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9719 Manchester Road St Louis, MO 63119

314-968-4491 

http://www.bookhousestl.com  

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9719 Manchester Road St Louis MO 63119

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  • karlyoung75
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    | st louis, MO | 1 Reviews

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    | Sun, July 19, 2009

    The Book House is a used book store located inside a fairly large, run down, nineteenth century house. Its practically stuffed with out of print books. What's the appeal? 1. In the nineteenth century, the house was a well known brothel along Manchester Road, which was a major route in St Louis at one time. (Parts of Manchester Road became part of the famous "Route 66" ) 2. A child of one of the brothel "employees" haunts the house, if you believe in that sort of thing. I don't, but the house is still spooky as Hell. Check out the "bargain basement" after dark. By the way, the ghost supposedly resides in the front left bedroom on the 2nd floor, where the history books are shelved.

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  • 2006 | Best Used Book Store

    The joy of the used book store is in its mystery--you never know what you may find. And there isn't a used book store in town that has more mystery than the Book House. The classic example of "too much, too soon" (but in the best possible way), the Book House threatens to overwhelm first-time visitors with the sheer number of books that spill from every shelf in every room, including the basement. Stacks of books rise from the floor like stalagmites, partially blocking the shelves in... More »

  • 2000 | Best Used-Book Store

    If the Book House didn't have a sign in front of it, it would just look like an interesting, large old house. And when you step inside, you see that it still basically is an interesting, large old house. None of the walls, interior or exterior, appears to have been removed or moved, yet this place is no longer a residence but a three-story used-book store, with every available inch of space covered by bookshelves and books. The Book House is everything a bookstore should be, with winding... More »

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