A hand written sign directs customers further back into the rooms that are more like small caves, the walls lined with books from floor to ceiling.
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Manager John Peace takes a careful look at each item brought in to be sold by customers. Of the bags brought in on this occassion, he didn't buy any books.
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At the top shelf in the front room of Cheever are six hardback volumes of Moliere's plays.
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Pam Diaz looks tiny sitting amidst the shelves and shelves of children's books.; you almost don't even notice her sitting there.
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Peace has been at Cheever Books almost since the very beginning and said that he hopes he can last another 10 years (at the book store that is).
Where else can you find six hardback volumes of Moliere's plays?
Cheever Books has it, along with thousands of other titles lining the shelves of the old house on Broadway. Books in the hallways, books in each corner of every room, and books sitting neatly stacked on the floor.
The book industry finally settled down in 2012, and thanks to a big push for buying local, independent book stores are feeling good about where they are right now -- and what 2013 may bring.
There are still worries about physical book store locations, especially since so many small stores closed during the recession and Borders, one of the majors, closed in 2011, but there is hope.