About Us

Growing up everyone in my family were eager readers and my parents enjoyed buying books for us. In 1959 we moved to a house where there was a used book store a couple blocks away and I began what proved to be a lifelong hobby of browsing through and buying old books. In 1974 my father opened his antique store (Doris Lewis Antiques on Wilshire Blvd in West Los Angeles) and I began buying books to selling as well as to read.

While my father had his store, I issued several book catalogs, utilizing reference works from UCLA to determine first edition points and such. Of course the Internet has made that information accessible for a long time now, as well as making quick price comparisons possible. You can purchase with confidence that books are of the edition and in the condition stated (though judgment of condition is always subjective.)

We believe our prices are fair, but will always consider offers, especially for large purchases. Items are returnable for refund within 10 days (with buyer paying return postage and insurance).

We accept PayPal, Venmo, money order and personal check (orders sent when funds clear).

Merchandise is available to view in Roseville, California.

Happy browsing! *

Jay Kirschner

Email: coolcollectibles@ymail.com

Text: 760-333-3400

*To find a title or author you must be on the page in which the word(s) appear, then use Control + F

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In business since 1974

Below are two of our catalogs, from 1977 and 1982