Lot 49 Books

Lot 49 Books New and used books, records and objects, Philadelphia, PA

06/03/2026

.lol until you honk it’s 2026B! Summer is forever until it is over and the day planner becomes even more ESSENTIAL. Limited supplies do not miss it

Lot 49 Books goes charming — check out these two idyllic titles. Sign up for our email list for a list of events and som...
05/29/2026

Lot 49 Books goes charming — check out these two idyllic titles. Sign up for our email list for a list of events and some extended musings against posting.

By famous techniques of wheels and deals we have greatly expanded the Art and Design offerings in store. Many new titles...
05/28/2026

By famous techniques of wheels and deals we have greatly expanded the Art and Design offerings in store. Many new titles under the sticker price along with a new, dedicated series of cubes for Design and Architecture (you’ll find your famous graffiti action figure men here).

Later printing Naked Lunch for $25 ($25!) Call this a reading copy. Back cover torn in places with a small stain on same...
05/20/2026

Later printing Naked Lunch for $25 ($25!) Call this a reading copy. Back cover torn in places with a small stain on same cover’s verso. Sturdy otherwise.

05/17/2026

Thanks and all the other great booksellers we met this weekend at the beautiful Honey Hollow Bookfair! Thank you to Lot 49 Books video team at for documenting and facilitating. Please ask us about our rare and interesting books!

THURSDAY and FRIDAY we close at 4 PM. Catch us at  tonight and in New Hope (!) PA for the first ever Honey Hollow Used a...
05/14/2026

THURSDAY and FRIDAY we close at 4 PM. Catch us at tonight and in New Hope (!) PA for the first ever Honey Hollow Used and Rare Book Fair.

You spoke (bought fewer books) we listened (moved the shelves back) Also we now have a healthy stack of On the Calculati...
05/13/2026

You spoke (bought fewer books) we listened (moved the shelves back)

Also we now have a healthy stack of On the Calculation of Volume 4 (speaking of reliving days) along with the new editions of Infinite Jest featuring the forward by a certain former Philly music person.

The book fair in New Hope  starts this Friday! Here’s a preview of some of the more ephemeral titles we plan to bring. T...
05/11/2026

The book fair in New Hope starts this Friday! Here’s a preview of some of the more ephemeral titles we plan to bring. The Ed Sanders and Amiri Baraka (Le Roi Jones) are signed.

June 28th, please join us at  for an evening with  in conversation with Robert Skvarla celebrating the launch of “The Ve...
05/07/2026

June 28th, please join us at for an evening with in conversation with Robert Skvarla celebrating the launch of “The Veiled Prophet Society” out this June from .

Learn the long and sordid history of this particularly creepy St. Louis secret society at the longest running press club in the country!

Books will be for sale at the event and for pre-order on our website.

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1713 S. 6th Street
Philadelphia, PA
19148

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