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Printed Page Bookshop

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CSI Booksellers

September 7, 2020 By Dan Danbom

If I’m dealing with the books of someone who’s died — a deceased estate, as Shaun Bythell calls it in “The Diary of a Bookseller” — it’s a lot easier on me if family members aren’t involved. A couple of weeks ago, we removed the books from a doctor’s house as his widow looked on, weeping. Because what we get from books makes us who we are, at least in part, books represent who we were, and seeing them leave is hard on family members because of that.
A couple of days later, I got a call from an attorney’s office. They were representing the heir of an estate, and wanted the deceased’s books gone pronto. The only regrets there were because I didn’t clear out the apartment.
The dead man — Charlie — was interested in baseball, politics, the history of Denver and David Foster Wallace. He left plane tickets, notes, receipts and letters in his books. I could construct a picture of him just from that.
I think it would be neat to have a TV show about a group of booksellers who solve murders based on the stuff the victims left in their books. It would make for poor TV, though, because it would be too cerebral and have a shortage of car chases. And, in all fairness, to make it real, the perpetrators would never be caught because the booksellers, being what they are, would never agree on how best to arrest them, and would instead go off and drink beer.

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1416 S Broadway
Denver, Colorado 80210

As of July 1, 2020, our hours are:
Tuesday-Sunday, 11 am to 5 pm
and by appointment
We will be wearing facemasks and ask that all visitors do the same.
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4.8 out of 5 stars

Ramon Zarate
Ramon Zarate

5 out of 5 stars

posted 2 days ago

What a wonderful gem of a bookstore! I found some serious treasures and could have spent all day there. I didn't catch the curator's name but she was fabulous and friendly. I also hadn't been to a book co-op before; each seller's collection here was well organized and worth exploring. I have to extend thanks and praise to the gentleman with the H.P. Lovecraft paperbacks: I will definitely be reaching out for future shipments.

Mj Younkers
Mj Younkers

5 out of 5 stars

posted 1 month ago

Every time I walk into this lovely hidden gem of a shop I am greeted warmly. The selection of fine editions and other hardbacks is extensive to say the very least. Without question, The Printed Page is the best place to buy books in Denver! They also have rare first editions and signed editions in the glass cases and there’s always something new and noteworthy. Plan an afternoon and go browse the shelves! You won’t regret it.

Cory Thrall
Cory Thrall

5 out of 5 stars

posted 3 weeks ago

Some of the best service I have ever received! Knowledgeable about book collecting and willing to share that knowledge with me. Very helpful in locating volumes I am looking for. They alert me when they receive books I my be interested in, something I appreciate very much. Simply put, a joy to work with.

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