63rd Michigan Antiquarian Book and Paper Show (Press Release)

PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release – please list our event in any community 

calendar or local events listing.

63rd Michigan Antiquarian Book 

and Paper Show

Sunday, April 3, 2016

9:30 am­ - 5pm

Lansing Center

333 E. Michigan Ave.

Lansing, MI

Admission is $5.00, children 13 and

The Midwest's largest antiquarian book and paper show will be held Sunday, April 3, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Lansing Center, 333 E. Michigan Ave. in Lansing, MI.

If it's on paper you're likely to find it at the 63th Michigan Antiquarian Book and Paper Show. Organized by the Mid-Michigan Antiquarian Book Dealers Association, this show has become a regular event for book and paper enthusiasts from across the country.

Dealers from across the United States offer vintage, antiquarian and collectible books, magazines and paper itemsof all kinds for sale. There is something for everyone including first editions, signed books, children's andillustrated books, regional histories, mysteries, cookbooks,movie posters, sports collectibles, postcards, photographs, maps and much more!

For further information, please contact:

Ray Walsh at Curious Book Shop (517) 332­0112

MMABDA (517) 332­0123

www.curiousbooks.com

www.facebook.com/michiganbookshow/

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It's Not Too Late (Yet)! - Curious Holiday Gift-Giving Newsletter

Don't Fret!

Let Curious help. 

We have countless unique, inexpensive gift ideas 

for that hard-to-shop-for person on your list.

"Books make great gifts because they have whole worlds inside of them. And it's much cheaper to buy somebody a book than it is to buy them the whole world!" - Neil Gaiman

The holidays are upon us, and the bookshop is hoppin' with holiday shoppers in search of a good read. (And a good deal!)

In addition to our selection gently-used books for all ages, and the latest bestsellers (which are 20% OFF!)...

We've recently acquired:

Vintage Maps ranging in age and price (1920s - 1960s; $2 - $12 each); Fabulousliterary classics published by Library of America, in slipcase (which are 25% OFF); a heap of books for all ages, perfect to stuff into stockings; Beautifullyillustrated books for Children; A mountain of YA Science Fiction and Fantasyhardcovers (currently 25% OFF); paperback and hardcover Mystery and Suspensenovels to keep you up all night; High-quality Art Books of all types (many are 25% OFF!), including the Masters, Gallery Collections, How-To guides, and pretty coffee table books sure to please.

Still need to get some gifts? We have books, magazines, posters, vintage comics, pulps, weird little pamphlets, pins and who knows what (even us, sometimes) for all gift purposes and porpoises!

Browse our selection of amazing, high-end First Editions and Rare books, Signed books, Limited Editions, hard-to-find Comics, beautiful Science Fiction Pulps from long, long ago, when robots and bug-eyed monsters constantly kidnapped women in metal bikinis, for some reason.

Our Children's Section is brimming with beautiful, inexpensive, gently-used books for all ages and interests.

We have Nostalgic gifts, Sentimental gifts, Funny gifts, Gag gifts, Unexpected gifts, and even some Secret gifts (Shh!). Content generated as little as a few weeks ago to thousands of years ago, across what you'd call a wide range of subjects. We've got what you're looking for, and what you don't even know exists.

If none of these things tickle your fancy, GIFT CERTIFICATES are 20% OFF. They make a great gift in case you have to buy for someone difficult (or if you like free money).

Current Sales: 25% OFF all Used Hardcover books! Even the rare stuff behind the counter! And, 20% OFF all NEW books! Every single one. Even the cool Zelda book, the latest Stephen King novel, and the new Lovecraft omnibus.

Holiday Hours:

Monday - Saturday: 10 - 8

Sundays: 12 - 5

Dec. 24th (Xmas Eve): 10 - 4

Dec. 25th: CLOSED

Save some cash, and your pockets will jingle all the way home --  We'll gladly validate parking if you park in a City of East Lansing lot or ramp. With a purchase, we'll cover a half-hour of your parking total. (If you're here for a while and buy a bunch, we'll help you out even more!) Oh, and PARKING IS FREE in Downtown East Lansing on December 24th.

Best Wishes in the Coming Year,

Ray, Audrey and the Curious Gang

PS - The staff enjoyed this NPR piece on gift-giving in Iceland. Can you guess what one of the most popular gifts to give is, among Icelanders? Go on, try and guess! 

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September 2014 Newsletter

Welcome back, Spartans!

East Lansing is brimming with familiar faces and plenty of new booklovers.

We're celebrating the beginning of fall by offering some fresh deals. Stop by the shop and receive 30% OFF items from the following sections:

Geneaology
Drama and Theatre
Essays and Memoirs
Mystery
Golf
Television
All Magazines priced $5 or Less

Remember: With a purchase, we'll validate your parking for City of East Lansing lots and ramps.


New Acquisitions:

A slew of fabulous recent fiction bestsellers, a bevy of hardcover Stephen Kingnovels sure to make you squirm, plenty of 19th and 20th century American, Russian and European literary classics, and more paperback mysteries than we can fit onto the shelves!

Ray brought in a great collection of Astounding Science Fiction pulps, going back to 1930! High-quality Film Books and Hollywood Histories are also new to the shop.

Significant incoming collections include quality Military History texts, a collection of vintage Charlie Brown / Peanuts books, many international cookbooks, 20th century poetry collections, and a number of novels by fan favorites including Jodi Picoult, John le Carre, Stephen King, Sophie Kinsella, Lee Child, Nora Roberts, Michael Connelly, John Sandford, Ken Follett and more!

Also new are a number of new "Fandom" finds, including the new XKCD book, lots of unusual Neil Gaiman items, a fresh supply of vintage Dr. Who paperbacks, some neatMinecraft manuals, and Star Wars goodies, galore!

Speaking of Star Wars...
We have a limited number of the latest Star Wars novel, Star Wars: A New Dawn -- and they're 20% OFF! This book is in short supply in the Lansing area. The book serves as a prequel to the upcoming TV series, Star Wars Rebels. It's the starting point for a new era of Star Wars fiction, resetting many major canon plot points. 

Shop Scuttlebutt:

Too. Many. Books.
Please, come help us find homes for them.
We'll be very grateful!

Also, the BIG BOOK SHOW is just a month away.
If you're not sure what we're talking about, start here: http://curiousbookshop.blogspot.com/2010/03/so-you-want-to-attend-book-show-huh.html


Literary and Community Events:

The Kerrytown Bookfest is THIS SUNDAY, September 7th, in Ann Arbor! This literary festival is fun for the whole family, and features local authors, bookbinders, publishers, booksellers, librarians and more. More info:  http://www.kerrytownbookfest.org/

The 60th Michigan Antiquarian Book & Paper Show
is coming to Lansing on Sunday, October 5th! Find kindred spirits at this gathering of book and paper enthusiasts, and browse through over one million items from the past few centuries. More info:  http://www.curiousbooks.com/shows.html


September Literary Birthdays and Events:
Sept. 1: Edgar Rice Burroughs
Sept. 2: Eugene Field
Sept. 3: Sarah Orne Jewett
Sept. 4: Richard Wright
Sept. 7: F. Scott Fitzgerald meets Zelda Sayre at a country club dance, in Alabama in 1918
Sept. 8: Ann Beattie
Sept. 9: Leo Tolstoy 
Sept. 11: D.H. Lawrence, O. Henry
Sept. 12: H.L. Mencken
Sept. 13: Roald Dahl, Sherwood Anderson
Sept. 15: James Fenimore Cooper, Agatha Christie
Sept. 17: Mary Stewart, Ken Kesey, William Carlos Williams
Sept. 18: Dr. Samuel Johnson
Sept. 19: Arthur Rackam, William Golding
Sept. 20: Upton Sinclair, Daniel Defoe
Sept. 21: H.G. Wells, Stephen King
Sept. 23: Euripides, Edgar Lee Masters
Sept. 24: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Sept. 25: William Faulkner, bell hooks
Sept. 26: T.S. Eliot
Sept. 28: Kate Douglas Wiggins
Sept. 29: Miguel de Cervantes, Elizabeth Gaskell, Stan Berenstain
Sept. 30: Truman Capote

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Curious Book Shop's Newsletter for June 2014

Greetings from Curious! It's nearly summer, and we're rolling out the deals... June Sale - 30% OFF... Baseball General Fiction (Paperbacks & Hardcovers!) Poetry General Music Religion Travel   New Acquisitions: It's been a busy few weeks at Curious, and we've added many treasures, new and antique, to our ever-changing selection... English translations of Nordic, Swiss, Flemish, Danish and other centuries-old European stories; Issues of the Journal of Asian Studies (more coming!); Mythology & Folklore; Collections of American and European Folk Songs, Ballads and Drinking Songs Also New: Theatre (lots added to Clearance, too!); Painting and Drawing How-To Guides; Silver Age Comics (mostly DC); Cookbooks; Gardening Guides; American History; Political Science; Philosophy; Stephen King books; Memoirs and Essays We have obscure Bukowski titles in the New Books section, as well as current Bestsellers. New in stock is the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon, soon to be a major TV series! Also worth mentioning are new and popular books by Brandon Sanderson, George Saunders, John Green, George R.R. Martin, Terry Pratchett, J.K. Rowling and more! Shop Gossip: It's been a strange month at Curious - a mix of long, slow periods and chaotically busy weekends. Be a Tourist in Your Hometown and the East Lansing Art Festival brought droves of booklovers to our shop. We've also welcomed the first wave of students freed from the drudgery of the school year. They're stocking up on classic and new science fiction, fantasy and dystopian novels. Beach reads are also a favorite, though the water's still a bit cold up north. We're gearing up for summer, and for CLASSICON 45! Local Literary Events: CLASSICON 45 comes to Lansing on Saturday, June 28th. Classicon is Lansing's PREMIER convention for lovers of comics, pulps, glamour art and other 20th-century literary collectables. Specialties include vintage mystery and detective stories, science fiction, aviation, romance, westerns, and classics from the 20s - 60s. For more information you can contact Curious Book Shop, 517-332-0112. Admission is $3.00. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. University Quality Inn, 3121 E. Grand River Avenue, Lansing ( just off US 127 at exit 78, near Frandor) For more information you can contact Curious Book Shop, 517-332-0112. Great Lakes Postcard & Paper Expo Presented by the West Michigan Postcard Club Saturday July 19, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. in Wyoming, MI Featuring postcards, trade cards, photographs, maps, ephemera, local history and more!  More Info: Wally Jung (517) 230-0734 postcardwally@comcast.net PULPFEST 2014 / FarmerCon IX August 7 - 10 at the Hyatt Regency in Columbus, Ohio 'Celebrating Science Fiction's Golden Year of 1939 and 75 Years of Fantastic Fiction' Pulpfest is a neat event for pop-culture fans, and a great chance to shop around and network. Ray will be there, so stop by the Curious booth and say 'Hello!" Photographica Show & Sale Sunday, October 19 at the Royal Oak Elks Lodge 2401 E. Fourth Street. Hosted by the Michigan Photographic Historical Society, this event features vintage cameras, photographs, postcards, ephemera, and photography specialists ready to answer your questions. Postcard and Paper Shows by Wally Jung Wally Jung, local postcard specialist, is hitting the road this summer! Don't miss your chance to see some amazing items at a show near you: Frankenmuth (June 29), Toledo (August 3), Traverse City (August 10), Lansing(August 23), Metro Detroit / Troy (November 16) www.midwestpostcards.net More Info: (517) 230-0734 or postcardwally@comcast.net And of course... The 60th Michigan Antiquarian Book & Paper Show returns to Lansing on Sunday, October 5th. Mark your calendar! You won't want to miss the MIDWEST'S LARGEST show of its kind, featuring over 180 tables of first editions, children's books, Michigan history, military history, autographs, ephemera, photographs, art, postcards, vintage magazines, cookbooks, sheet music, and so much more.   Literary Birthdays: June 1: Christopher Marlowe June 2: Thomas Hardy, Carol Shields June 3: Allen Ginsberg, Larry McMurty June 5: Richard Scarry, Margaret Drabble, Ken Follett June 6: Aleksandr Pushkin, Thomas Mann June 7: Elizabeth Bowen, Gwendolyn Brooks June 9: Patricia Cornwell June 10: Maurice Sendak, Saul Bellow, Immanuel Velikovsky June 11: Ben Jonson, William Styron June 12: Johanna Spyri, Anne Frank June 13: William Butler Yeats, Dorothy Sayers, Fanny Burney June 14: Harriet Beecher Stowe June 15: Brian Jacques June 16: Joyce Carol Oates June 19: Blaise Pascal, Salman Rushdie June 20: Lillian Hellman June 21: Jean-Paul Sartre, Ian McEwan June 22: Anne Morrow Lindbergh, H.R. Haggard, Octavia Butler June 24: Ambrose Bierce June 25: George Orwell June 26: Pearl S. Buck, Walter Farley June 27: Alice McDermott, Helen Keller June 28: Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Mark Helprin June 29: Antoine de Saint-Euxpery June 30: John Gay  MANY THANKS to all of you lovely bibliophiles! We wouldn't be here without your continuing support, and can't find the words to fully express our gratitude.  Much love from Curious, Ray, Audrey and the Curious Gang

Copyright © 2014 Curious Book Shop, All rights reserved. Thanks for joining our monthly book shop newsletter. We appreciate your continued support!

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2013 Holiday Newsletter

Happy Holidays from Curious!

“I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently?
And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt;
and perhaps it says "Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.” 
Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass
 

We're getting into the giving spirit....

... by offering 30% OFF Manga, Mysteries and Foreign Language through the end of December!

Gift Certificates are 20% OFF until the end of the month. 
Save some cash while giving your favorite booklover EXACTLY what they want -- and let them make the hard choices.

We've restocked the shop with Gift Books sure to please everyone on your holiday shopping list!
Find great books for your fashionista friend, beer-swilling brother, green-thumbed grandma or crazy co-worker. 

Be sure to browse our selection of little books for readers of all ages. 
They're just the right size to stuff into a stocking!
 

New Acquisitions:

We're packed to the gills with fabulous new acquisitions; far too many to list. 

Here's a sampling of what's new (and used!) at Curious:
Children's Holiday Books; Coloring Books; Vintage Paper Dolls; Gift-Quality Art Books; Agatha Christie paperbacks; Nature books (Horses! Orchids! Birds! Trees!); Ayn Rand paperbacks; Manga and Graphic Novels; Dr. Who paperbacks; Stephen King paperbacks and hardcovers; Arts & Crafts how-to guides; Beautifully Illustrated Books for Kids; Comic Books; Obscure Japanese Art Collections (in Japanese!); Michigan history; Poetry; World History; bestselling fiction paperbacks; hardcover Science Fiction and more.

JUST RELEASED -- A fabulous assortment of SIGNED Science Fiction and Fantasy paperbacks!
Stop by the shop and browse through this impressive collection, which includes a veritable laundry list of the genre's greatest authors. Ray Bradbury, Jack Vance, Frank Herbert, Glen Cook, Robert Asprin, Norman Spinrad, Larry Niven, Joe Haldeman, Harlan Ellison, Donald Wollheim, Frederik Pohl, Michael Bishop, Robert Bloch, L. Sprague de Camp, Jack Williamson, Steven Brust, Patricia Wrede, Algis Budrys, David Brin, Roger Zelazny, Clifford Simak, Alan Dean Foster and MANY MORE! Prices range from $5.95 to $300. 

Our New Books section includes Lingg Brewer's "Dreams Gone Wrong," a local historian's take on MSU's involvement with the CIA and the Vietnam War. Read Ray's review, and pick up a copy for yourself! It's an interesting read, and a good gift for MSU alumni and East Lansing residents. 
 

Shop News & Gossip:

Holiday Hours:
Curious will CLOSE EARLY, at 6 p.m., on Thursday, December 12.

We'll be open until 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve, and closed on Christmas Day. 

On December 31st we'll close at 3 p.m., and will be closed on New Years Day.

 

Community Events:

East Lansing's Winter Glow Festival was a blast! 
Thanks to those who visited the shop, as part of their holiday celebrations. 
To find out more about upcoming East Lansing events, like the Mid-Winter Singing Festival, visit the Community Events page. 

MSU's Wharton Center has announced their upcoming season!
We're especially intrigued by Peter and the Starcatcher: A Grownup's Prequel to Peter Pan.

The next Michigan Antiquarian Book & Paper Show 
will be held at the Lansing Center on Sunday, April 6th, 2014.
It's the largest show of its kind in the Midwest. Mark your calendar! 

Don't forget:
With your purchase, we'll validate your parking for City of East Lansing parking ramps and lots. 


Here's wishing you a safe, happy, healthy holiday season.
 

Many thanks, and we hope to see you soon!

Ray, Audrey and the Curious Gang

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Dazzling Discounts - Splendiferous New Titles - Juicy Shop Scuttlebutt - Curious Book Shop Newsletter for August 2013

"The buying of more books than one can read is nothing less than the soul's reaching toward infinity; which is the only thing that raises us up above the beasts that perish." - A.E. Newton

Greetings, Friends of Curious! 

August's Sale -- 30% OFF...

Mystery

Geneaology

Drama/Theater

Essays & Memoirs

Golf

Television

Also, Magazines priced at $5 or less are 50% OFF!

New Arrivals:

In the past few weeks the shop has acquired...
Books on Opera and classical music composers; Louis L'Amour paperbacks; 

Maigret mysteries by Georges Simenon (en Français!); National Geographic magazines;

the works of Cicero (Loeb Classics hardcovers); a beautiful collection of books 

about Dance (Ballet, Latin, and more!); a variety of 20th century Poetry; 

Children's Classics; Travel; Mysteries; Political Science; and Science books. 

Other new acquisitions include Buddhism; World History; Nature books; 

Psychology (and it's going fast!); Art and Architecture books; nearly 70

titles by Andre Norton, about a dozen by Stanislaw Lem; Rex Stout;

collectible Michael Moorcock hardcovers;  a gorgeous collection of 

turn-of-the-century (and older!) Jules Verne novels; over 100 recent  

Science Fiction and Fantasy paperbacks; vintage Comics; Beat & 

Counter-Culture paperbacks and more!

We've expanded our selection of New Books this summer,

and now carry more titles by Vonnegut, Kerouac, Bukowski  and Palahniuk,

as well as new books by Stephen Hawking, Neil deGrasse Tyson,
Neil Gaiman, John Green (DFTBA!), Sylvia Plath, Jim Hines,

Ernest Hemingway, Haruki Murakami,  Mardi Jo Link, Neil Gaiman,

Patrick Rothfuss, J.R.R. Tolkien, and many new Michigan books.

We also acquired more pin-back buttons, made from recycled books and magazines.
They've quickly become a shop favorite!  We add new buttons on a bi-weekly basis.

Shop Gossip and Literary Scuttlebutt:

We have sore arms and are covered in dust. Why? Because we're moving!
Moving book sections, that is. This week we've relocated many sections, 

including Horror, Erotica, Theater, Romance, and the Clearance Books. 

If you feel a bit discombobulated on your next visit, please ask us for guidance!

Have you read the new Jim Hines book, yet? Hines is a local, award-winning

fantasy writer with a burgeoning fanbase . . . and he's one of our favorite writers. 

Codex Born, book two of his Magic Ex Libris series, was released yesterday.

We have a few copies of Codex Born and Libriomancer (Book One) in stock.

Michiganders will get a kick out of Hines's subtle nods to Northern Michigan life, 

MSU and (gasp!) a mysterious East Lansing bookseller by the name of "Ray W." 

             WARNING: You won't be able to put down this book!

Upcoming Book & Comic Shows: 

The 58th Michigan Antiquarian Book and Paper Show is just around the corner!

Join us on Sunday, October 13th at the Lansing Center for the MIDWEST'S LARGEST

antiquarian book and paper show! This event is fun for the whole family, and attracts book
collectors and bibliophiles from all over North America. 

Find show photos, vendor information and more on the show website and Facebook page.

Classicon 44, Lansing's premier Collectible Paperbacks, Comics, Pulps
and Glamour Art Show, returns to the University Quality Inn on Saturday,
November 2nd. Mark your calendar! You don't want to miss this nostalgia-
steeped event. It's fun for novices and serious collectors.

Townies, Take Note:

The Great Lakes Folk Festival is happening in East Lansing THIS WEEKEND!
Find out more here: http://www.greatlakesfolkfest.net/glff2013/


WELCOME BACK, SPARTANS!!!
Town is buzzing with excitement, and we've seen some friendly, familiar faces at the shop.

MSU students are back, and will begin moving onto campus in mid-August!
Sunday, August 25th is Freshman Move-In, and the Fall Welcome Cook-Out is the following Tuesday.

Be sure to get down to Curious soon! We'll validate your parking with a purchase. 

Thank you, THANK YOU for continuing to support this independent East Lansing book shop!
We have proudly served the MSU, LCC, East Lansing and Lansing communities since 1969.

It's been a wild summer full of fascinating acquisitions and visits from booklover friends, old and new. 

We're (almost) ready for September, the Fall Semester and plenty of book show hubbub!

Many thanks,

Ray, Audrey and the Curious Gang

If you'd like to receive our newsletter in your email inbox, shoot us a line at curiousbooks@gmail.com.
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307 East Grand River
East Lansing, MI  48823
(517) 332-0112

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www.facebook.com/CuriousBooks
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New Stuff, Sale Stuff and Stuff Stuff - a Mid-Month Update from Curious

Greetings, Friends of Curious

Just a quick update, to keep you in the literary loop...


The Great and Powerful Ray has declared:
THE SALE MUST GO ON!

Come to Curious and SAVE 40% on almost everything in the store, now through July 31st.
EXTRA DEALS are to be found THIS WEEKEND, as we take part in East Lansing's Sidewalk Sales.

It's a great opportunity to come downtown and enjoy the sunshine.

Remember, we validate parking for City of East Lansing ramps and lots, with a purchase.

Recent Acquisitions:

There's always something new at Curious. We add new titles to our shelves every day, all day long.

Sure to puzzle and please, we've added plenty of mystery novels by Agatha Christie, Robert D. Parker and Rex Stout.
 
Find your muse, and learn about the world's greatest Composers and Performers with our vast collection of Music biographies and histories!

Dozens of new Art Books will allow you to revel in the creative glory of European, Asian, African and American artists (famous and obscure).
 
Learn of the world from whence we came with the bevy of World History and American History books, as well as biographies of world leaders (good and evil).

Crafters, take note! We've restocked the Arts & Crafts section with all sorts of fiber-art how-to's and patterns.
 
Curious has a limited number of SIGNED copies of Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane.
If you'd like to reserve a copy please call the shop on Monday, July 22nd, between 10am and 3pm.
These books will arrive early next week, and won't last long! (517) 332 - 0112


Thank you for continuing to support Curious Book Shop, an independent bookshop founded in 1969.

Keep an eye on our Facebook page, for New Acquisitions updates, fun literary facts and shop gossip.
Many thanks,
Audrey

PS - Next weekend, Ray will attend Pulpfest 2013, in Columbus, Ohio. (July 25 - 28th)

It's one of the biggest and best pulp conventions in the world, 

and Curious will be exhibiting NEW original art, pulps and more.
Find out more about the show and collectable pulps: http://www.pulpfest.com/

If you'd like to receive our monthly newsletter in your email inbox, please email us at curiousbooks@gmail.com

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Curious Book Shop

307 East Grand River

East Lansing, MI  48823

(517) 332-0112

www.curiousbooks.com

www.facebook.com/CuriousBooks

http://curiousbookshop.blogspot.com/

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Classic Schwinn Bike Ads to Amuse and Amaze

Check out these vintage Schwinn bicycle advertisements! 

They graced the back covers of classic comic books from the 1950s and 1960s.

Schwinn Deluxe Tornado

Phantom by Schwinn

Schwinn Racer - Christmas Ad

Mark II Jaguar by Schwinn - Christmas Ad

Panther by Schwinn

Mark II Jaguar by Schwinn

Mark II Jaguar by Schwinn

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Sneak Peak at Curious New Acquisitions

Have a look at these new acquisitions that caught our attention:

Safe Counsel, or Practical Eugenics
by G,. Jefferis, M.D., Ph. D.
and The Story of Life
by Ozora S. Davis, Ph.D. and Dr. Emma F.A. Drake
Published in 1928, $24.95

An illustration from Safe Counsel

An illustration from Safe Counsel

An illustration from Safe Counsel

An illustration from Safe Counsel

An illustration from Safe Counsel

An illustration from Safe Counsel

Confidential Chats with Boys, by Howard
Published in 1911, $14.95

Confidential Chats with Boys

Confidential Chats with Boys

Confidential Chats with Girls, by Howard
Published in 1911, $19.95

Confidential Chats with Girls

Confidential Chats with Girls

Facts for the Married, by Howard
Published in 1912, $24.95

Facts for the Married

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Curiosities Newsletter for May 2013

Greetings, Booklover!

This month, take 30% OFF books in these sections:

SPORTS BOOKS

GARDENING

NATURE

MEDICINE

SCIENCE

TRAVEL

ECONOMICS/BUSINESS/MANAGEMENT/LEADERSHIP

NEW ACQUISITIONS:

 - A beautiful hardcover set of Great Books (54 Volumes, $250.00)

 - Series fiction for kids, including Junie B, Nancy Drew and Mary Poppins

 - Mind-expanding Philosophy paperbacks and hardcovers

 - High-quality Art books, featuring classic and modern masterpieces

 - A variety of themed Cookbooks, including outdoor grilling, soups and baking

 - Poker and blackjack books, to help your odds at the casino

 - A hardcover set of Durant's The Story of Civilization, in dust-jacket

 - Classic Archie comics featuring Veronica, Betty and Jughead

 - A 1st edition of Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer, in dust-jacket

 - True tales about cowboys, robbers and other characters of the American West

 - Military history books about the American Civil War and WWII

This afternoon we received the latest shipment from our New Books distributor.

It includes books by Neil Gaiman, George R. R. Martin, Alan Moore, Sylvia Plath,

Kurt Vonnegut, J.R.R. Tolkien, Roald Dahl, and great gifts for new graduates!

SHOP NEWS & GOSSIP:

Perhaps you've noticed our increased presence on Facebook?

Or, maybe, you're pleased by the increase in our blog posts?

There's so much to say and share about the literary world!

Find us, follow us, friend us and JOIN THE CONVERSATION.
Check out the book-related news, videos and photos we're sharing.
We're eager to hear your opinion on our many book-related posts.

Recently we unearthed a treasure trove of vintage Curious ads and photos.

We'll be sharing these with our online friends over the next few weeks.

If you have a Curious relic, be it an old bookmark, memory, 

photo or favorite purchase, please share it with us! 

Who knows, you might even see your name in print one day.

April was a marvelous month!
We began the month with the 57th Michigan Antiquarian Book & Paper Show.

Those who attended don't need to hear about how grand it was, so I'll be brief.

A new exhibition room (in the Lansing Center) was cause for a new booth lay-out.

These minor changes made this show seem unique and exciting, according to visitors.

Were you there? Share your experiences (and photos!) on the show's Facebook page.

The Curious staff members bought exciting treasures for their personal collections,

and assisted happy booklovers in finding special editions of their favorite titles.

There were millions of items for sale, including Victorian wedding photographs,

WWII and Vietnam military collectibles, early-20th-century propaganda posters and

a fascinating scrapbook of photos and mementos from a 1920s sanitarium in Howell, Michigan.

If you missed the show, don't fret.
Mark your calendar! 

Your next chance to attend: October 13, 2013

Don't forget! 

We validate parking for any City of EL lots and ramps, with a purchase. 

Parking is FREE on Sundays.

COMMUNITY NEWS & EVENTS:

CONGRATULATIONS to Michigan State University's Class of 2013!

Townies, take note:
MSU move-out and graduation ceremonies will commence (haha) this weekend, May 3rd - 5th. Combined with the current EL road construction projects, the influx of parents and exodus of Spartans will make for some ... interesting traffic patterns.

Classicon 42, a Collectable Paperback, Pulp, Comic & Glamour Art Show

This great show features thousands of collectable comics, pulp magazines, digests,

paperbacks novels and iconic pop culture items available for sale or trade.

 

Join us on Saturday, June 8th at the University Quality Inn, 3121 E. Grand River Ave, Lansing.

Located just off US 127 at exit 78, near the Frandor shopping plaza.

Show Hours: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

 

Admission: $3.00. Free Parking!

 

Are you interested in exhibiting? A limited amount of vendor space is available.

For more information please contact the Curious Book Shop (curiousbooks@gmail.com).

Stay up-to-date on East Lansing happenings with the City of East Lansing Events Calendar.

May's Literary Birthdays:

May 1st: Joseph Heller, Terry Southern
May 3rd: Niccolo Machiavelli
May 5th: Karl Marx, Leo Lionni
May 8th: Thomas Pynchon, Edmund Wilson, Gary Snyder
May 9th: J.M. Barrie, Richard Adams, Alan Bennett
May 11th: Stanley Elkin
May 13th: Daphne Du Maurier, Armistead Maupin
May 15th: L. Frank Baum, Paul Zindel, Katherine Anne Porter
May 16th: Studs Terkel, Bruce Coville
May 18th: Bertrand Russell, Diane Duane
May 21st: Dante Alighieri
May 22nd: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Peter Matthiessen
May 25th: Theodore Roethke, Raymond Carver, Jamaica Kincaid
May 27th: John Cheever, Herman Wouk, Tony Hillerman, Rachel Carson
May 28th: Ian Fleming
May 29th: G.K. Chesterton, T.H. White
May 31st: Walt Whitman

"Be curious, not judgmental." - Walt Whitman

We appreciate your continued support of our independent East Lansing book shop!

Many thanks,

Ray, Audrey and the Curious Gang

 

P.S. : We are currently interested in buying: Choose Your Own Adventure paperbacks, Oz or Nancy Drew hardbacks, any books (paperback or hardback) by Kurt Vonnegut, J.D. Salinger, Charles Bukowksi, Abbie Hoffman, Hunter S. Thompson, Philip K. Dick, and Ayn Rand, as well as science fiction/fantasy paperbacks and hardbacks, Philosophy and Eastern religious books.

                                          Please call to set up an appointment! Thanks!

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Curious Book Shop

307 East Grand River
East Lansing, MI  48823
(517) 332-0112

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