The store is not necessarily open during posted business hours. Drove four hours from out of town to spend the weekend experiencing the bookstore scene in Monterey. Waited until 2pm for this place to open because the collection looked great from the window. They never opened or answered the phone. Listen to their voicemail for yourself. It’s a shame, such a good collection that is so hard to experience because of bad management.

Is this place closed for good? They’re never open!

I went during their business hours and online said it was open but they were closed.

A most interesting bookstore. The owner seems to be a well read lady who knows her books. It is my idea of what a bookstore should be.

This bookstore definitely has the atmosphere you look for when visiting a second hand bookstore. However, I found it a bit disorganized and many of the books seemed very dry and uninteresting. Of course, Im sure there are hidden treasures, and I am probably incapable of appreciating the true worth of books.Additionally, this bookstore is rather small, so the selection is a tad limited.

I was kind of nervous walking into this place after reading the bad reviews but boy were they wrong. This place has so many great books. The elderly woman working is a little sassy but it adds character to the shop. She is old fashioned so just be respectful, its simple. I left the shop with tears in my eyes, not because of rudeness but instead the kindness in the womans heart. I will be back!

Wonderful little shop. Gerson offered great conversation and went above and beyond to help.

Cool little shop with interesting books and friendly staff.

Wonderful collection of Books, easy to find sections, and great help locating hard to find titles.

This place is never open and does not return calls. when i say never i mean NEVER. Me and my spouse has lived here for over 2 years and have yet to see it open (she badly wants to go in and we always pass by when we are near it to check). If you are lucky enough to see yhe inside of this elusive place then please tell them post at least a note when the owner goes on an extended leave.

Cash only. The lady that owns/runs the place is a bit rude, but this place has a lot of obscure interesting books.

Is this place ever open? Someone should update the hours.

Hard to review as it was closed in the middle of the afternoon, with no hours of operation posted.