Ken sanders rare books salt lake city 2020 all you need to. Browse the latest new arrival books at ken sanders rare books. I could spend all day here, unfortunately i had another appointment so i only purchase two books. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the dates you selected. All items are returnable within ten days in same condition sold. There are so many books that everytime i go i in it is like a treasure hunt. May 22, 2020 this video was filmed in may 2020, at ken sanders rare books in salt lake city, ut. Ken sanders rare books, abaa abebooks salt lake city, ut.
Salt lake city a wellknown book store in salt lake city is nearing its last chapter. Ken sanders rare books specializes in utah and the mormons, western and native americana, travels and explorations, rare maps and photographs, the literary west and modern first editions, and paper. Book by book and poetry reading by poetry reading, ken sanders has turned his 17yearold downtown bookstore into one of salt lake citys artistic anchors. Ken sanders, owner of ken sanders rare books, said his store in downtown salt lake city is now closed to the public, but it offers the option to pick up orders at the door, or arrange free. He founded dream garden press in 1980, and ken sanders rare books in 1990. Ken sanders salt lake city bookstore will likely close next year.
Ken sanders rare books is a store of a vanishing breed. Aug 19, 2018 veteran salt lake city rare books collector, ken sanders, sits down for 3 questions with bob evans. This store has an eclectic selection from utah history, to art, to fiction. Presented by utah humanities at ken sanders rare books. His store generally has some pretty interesting and hip volumes. Ken sanders rare books is an antiquarian shop in downtown slc. Foundation, which provides grants for the protection of biodiversity and wilderness. Ive always enjoyed every chance i gotten to visit there. Sanders says that during this time, hes watched every storefrontwith the exception of a tire shop and a dry cleaneron east broadway flip from business to business as downtown has tried to recreate the vibrancy of other big cities.
The owner and namesake of downtowns ken sanders rare books said tuesday that through a combination of emergency aid and help from his landlord, he appears to have a survival plan and his iconic. We carry an everchanging inventory of art, ephemera, maps. Kate macleod bookstock 2020 from ken sanders rare books. Ken sanders rare books is a full service antiquarian bookshop located in downtown salt lake city, utah at 268 south 200 east, salt lake city, utah, 84111. Ken sanders rare books salt lake city 2020 all you need. Ken sanders rare books is a full service antiquarian bookshop in downtown salt lake city, utah. He has been engaged in buying, selling, appraising and publishing new and old books, photography, cartography, and documents for over thirty years. Ken sanders rare books, abaa abebooks salt lake city.
With loans and landlords help, ken sanders salt lake city. Ken sanders is everything a good used bookstore should be, namely crammed with books. Jul 23, 2014 book by book and poetry reading by poetry reading, ken sanders has turned his 17yearold downtown bookstore into one of salt lake city s artistic anchors. Ken sanders rare books has 15,000 titles listed on our website but 100,000 books on 7ft shelves and in scattered stacksbetween our brickandmortar walls. Ken sanders rare books expected to close as demand for new. Ken sanders born 1951 is an american antiquarian bookseller who is also well known for his tenacious pursuit of book thieves.
Ken sanders rare books 268 s 200 e salt lake city, ut used. Ken sanders rare books, a true cultural staple in the blocks and a local treasure, was founded in 1990 and has been at its downtown location since 1997. Salt lake city is the headquarters of the mormon religion, its histories and registries written in the hundredyearold pages of books. Ken sanders, rare books dealer 3 questions with bob evans. I was not happy about that but the truth is i like his store. Ken sanders, proprietor of ken sanders rare books at 268 s.
Ken sanders has been in the rare book business in utah since the 1970s. The values given by the experts on antiques roadshow are considered verbal approximations of value. He was raised in salt lake city, where he was a serious book collector by age 17. View all attractions near ken sanders rare books on tripadvisor. Due to the covid19 pandemic, we continue to be closed to browsing. Both of the girls at checkout were great and gave great suggestions for local eateries. Barring a downtown real estate miracle, one of salt lake citys bestknown and most colorful bookstores is likely to close sometime next year. Jun 05, 2014 tour some of the book collections at ken sanders rare books. Through cosmic aeroplane books and records, dream garden press, and ken sanders rare books, i have been operating a retail bookshop and publishing company in downtown salt lake city for the past 45 year. Ken sanders rare books salt lake city 2020 all you. Ken sanders rare books is heaven for any book lover. Ken sanders rare books 268 s 200 e salt lake city ut 84111. Ken sanders rare books central city salt lake city, ut.
A familiar face on pbs antiques roadshow, local activist, monkey wrenching apologist, friend of edward abbey, vinyl enthusiast, and librarian of utah ephemera, ken is the kind of person that creates honest community. Ksrb appreciates the outpouring of support from the community regarding the recent article in the salt lake tribune concerning our future. Due to the covid19 pandemic, we are temporarily closed on sunday. Sherry black lived in salt lake city, and loved books too. Ken sanders books moving news salt lake city salt lake. Ken sanders rare books is a member of the antiquarian booksellers association of america. View all hotels near ken sanders rare books on tripadvisor. We carry used and rare books, modern firsts, maps, art, etc. There are some real treasures here if youre willing to explore. If they dont have it in stock, theyll get it for you. We carry an everchanging inventory of art, ephemera, maps, photography, and postcards in addition to a vast selection of used and rare books along with a few new books. He knows books and he has some great stock in many fields. You can find all manner of things in the quaint shop.
Among other things, they talk about the increase in the value of rare mormon books. The vast collection includes art, ephemera, maps, postcards, and photography in addition to new, used, and rare books. Ken sanders rare books 268 s 200 e, salt lake city, ut 84111. Sanders says that during this time, hes watched every storefrontwith the exception of a tire shop and a dry cleaneron east broadway flip from business to business as downtown has. Waldmans nine albums of oldtime appalachianstyle stringband music include two for children. His ten books consist of eight fulllength poetry collections, a memoir about his life as a touring artist, and a volume of acrostic poems. He founded ken sanders rare books in 1997 and dream garden press in 1980. Included in this video are three of kates songs inspired by books blue highways, riding the white horse home. We offer a selection of rare and collectible books, a smattering of new books, and the reading copies every book lover needs. When he is not appraising books for the antiques roadshow, ken sanders is amassing a collection of rare books in his downtown salt lake. Ken sanders gave me kind of a run around once when i was trying to buy some stuff from out of town. Ken sanders rare books 268 south 200 east salt lake city, utah 84111. In 1982 he was a founding member of the fund for wild nature then the earth first. Ken sanders is the literal definition of salt of the earth.
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