Bibliomania

Sam and I stumbled upon Bibliomania (1816 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, 510-835-5733) after the yummiest lunch at Flora, one of my favorite new restaurants in Oakland. (Side note: Try the “donettes” at brunch!) The exterior may be a bit bizarre and outdated, but the interior is stacked with the most gorgeous antique books on every subject imaginable. Fiction, history, children’s (broken down into numerous subcategories), home decor, fashion, etc… We even found bizarre categories like “gypsies” (what??) and old yearbooks! I took home some great finds- a book on the history of Bergdorf Goodman (1st edition, and way out of print!), a Balmain autobiography, dancer and perfumer Esme of Paris’s autobiography and Roger Vadim’s “Bardot, Deneuve, Fonda”. They also have a huge selection of vintage cookbooks- what a perfect hostess gift!

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Melissa
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Melissa is obsessed with carnivals- cotton candy, deep-fried Twinkies and scary rides {especially the Zipper!}. She was a fashion editor in New York City for 8 years before opening Ruby Press in 2001.

2 Comments

  1. danielle
    Posted February 20, 2008 at 4:57 pm | Permalink

    Wow, I had forgotten about this place… I bought a few of those 1930’s yearbooks several years ago – the captions are so so funny! I also used to frequent the wig stores across the street for affordable yet decent quality wigs come Halloween time.

  2. Melissa
    Posted February 21, 2008 at 8:20 pm | Permalink

    Ooh- I love wigs!! I will totally check it out! xx

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