The Friends of The Seattle Public Library Book Sale
Spring sale: April 16 - 18, 2010
The Friends holds two major book sales every year, in Spring and Fall. At each sale, over 200,000 books and other items are offered to the general public. Proceeds go to benefit The Seattle Public Library.
Friday, April 16, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m
Member Preview -- members may buy up to 25 items each.
Saturday, April 17, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday, April 18, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
NEW THIS YEAR! Audio Visual materials (videos, CDs and audio books) in The Brig, directly east of Hangar 30.
Location: Magnuson Park, Hangar in Building #30, 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, 98115.
The park may be reached by Metro bus routes 30, 74, and 75. Free parking is available.
Preview Sale
Friends memberships and renewals are $30 at the door of the Friday night Members Preview Sale. To renew or purchase in advance for $15 visit our membership page.
Items for sale include:
Art prints and posters
Nonfiction books organized by category
Huge selection of hardcover and paperback fiction
Audio books, music CDs, and movies on VHS and DVD
Large "Better Books" section
Rare, collectible, and sets room
Prices: All items in the regular section are $1.00 each, except art prints, which are priced as marked. Books in the "Better Books" section are priced as marked.
Silent Auction at Member Preview Sale:
Members may bid in the silent auction held at the preview sale on Friday night. Auction items do not count toward the 25-item limit. Rare and valuable items that will be offered include:
The Alaska Railroad in Pictures: 1914-1964 by Bernadine L. Prince (1964). Two volumes. INSCRIBED BY PRINCE.
A History of the State of Washington by Lloyd Spencer and Lancaster Pollard (1937). Four volumes.
The Blackfeet Artists of the Northern Plains: The Scriver Collection of Blackfeet Indian Artifacts and Related Objects, 1894-1990 by Bob Scriver (1990).
From China to Hkamti Long by Captain F. Kingdon Ward (1924).
Hazel’s Candies: Copper Kettle Trade Secrets by Virginia Sager Holen (2000). SIGNED BY HOLEN.
Jacob Lawrence by Milton Brown (1974). SIGNED BY LAWRENCE.
Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell (1965). Deluxe Edition illustrated by Ben Stahl.
Common Threads: The Etchings of Irene Klar edited by Lewis Klar (2004). SIGNED BY IRENE KLAR.
Glimpses in Pioneer Life on Puget Sound by Rev. A. Atwood (1903).
The Private Life of Adam and Eve by Mark Twain (1931).
Jack Nicklaus: My Story by Jack Nicklaus with Ken Bowden (1997). SIGNED BY NICKLAUS.
Jewelry: Concepts and Technology by Oppi Untracht (1985).
Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life by Herman Melville (1849).
Porsche: Excellence Was Expected by Karl Ludvigsen (1977).
Roll Call: The Old Rose Breeder. A Gazetteer of Breeders, Introducers, and Their Roses Through 1920 by Brent Dickerson (2000).
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (2003). SIGNED BY BROWN.
Bicycle Diaries by David Byrne (2009). SIGNED BY BYRNE.
The sale will also features books signed by Douglas Adams, Angelo Pellegrini, Ogden Nash, Paul Tibbets, and Anne Tyler, among others.
The Fall Book Sale will be held September 24- 26, 2010.
Book Sale concessions provided by:
Ballard Brothers Seafood
The Book Sale in the news:
Seattle Weekly, 4/17/09: Don't Forget Seattle's Best Cookbook Sale
Seattle PI: 9/29/07: Batches of books for bibliophiles at library sale
Seattle Times: 9/29/07: Wild About Books
Contact the Book Sale office at book.sale@spl.org or call (206) 523-4053.