John K. King Used and Rare Books- Detroit MI

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Check out John K. King Used and Rare Books in Detroit!

Some book stores are perfect. I mean, I love every book store, but some are just so unique.

This place is a used book fan's dream. FOUR floors of books. Each floor has tons of books, and a staff person to help if you need it!

If I had not been on vacation, I would have spent more time than the couple of hours I had. I did find a couple of real obscure sci-fi titles for a couple bucks each, and a great old Cleveland postcard for a dollar!

When we walked in, the guy at the front asked if we had been there before. After telling him that we had not, he gave us a map of the building! The same guy did a super-human job of fielding questions from shoppers and phone calls. He seemed to enjoy sharing his endless knowledge of the store.

The building is a great old factory and on each of the floors an attendant asks if you need help finding something. I asked about books on Stargate and then had a fun chat with one of the employees about the monument in downtown Detroit that looks just like a Stargate! We both agreed that if given the opportunity, we would step through it.

There were entire sections of books I did not have time to check out. I itched to flip through boxes of old postcards but I could not.

This should be a pilgrimage for all book fans. Sometimes, on a road trip, you see something or go somewhere and feel happy. You have been there and done that. No reason to do it again.

That way of thinking does not apply at John K. King. I will need to make it back at some point soon.