Greater
Mission Bookstores
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Aardvark Books
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(415) 552-6733
227 Church St
San Francisco,
CA 94114 |
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| Abandoned Planet |
518 Valencia St
San Francisco, CA 94110-1115
Phone: (415) 861-4695
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Shrine to beatnik culture is
room with paintings by Beatnik author Jack Micheline. Comfortable
chairs to peruse your purchases
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Muni bus: 14 Mission, 14L Mission Limited, 22 Fillmore, 26 Valencia. Muni
Metro: all routes to 16th Street Station. BART: 16th Street Station. |
| Adobe Bookshop |
3166 16TH St
San Francisco, CA 94103-3363
Phone: (415) 864-3936
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Besides being a bookstore, its also a popular spot for the
exchange of ideas. Books everywhere with rarities under glass up front -
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| Al's Comics |
491 Guerrero St
San Francisco, CA 94110-1020
Phone: (415) 861-1220
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Huge comic book selection. Collectable Cards & Toys
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Arkipelago
Philippine Books
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953 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103 |
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Arts & crafts books. Your source for Pilipino heritage materials |
Aunt Lute Books
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2180 Bryant St Ste 207
San Francisco, CA 94110-2166
Phone: (415) 826-1300 |
Formed in 1990 as a non-profit corporation with a mission to
print works of literature by women. |
Barnett Briggs Library
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1001 Potrero Ave
San Francisco, CA 94110-3518
Phone: (415) 206-3113 |
UCSF Medical Library
at SF General Hospital
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Blue Books
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766 Valencia
San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone: (415) 437-3494 |
The Small Press Bookstore at New
College |
Bolerium Books
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2141 Mission St Ste 300
San Francisco, CA 94110-1288
Phone: (415) 863-6353
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Purveyors of rare and out-of-print
books, posters, and ephemera on social movements. |
Books & Bookshelves
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99 Sanchez St
San Francisco,
CA 94114 (415) 621-3761 |
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Borderlands Books
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866 Valencia St
San Francisco, CA 94110-1739
Phone: (415) 824-8203 |
Relocated to the Mission in 2001, owner Alan Beatts maintains
a leading West Coast outlet for science-fiction, horror and fantasy.
Large genre magazine section, author events |
Camerawork Gallery & Bookstore
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1246 Folsom St
San Francisco,
CA 94103 (415) 863-1001 |
Top of the line
monographs, hard to find critical theory, technical titles and international
photography journals. Founded in
1974, San Francisco Camerawork encourages emerging and mid-career artists to
explore new directions that push existing boundaries. |
| Children's Book Press |
2211 Mission St
San Francisco, CA 94110-1811
Phone: (415) 821-3080
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| Cover to Cover Booksellers
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1307 Castro St
San Francisco, CA 94114-3620
Phone: (415) 282-8080
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Unique and provocative selections
from a great diversity of voices...all personally recommended by the independent
booksellers of America. Family friendly with fine comfortable browsing opportunities
DIRECTIONS: between 24th Street and Jersey Street, in the friendly
heart of Noe Valley, The 24 Muni bus line stops right outside |
Dandelion
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55 Potrero Ave
San Francisco,
CA 94103 (415) 436-9500 |
Huge import gift, collectibles, and
furnishings store with book section. Near Division St. Tampopo
is their wholesale division. |
Dog Eared Books
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900 Valencia St
San Francisco, CA 94110-2321
Phone: (415) 282-1901
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A neighborhood oasis providing an eclectic mix of new and
used books and music. They buy, sell, and trade daily. Find a nice selection
of arty recent remainders on the front tables. Mothership to nearby
satellites
of Phoenix Books in Noe Valley and Red Hill Books on Cortland in Bernal
Heights. |
| Forest Books |
3080 16TH St
San Francisco, CA 94103-3417
Phone: (415) 863-2755
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The zen-like calm is an outgrowth of owner Gregory Wood's
practice of Zen Buddhism. High quality pre-owned books. Strong collection
of Beat and hippie-era small press, Asian culture & spirituality, foreign
literature in English translation. |
| Get Lost Travel Books Maps & Gear |
1825 Market St
San Francisco,
CA 94103
(415) 437-0529 |
A guide book is one of the most essential
pieces of packing. When choosing a guide book, look for ones written
by people who travel the way you do. Travel gear
between Guerrero and Valencia, (as well as Laguna and Octavia) at the corner
of Pearl Street. |
| Glen Park Books |
2788 Diamond St
San Francisco, CA 94131-3057
Phone: (415) 586-3733
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Directions
Muni bus: 26 Valencia, 35 Eureka, 44 O' Shaughnessy, 52 Excelsior. Muni
Metro: all routes to Glen Park Station. BART: Glen Park Station. |
| Good News |
3920 24TH St
San Francisco, CA 94114-3704
Phone: (415) 821-3694
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Top South of Market magazine & newspaper store with 2,000
+ publications for sale. |
Good
Vibrations
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1210 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 |
Open 7 Days a Week. Books,
magazines & newspapers in addition to a full selection of sex toys
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Grooves Inspiralled Vinyl
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1797 Market St
San Francisco,
CA 94103 (415) 436-9933 |
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La Casa Del Libro
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973 Valencia St
San Francisco, CA 94110-2320
Phone: (415) 285-1399
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Spanish-only books. Directions
Muni bus: 14 Mission, 14L Mission Limited, 26 Valencia, 33 Stanyan, 49 Van
Ness-Mission. |
Leather Tongue Video
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Contact Info:
(415) 552-2900
Location Info:
714 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 |
Zines, Rare, Cult Videos, Dvds. Mostly video tapes, but they’re not your ordinary movies
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| Libreria Cristiana Espiritu
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3457 Mission St
San Francisco, CA 94110-5438
Phone: (415) 282-4823 |
Spanish language Christian bookstore |
Limelight Film & Theatre
Books
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(415) 864-2265
1803
Market St
San Francisco, CA 94103
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San
Francisco's only industry resource for acting edition stageplays, Screenplay
manuscripts, and books on writing & directing. |
Mercury House Publishing
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3004 16TH St
San Francisco, CA 94103-3434
Phone: (415) 626-7874
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Words Given
Wings Literary Arts Project is a nonprofit press guided by a dedication
to literary values and works of social significance. “This small,
independent publisher has long been respected for the literary quality of
its fiction and nonfiction books.”
—David Armstrong |
Meyer Boswell Books Incorporated
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2141 Mission St Ste 302
San Francisco, CA 94110-1288
Phone: (415) 255-6400
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Searchable database of over 6,000 rare and scholarly books
on the law |
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Mission
Adult Superstore |
2086 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
(415)
626-0309 |
One of the City's oldest porn shops. |
| Modern Times Bookstore
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888 Valencia St
San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone: 415-282-9246
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Collectively owned and operated progressive bookstore for
San Francisco's Mission District since 1971. Notable author
events,
children's books,
sexuality and gender , history, politics, anarchy studies
& extensive collections of writings on Latina/o history and culture. A progressive resource for the Bay Area;
a neighborhood bookstore for the Mission |
| Pathfinder Bookstore |
3926 Mission St
San Francisco, CA 94112-1015
Phone: (415) 584-2135
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Christian bookstore
Directions
Muni bus: 14 Mission, 14L Mission Limited, 26 Valencia, 49 Van Ness-Mission.
Muni Metro: all routes to 24th Street Station. BART: 24th Street Station. |
| Phoenix Books & Records |
3850 24TH St
San Francisco, CA 94114-3839
Phone: (415) 821-3477
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Large CD selection. Art books, old printings of Beat writings,
paperback mysteries, Notable Sections on Alternative Spirituality, and Gender Studies |
Psychic
Eye Books
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301 Fell St, San Francisco, CA 94102
(415)
863-9997 |
The first Psychic Eye Book Shop was opened in
March of 1985 in Sherman Oaks, California. Now one of the largest new age
booksellers and metaphysical gift suppliers w/ locations in California & Nevada. |
| Red Hill Books |
178 Andover St
San Francisco, CA 94110-5608
Phone: (415) 648-5331
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Sweet little neighborhood bookstore, with an especially
good selection of local authors and lesbian/gay work. |
San Francisco Mystery Book Store
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(415) 282-7444
4175 24th Str
San Francisco, CA 94114 |
Celebrating 30 year anniversary November 6, 2004
Directions: BART to 24th Street Mission station, Store is about a mile
to the west of the station; you can take the outbound #48 Muni bus right to
the store. |
Scarlet
Sage Herb CO
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1173 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 |
Specializing in medicinal
herbs from Native American and Western European traditions of healing, Health
books. |
San Francisco Center for the
Book
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300 De Haro St
San Francisco, CA 94103-5144
Phone: (415) 565-0545
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Learn about the many arts and crafts of the book. Through
workshops, exhibitions and public events, the SFCB promotes both knowledge
of traditional book arts and exploration of experimental book forms Directions
Take Muni bus 19 or 22 |
Socialist Action Bookstore
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298 Valencia St
San Francisco, CA 94103 (415) 255-1081 |
Socialist Action is a nation-wide group of revolutionary socialists
dedicated to fighting for a world where people come before profit: Workers
of the world unite!
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Valencia Street Books
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569 Valencia St
San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone: 4155527200
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A Neighborhood General
Bookstore between 16th & 17th. |
| Valhalla Books |
2141 Mission St Ste 202
San Francisco, CA 94110-1282
Phone: (415) 863-9250
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Zen Center Bookstore
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300 Page Street
San Francisco
415-255-6524 |
Buddhist books, poetry and meditation items.
The purpose of San Francisco Zen Center is to make accessible
and embody the wisdom and compassion of the Buddha as expressed in the Soto
Zen tradition established by Dogen Zenji in 13th-century Japan and conveyed
to us by Suzuki Roshi and other Buddhist teachers. |
