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1503 Webster Street Alameda, CA 94501 PH: (510) 814-0480 | FX: (510) 814-0486 | E-mail: vjz@tavbooks.com |
Tavistock Booksspecializes in first editions, fine rare books and other related bibliographic material, with a special focus on Charles Dickens. The firm is located at 1503 Webster Street (cross street is Santa Clara) in Alameda, California, which is in the East Bay of the greater San Francisco metropolitan area. Approximately 15,000 titles are in stock, which may be viewed by appointment or by chance. We are 5 minutes from the Oakland 12th Street BART station; bus line #51 stops right across the street from the shop. Personal transportation from the BART stop is also available (by prior arrangement) for those desiring to view the stock. New books arrive daily, please check with us should you not find the title you seek. Book searches are available for first editions in the subject areas you see represented here.Alameda is also home to three other used book shops: Kevin Patrick's Used Books, Wilmot Books and My Book Heaven. Click here for a map of Alameda Island, which shows the location of Tavistock Books and the other three shops (all within a couple minutes drive from Tavistock Books). Additionally, there are 5 Oakland shops within a few miles of Tavistock Books. |
To search our database, enter author, title, publisher and/or keywords in the form below. To browse our stock manually, refer to the subject menus below. |
Customer satisfaction is guaranteed. The firm emphasizes fine condition throughout its stock. Collection development assistance, as well as book appraisals, are available services. The firm is always interested in purchasing books such as what will be found on this web page; whether it be individual volumes or an entire library. If Tavistock Books may be of assistance in any of these three areas, please contact the firm's owner, Vic Zoschak, for additional information, and/or to discuss your requirements. Tavistock Booksis a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and the Independent Online Booksellers Association. |
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ANNOUNCEMENTSThis coming weekend, Friday, February 3rd through Sunday, February 5th, the shop will be closed while we are exhibiting at the San Francisco Antiquarian Book Fair. Come visit us Saturday or Sunday in Booth 305, at 8th & Brannan. Orders may still be placed via tavbooks.com while we are out of the shop, and the books so ordered will ship early the week of February 6th. |
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SUBJECT CATALOGUE LISTS
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New Acquisitions Updated Dec 23, 2011 |
Select New Acquisitions & Highlighted Items from Stock. |
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Americana Updated Jan 31, 2012 |
Californiana, travels, history of the U.S. |
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Books on Books
Updated Jan 31, 2012 |
Works on book-collecting, bibliography, typography, printing. |
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Children's Literature Updated Jan 14, 2012 |
Juvenile serial fiction, illustrated books. |
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Dickensiana Updated Dec 16, 2011 |
Dickens' works in First editions; also biography, bibliography, literary criticism. |
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Literature
Updated Jan 23, 2012 |
From all eras and nationalities; including Poetry, Literary Criticism and Literary Biography. |
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Modern First Editions Updated Jan 3, 2012 |
Contemporary writers, mystery, sci-fi. |
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Nursing Updated Dec 16, 2011 |
Professional texts, histories & biographies through 1920. The nurse in creative literature, from all eras. |
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Potpourri Updated Feb 1, 2012 |
This catch-all runs the gamut from aviation to zoology.
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Vietnam Literature
Updated Dec 4, 2011 |
Includes both fact and fiction. |
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World War I Updated Dec 4, 2011 |
Including Fact & Fiction, primarily that published through the advent of WWII. |
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In Search Of |
Seeking a hard-to-find title? Tell us your needs and we'll try to locate a copy for you. |
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Use our online form to reserve and purchase Tavistock titles. |
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