Vintage Books

Specialties

Welcome to Vintage Books, an independent family owned bookstore and mail order business. We have been serving book-​lovers and auto enthusiasts for 35 years.

We’ve always put our priority where our hearts are: the best book selection we can offer and the most knowledgeable, dedicated staff.

Our staff are all passionate readers– the diversity of our preferences can be seen on our «staff choices» shelves. We work hard to make your book buying experience easy, and treat your books with the care we would treat our own.

If you were to visit our physical store, you’d find us to be pretty low key. Plain pine bookcases, old rugs, old chairs and a small couch in the gardening area. Blank vertical surfaces are covered with old ads, sayings, booklists and displayed books.

History

Established in 1975.

First started as a mail order home business with an automotive focus, our first storefront opened in 1979, which included books, antiques and craft items. We moved to our present larger location in 1984. We have morphed into the largest new/​used bookstore in SW Washington, with what is often described as «scruffy charm».

As well as an amazing selection of books, we carry unique journals, fantastic selection of greeting cards, ephemera, sheet music, automotive books/​literature and more.