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Bookstore

West Side Book Shop

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Old Fourth Ward, Ann Arbor

📚"wrapped in a warm blanket woven from thousands of interesting stories" (Karen Alvarez, Ann Arbor Book Society)
🗺️Ask about the Haarer Building's past as a photo studio
❄️Strong selection of Arctic and Antarctic exploration books

Step inside three cozy rooms stacked with curated antiquarian finds, Polar region histories, and vintage maps. Owner Jay Platt has spent 50 years building a shop where serendipity rules and every shelf rewards slow browsing.

Ann Arbor's oldest bookstore
Rare and antiquarian books
Cozy browsing experience
Historic Haarer Building

What are you into?

  • Ann Arbor's oldest bookstore
  • Rare and antiquarian books
  • Cozy browsing experience
  • Historic Haarer Building
  • Old Fourth Ward
  • Ann Arbor

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    Thu, Nov 19 · 4:00 PM

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    Fri, Dec 4 · 5:00 PM

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    Holiday night market

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    Fri, Dec 4 · 5:00 PM

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    Sat, Dec 12 · 11:00 AM

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    Indie holiday craft fair

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