently on the Strip. Bookworms will be hypnotized by the selection of local-interest titles, from hot-off-the-press regional guidebooks and maps to contemporary nonfiction, historical essays, pulp biographies and photographic essays. Thoughtfully chosen art and design titles are displayed in glass-fronted cases at the back. Author readings and book signings take place regularly.

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  2. B

    Bauman Rare Books

    Hidden inside the Palazzo, enter a bibliophile’s paradise, where rare and first editions of the Wizard of Oz and Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood stand on giant-sized shelves. Lavishly illustrated antiquarian titles lie under glass display cases. Staff may raise their eyebrows at casual browsers, who may not touch the tomes.

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  3. C

    Assouline

    High-concept, design-savvy art, architecture, photography and fashion books abound, many published in exquisitely illustrated editions. Beautifully preserved rare and vintage titles are specialties, including gambling and Las Vegas pop histories. Gift wrapping reflects the shop’s motto: books are works of art.

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  4. D

    Gamblers Book Shop

    This off-the-beaten-path gem stocks just about every book ever written about gaming strategy and Las Vegas, including out-of-print titles. The clientele, some of whom look as if they might have been around since the Rat Pack era, can dispense valuable edge-beating advice.

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  5. E

    Garcia Street Books

    Scavengers are rewarded with excellent bargains as well as the town’s best selection of art books, including such rarities as a deluxe limited edition of Elias Rivera’s paintings ($4200).

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  6. F

    Heard Museum Bookshop

    The Heard Museum Bookshop has the best range of books about Native Americans, and the most reliable and expansive selection of Native American arts and crafts.

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  7. G

    Metropolitan Museum of Art Store

    Sales of fine-art reproductions and books, stationery and jewelry selected by expert curators, art historians and designers support the NYC museum’s cultured mission.

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  8. Zion Natural History Association

    Nonprofit organization; runs field institute classes and sells maps, books and gifts at the visitor center.

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  9. Crystal Castle

    Crystal Castle is one of several stores selling New Age books and gifts.

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  10. H

    Dead Poet Books

    Cozy nooks are filled with secondhand, rare and first-edition books in all genres.

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  12. Back of Beyond

    Excellent downtown bookstore with extensive regional selection.

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  13. Page One

    Huge and comprehensive; also buys and sells used books.

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  14. Arches Book Company

    Good fiction selection. Also has coffee shop and wi-fi.

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  15. I

    Collected Works

    A good selection of regional travel books.

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  16. J

    Sam Weller Books

    The city's biggest independent bookstore.

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  17. K

    Dharma Books

    Used and rare books.

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