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Bookstore

The Booksmith

Open

Haight-Ashbury,聽San Francisco

Look for the handwritten staff-recommendation notes placed throughout the shelves.
Browse the selection of wrapped books featuring a single descriptive sentence on the wrapper.

Handwritten staff notes dot the shelves at this independent Haight Street bookstore, where visitors browse a thoughtful inventory of books, games, and puzzles, or attend regular author events.

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