The Bookery has been providing unique and relevant used books to Placerville and our surrounding areas and visitors for almost forty years. Purchased by Nancy Dunk and Celia Lux in September 1983, the bookshop soon moved to its current location, 326 Main Street, Placerville, which previously housed the historic and well-loved Blue Bell Café.
You can still find Nancy and Celia running the bookstore, with help from partner Darin Coelho Spring. Even in this technological age, the Bookery remains a bustling venture in buying, cleaning, pricing, shelving, and selling used books, and so much more. The shop is an old-fashioned place where we pride ourselves on excellent customer service and the tactile, face-to-face pleasure of browsing and discovering within aisles upon aisles of unique books.
We do specialize in Western American and Gold Rush History. Weird fiction and poetry lovers will also be sure to find interesting common and collectible titles. We also have a small selection of Vinyl records curated by Brian Lux.
We see the Bookery as a symbol of community, hard work, and dedication, a place where people can relax, where the pressures of our ever-changing world can be put on hold, and visitors can enjoy the presence of good people and the good old-fashioned joy of a book in your hands.