Greyhound’s Books

Specialties

For the last twenty-​five years we’ve specialized in scholarly, out-​of-​print, antiquarian, fine first editions, and collectible books in all genres. None of our books are listed on the Internet — if you want them, you have to touch them, see them, smell them, and then buy them, should you like. Please visit us when you’re in Las Vegas, the greatest city in the world.

History

Established in 1985.

I was lucky enough to start my retail life as a bookseller at the famous Imagination Books in Silver Spring, Maryland, and I still miss the old– fashioned co-​operative, or group, bookstore. We’ve had two other stores in the Washington, DC area, and moved to Las Vegas in 2005. I’m proud to say that I have yet to leave Las Vegas even for a day trip, and have no desire to do so, because this is the greatest city on the face of the Earth, with several excellent bookstores here in the Valley.

Meet the Business Owner

Phil G.

Business Owner

When the old Polish bookseller in Boston approached my father about «teaching the boy the book trade, because he’s kind of smart,» I was thrilled. I would no longer have to ask for an advance on my weekly one-​dollar allowance to buy my Earl Derr Biggers’ «good Chinaman» books or my Sax Rohmer «heathen Chinee» reading matter. What did I know? I was thirteen years old, learning a trade, and getting paid in books. And all I had to do was work at learning about books. My mother and uncle were hand bookbinders, my dad a hand compositor, and I had learned to run a letter press at age nine, so at least the smells were familiar and pleasant. I didn’t know then about the duck bread. The first day on the job — a Monday after school — I went to Tony’s book store and received five dollars. In change. My instructions were clear and simple: «This money is for books and car fare. Bring me back three feet of good history by Friday night, and walk as much as you can. Go to the junk shops and churches.

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