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Milford Book Cellar

Welcome to Milford Book Cellar, Milford Pennsylvania. Located in the historic 1904 Milford School, we occupy the basement level of the school building. (Naming the store was easy.) Currently we have over 25,000 books in stock in our very "cozy" 800 square feet.

In June of 2000 we opened our second location, Church Street Books, in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. It shouldn't be too hard to figure out we are located on Church Street! At present we have approximately 15,000 volumes and another 10,000 to move in to Church Street books. Obviously, naming our stores has been the easiest part of owning a bookstore.

We have found the bookselling industry to be the most fascinating adventure. Starting two years ago with the opening of Milford Book Cellar, our lives where changed. We have always had a great respect and love for books (I personally love the smell of a book) and never really collected any one thing in particular. Both stores reflect that. Our stock is a general collection of everything. We say from comics to classics and everything in between! Our customers seem to agree. That is what keeps us going and going. We are thrilled when someone comes into the stores and asks for that obscure title and sure enough there it is!

Our inventory is quite unique, including two private collections: the Josephine Miller collection and Shapiro Collection. Mrs. Miller is a noted anthropologist from the Milford area. Her collection includes not only antiquarian children's books, but also from her field of women's studies, women authors, women issues, the list is endless. The Shapiro Collection, avid booksellers and collectors, includes a vast variety of all subjects, hard cover and soft cover antiquarian books. It is a blessing that we have been able to acquire both of these fine collections.

Lastly, one of our best assets is our "President of Dog Affairs," a standard poodle named Molly. She is our greeter and sometimes sideshow. A quick dog cookie and she'll help you choose a favorite book! Her hardest decision each day is which store she has to "work " at.

Thank you for the opportunity to visit with you. We hoped you enjoyed sharing our adventure.

- Barry and Hillary Anthony .........and Molly!, Milford Book Cellar & Church Street Books

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