! HOLY BOOKARONI !
This is my new favorite bookstore! The owners Myrna and Lou Donato are lovely.
When I come here me and my pocketbook float through on a cloud of mysterious powers...
Honestly I love the smell of used book stores. Call me crazy but I can not help it.
I was searching the city and then the whole world (on Ebay etc) for Star Trek 1-12 and a few other ones. All first edition.
Seriously... I had called EVERY OTHER bookstore in the city and they either did not answer their phone (on a Wednesday at about 3pm) or they were rude and did not want to have anything to do with me...and I was down to the very last two on the long list.
FINALLY Lou answered the phone and was a complete sweetheart and told me he had the whole set (from memory) and that I was welcome to come and look at them. I explained I wanted the originals but they do not have to be mint because I'm going to read them. I told him I was jumping in the car right then and there and I would see him soon.
When I got there I asked for Lou and explained that no matter what his kindness on the phone was priceless and he was THE ONLY person in Vegas that would help me and that I almost took my business online :) He told me thanks, that it was terrible that they did not want my business and that he was glad I called. After some further chit chat he said that his wife would escort me next door and that was the area for the Sci-Fi. Outside the store we immediately turned to next door and she unlocked it and we went in. Through a further maze of books...THERE IT WAS...and if you look at this pic this is only a tiny area of the Sci-Fi selection.
Pic: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/amber-unicorn-books-las-vegas?select=c9Hcu_2z3TpBiJ-YCRd_nA#c9Hcu_2z3TpBiJ-YCRd_nA
Anyway...I found alllllll the set that I needed plus a ton more...WOW! I was kinda scared at first about the amount and how much weight my pocketbook would lose :) So I head back over to the other side and then the counter. They were getting ready to close at that point so I have enough time to get everything and dream before I had to checkout. I spoke to Lou again and we had all kinds of cool conversations. And as a bonus he had this on his counter.
Pic: https://s3-media3.ak.yelpcdn.com/photo/utZhdYxfhE0Y7pCe2SPjsA/l.jpg
How cool is that?!?!?!? Anyway :) He gave me a quote and then went down a little because I bought about 16 books and gave me the Trader Joe's receipt discount. I knew it was a great price and in the mist of floating on my book cloud. Honestly I did not care at that point if this sweet local business inflated the price. Which he did not AT ALL. It probably helped that I was collecting these books and not going to walk out and resell them.
So here is a glimpse of my new babies.
http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/amber-unicorn-books-las-vegas?select=_NG1qgN21yaLsEzX1aPVpA#huqUaTWM10yiwN9rPgTH9A
In closing THANK YOU LOU and your helpful staff for making me feel like family. I will be back many times. I'm sure to tell EVERYONE I know about your wonderful store and how lovely you are.