The annual Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale is the largest book sale of its kind in Florida. This year, the sale will take place from Saturday, Oct.22 through Wednesday, Oct. 26 at the FOL Bookhouse located at 430 N. Main St. in Gainesville.
Patrons will be able to browse through more than 500,000 items for sale. Most of the items will range in price from $0.25 to $5. The Collectors Corner, which includes first edition books, signed works, and a large selection of Florida-related materials, will have some items priced well over $100. The Collectors Corner is only open for the first four days of the event.
On the fifth and final day of the sale, all items will be $0.10. As is tradition, a bagpiper will play some traditional Scottish tunes Saturday morning to open the sale. Profits from the sale support the Alachua County Library District and community literacy projects throughout the county.
Don’t forget to bring bags or boxes to carry home purchased material, the FOL does provide boxes, but they run out quickly. The FOL asks that patrons do not bring shopping carts on the first day of the sale, because space is very limited. Special exceptions for Individuals with wheelchairs will be made by FOL volunteers.
Cash, checks, and credit cards are accepted for payment.
In consideration of the volume of patrons on certain days of the sale and because of space constraints, FOL volunteers will limit the number of patrons allowed into the building at one time. Inside the building, people are encouraged to wear a mask and practice social distancing.
Take a listen to one of our newest Patrons & Partnerships Podcasts. Special guests PJ van Blokland, the president of FOL, and Ellen Smith, the vice president of FOL, join us to talk about the Fall Book Sale on this episode of the show.
2022 Fall Book Sale hours:
- Saturday, Oct. 22, 9 a.m.- 6 p.m.
- Sunday, Oct. 23, noon - 6 p.m.
- Monday, Oct. 24, noon - 6 p.m.
- Tuesday, Oct. 25, noon - 6 p.m.
- Wednesday, Oct. 26, noon - 6 p.m.
See a Photo Gallery of set up for the FOL sale as well as some of the Collectors Corner items at the bottom of this blog.
Some of the more distinct items that will be in the Collectors Corner include:
ART, ARCHITECTURE, and PHOTOGRAPHY:
The Worker Photography Movement 1926-1939, Essays and Documents, published by Museo Nacional Centro De Arte.
Ivan Serpa, published by Silvia Roesler Instituto Cultural the Axis.
Edisto River, signed, 1st edition.
Martha’s Vineyard, by ay Ellis and Ralph Graves, 1st edition, signed, and signed print.
CHILDREN’S:
Oum Cartoon, a bound volume of 25 Egyptian comics published between 1952 and 1960 by artist Hussein Bicar.
DISNEY:
The Story of Walt Disney, by Diane Disney Miller, 1st edition.
FICTION:
Their Father’s God, by O. E. Rolvang, signed, 1st edition.
FLORIDA:
The Beast in Florida: A History of Anti-Black Violence, by Marvin Dunn, 1st edition, 2013.
The Trial of Ruby McCollum, by C. Arthur Ellis, Jr., and Leslie E. Ellis, 2003.
A. E. Backus, by Olive Dame Peterson, signed by Peterson, gift inscription inside, 2003.
HISTORY:
Early Days in the Georgia Tidewater: The Story of McIntosh County & Sapelo, by Buddy Sullivan, 2001.
The Grayjackets: How They Lived, Fought, and Died for Dixie, 1867.
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, by Jefferson Davis, Vol. I and II, 1990.
Uniform Buttons of the United States 1776-1865, by Warren K. Tice.
Heavy Artillery & Light Infantry, by Don Hillhouse, signed, privately published, 1992.
Cruise Log, 69th U.S. Navy Construction Battalion, Theatre of Operation, European, 1944-45.
Partners in Command, Easton Press, 1994.
LITERATURE and CLASSICS:
Bleak House, by Charles Dickens, 1st edition.
Big Woods, by William Faulkner, 1st edition, 1955.
The Pompous Parrot and Other West Indian Tales, by Daphae Taylor, 1947.
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, translated by Edward Fitzgerald, #828 of 920, signed by the publisher Elbert Hubbard. Book is in a box which also contains a small paper bag from Dicken’s Old Curiosity Shop in London.
MAPS:
An Atlas of the Mughal Empire
A Large Selection of Books of Maps and Mapping.
MUSIC:
Out of Sight: The Rise of African American Popular Music, 1889-1895, by Lynn Abbott and Doug Seroff, 1st edition.
Ragged but Right: Black Traveling Shows, “Coon Songs”, and the Dark Pathway to Blues and Jazz, by Lynn Abbott and Doug Seroff, 1st edition.
NON-FICTION:
A Charge to Keep, by George W. Bush, signed, 1st edition.
Think Big and Kick Ass in Business and Life, by Donald Trump and Bill Zanker, 1st edition, 2007.
The Last Whole Earth Catalog – Access to Tools, by Stewart Brand, 1971.
RELIGION:
From Jesus to Paul, by Joseph Klausner, translated by W. F. Stinespring, signed by William Stinespring, 1st printing.
The History and Fate of Sacrilege, by Sir Henry Spelman, 1698.
RECORDS:
Duke Ellington Plays
Josh White Ballads and Blues
The Original and Best of Nina Simone
Gamble Rogers: Sorry Is As Sorry Does
Bob Dylan biograph
SCIENCE:
Birds of the West Coast, by J. F. Lansdowne, 2 volumes.
Collected Works of Henry M. Stommel, 3 volume set.
SCIENCE FICTION:
The Lord of the Rings, by J. R. R. Tolkien, part 1, 2, and 3, 1974.
A Star Wars Collection including:
Trading cards – 1st series, toys, vaults, pop-up book, cook book, phonics book, encyclopedias, and many books in excellent condition.
TRAVEL:
Stark’s History and Guide to Jamaica, 1898.
MISCELLANEOUS:
A professionally framed print of Muhammed Ali with a separate autograph. It includes a letter of authentication.
Movie Press Kits – Promo Still Shots, Photos, Notes on Production
1992 1. Stop or My Mom Will Shoot – Sylvester Stallone, Estelle Geddy
1992 2. Shadows and Fog – Woody Allen, Mia Farrow
1990 3. Child’s Play 2 – Chucky
1991 4. Flight of the Intruder – Danny Glover, Willem Dafoe
1995 5. Dead Presidents – Larenz Tate, Keith David, Chris Tucker
1991 6. Addams Family – Raul Julia, Angelica Huston
1992 7. Brain Donors – John Turturro
Leechcraft: Early English Charms, Plantlore and Healing.
The Greatest Story Never Told: A Scientific Inquiry into the Evidence of the Fall of Man from a Higher Civilization in Antiquity, by Lana C. Cantrell, 1988.
A varied selection of University Presses of Florida books. Many 1st editions in as new condition.
A large selection of Christmas and other pop-up books.
To learn more about volunteer opportunities, contact P.J. with Friends of the Library at 352-375-1676 or find out more information at the website www.folacld.org.