Biblion Used Books & Rare Finds

Biblion is a used bookshop at 205 Second Street in Lewes, Delaware, that also sells cards and gifts, with art on the walls. The shop describes its stock as a thoughtful collection of contemporary and antiquarian books, with the literary and the quirky as its strength. The majority of books arrive from regular guests through a trade credit policy, so the shelves reflect the reading habits of the town. A very small selection of new titles covers local subjects by local authors, joined by History Book Festival titles in the lead-up to that September event. Because the collection is small and turns over quickly, the shop asks callers to phone rather than email about a specific book. Cards and gifts come from other small businesses, with boxed note cards and writing paper alongside. The walls hold original art by local artists and prints by artists from around the country. Nothing is sold online, since the owners prefer the in-person experience and point visitors to their small suppliers instead. The shop does not typically buy books for cash and directs sellers to the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America. A quotation on the site calls second-hand books wild books, homeless books that come together in variegated feather.