I tried not to touch anything in this bookstore

Last night I randomly found this book store called

Alabaster Bookshop and went in for a look. It's filled with old books and had such a timeless vibe to it that you don't see anymore. This was the only book I picked up because most of them were falling apart and these books weren't cheap. All that kept playing in my head was you break it you buy it haha.

Anyways cool random find. #alabasterbookshop #booklover #oldbooks #rarebooks #bookstoresAlabaster Bookshop

2/22 Edited to

... Read moreVisiting Alabaster Bookshop felt like stepping into another era. The store’s atmosphere was dense with the smell of aged paper and leather bindings, which instantly reminded me why I cherish old bookstores—each book carries not only stories within its pages but also decades, sometimes centuries, of history on its covers. One interesting challenge there was handling these delicate volumes with care; many books were on the verge of falling apart, so I had to be cautious not to damage them during browsing. The phrase “you break it, you buy it” echoed in my mind, emphasizing how precious these rare books are. One particularly memorable find was a massive edition titled "THE BIG BOOKMOR FABLES," which had clearly been loved for many years and showed its age through worn-out edges and fragile pages. Despite its condition and the high cost—more than I usually spend on a book—it was fascinating to hold something that had existed longer than I had been alive. For book lovers drawn to antiquarian collections, Alabaster Bookshop offers a unique opportunity to explore rare tomes that you won’t find in typical bookstores or online. The rich history embedded in these old books creates a sense of connection to the past, making each visit more than just shopping—it becomes a personal journey through literature’s legacy. If you ever find yourself near this bookstore, take your time to appreciate the timeless vibe and the impressive collection of books that are as much artifacts as they are stories waiting to be read.

1 comment

Axton Gard's images
Axton GardCreator

Ever walk into a place just to look and then immediately feel like you should leave before touching anything

Related posts

Black Owned Bookstore in Houston 📖
📍Kindred Stories ⭐️ Overall rating: 10/10: A safe space for the community & perfect for all of the #booklovers here in the Houston area. I love swinging by here, it’s such a magical place with a little something for everyone. They also host writing workshops, author talks, poetry readi
elaynemeshell

elaynemeshell

1496 likes

An open junk journal on a fluffy blanket, showcasing a creative spread with various stickers, business cards, and small photos. The page is dated February 18, 2024, and features artwork by 'hey a sooj'. A closed journal with an illustrated cover is behind it, with 'Junk Journal DIY' text overlay.
Journal Spread DIY idea! ✂️💌
This is your sign to make a junk journal spread! Not sure where to start? I got you! Step 1: Go adventure to a new place. Could be a bookstore, a coffee shop, a movie theatre, a small business, etc Step 2: Acquire junk! Grab a business card, stickers, wrappers from your food, tags if you bu
Cheyenne

Cheyenne

120 likes

Browse the bookstore: fantasy editon
Come on friends. Let’s browse some books. I stopped upon this table of books featuring some fantasy reads. 🐉The Baby Dragon Bakery This looks absolutely adorable. 💜Violet Thistlewaite Is Not A Villain Anymore The cover drew me in! 🧙🏼‍♀️The Hearth Witches Guide to Magic & Murder I love m
Brook

Brook

106 likes

Indie Bookstore in 📍Los Angeles
I love visiting unique bookstores and this one has a very unique theme. 📚There are many display rooms that are organized by genre and they all have interesting set ups and themes. My favorites are the mystery rooms and displays. ☕️There is a coffee shop on the 2nd flood with wifi, a counter
Bmekween🌍✈️

Bmekween🌍✈️

75 likes

Bookstore for plant lovers 🌿
The perfect oasis for any book + plant lover 📚🌱 Tag someone who’d love to visit Lost Books bookstore with you! 🎥: @ melissagasia via IG #LA #labucketlist
LA Bucket List

LA Bucket List

1645 likes

Anxious girl’s guide to SOLO dates 🖤
I am a huge advocate for solo-dates, solo-trips, solo anything. Why? Because it’s so important to learn how to give yourself the love and attention you so freely give to others. Now, I know solo dates are amazing, but the nerves can also hold us back! Here are some way you can ease your nervou
nathaly

nathaly

226 likes

Two books are displayed, including 'King of Greed' by Ana Huang. The image features the overlay text '“touch her and die” book recs', introducing the theme of the recommendations.
The book 'Sinners Anonymous Book One' by Somme Sketcher is shown, featuring an old rotary phone on its cover. Overlay text states 'he killed two people for touching her' and 'killed his uncle for her'.
The book 'Haunting Adeline' by H.D. Carlton is displayed, with a cover featuring a skull and roses. Overlay text reads 'killed someone and sent her his hands' and 'killed the people who hurt her'.
“touch her and dle” book recs
Y’all Angelo Visconti is such a standard, he literally kllled the people who assaulted her. He’s so slay for that 😫 #lemon8bookchallenge #lemon8bookclub #lemon8bookworm #book #booktok #bookaesthetic #booksoflemon8 #bookrecommendations #bookrecs
Readers.archive

Readers.archive

2067 likes

Romance bookstore in NY
If you’re a book lover you have probably seen The Ripped Bodice on social media before, and there’s good reason. They have the cutest store full of romance books and sub-genres, bookmarks, stickers, merch and much more! 💕 The store is located in Park slope, Brooklyn and is in a easy walkable a
Emma Ash

Emma Ash

339 likes

Journal: Brianna 3 of 3
Part 1: The Morning After I didn’t wake up the same. Not physically. Mentally. Something felt off. Not loud. Not obvious. Just enough to know it was there. Like a thought sitting in the back of your head that refuses to come forward, but won’t leave either. The room was q
Kevin W. Simpson

Kevin W. Simpson

2 likes

If it has ‘bookstore’ in the name, I need it.
Let’s go to Bath & Body Works 📚🛍️ #bookish #viralproducts #bathandbodywork #booktok #LimitedEdition
livdümer

livdümer

2078 likes

anime bookstore in uwajimaya~!
Uwajimaya Seattle this is one of my favorite places in seattle to go ! they have so many good japanese food finds, trinkets (gachapons!!) manga, & orher goodies that are imorted from japan ! i wish i picked up alot of the gebshin stuff i found, or the one toilet bound hanako keychain i fo
astrid 🧸

astrid 🧸

36 likes

An interior view of a cozy bookstore in Chicago, featuring numerous wooden bookshelves filled with books and a central display table. The image highlights a "Secret BOOKSTORE in chicago."
The grand entrance of the historic Fine Arts Building on Michigan Avenue, Chicago, with an arrow pointing to the second floor where the bookstore is located. Text indicates its location.
A close-up of an ornate, vintage "SIGNAL FOR ALL ELEVATORS" sign with "UP" and "DOWN" buttons, located inside the beautiful historic building housing the bookstore.
📚 hidden chicago bookstore
A hidden gem bookstore on the heart of the City 📖 in a chic historic building tucked away upstairs. 📍 Exile in Bookville 2nd floor of the Fine Arts Building / Michigan Ave Downtown Chicago I always look for bookstores when traveling. Bookstores really show me the personality of a destinati
🫶 Magen | Travel Content 🧳

🫶 Magen | Travel Content 🧳

92 likes

An interior view of Story on the Square bookstore, showing tall bookshelves filled with books, including sections like 'Thriller' and 'New Fiction'. The image has text overlays saying 'visit a small town bookstore with me!' and 'book finds, genre sections, overall selection rating'.
A close-up of a bookshelf labeled 'romance', displaying numerous books by authors like Tessa Bailey, Emily Henry, and Christina Lauren. The books are neatly arranged, showcasing various covers and titles.
A hand holding the yellow cover of Emily Henry's 'Beach Read' book, with a five-star rating overlay. Text highlights it as a 'perfect summer read' with a 'small town setting' and 'grumpy sunshine' trope.
small town bookstore! 📖🫶🏻🌳
welcome to Story on the Square in McDonough, GA! this is the bookstore where i bought the book that made me fall in love with reading all over again (aka Beach Read by Emily Henry). this book is located in the perfect small town setting in the town square that gives me major Gilmore Girls vibes!
Claire Little

Claire Little

323 likes

CUTEST TAYLOR SWIFT THEMED BOOKSTORE
Sweeter than Fiction, Charleston SC 🩷
darien

darien

49 likes

The grand interior of Cinema Odeon, a former theater now a bookstore, features a beautiful domed ceiling, theater seating, and bookshelves. People browse books and use laptops, while a screen on the stage hints at its dual function as a cinema.
The historic stone facade of Cinema Teatro Odeon in Florence, with its three arched entrances and prominent signage. The overlay text highlights its 100-year history and the risk of closure it faced in 2023.
A close-up of the 'LIBRERIA' (bookstore) entrance of Cinema Odeon, showcasing books in the window display. A 'DUNE' movie poster is visible next to it, and a scooter is parked nearby, illustrating the creative preservation of this landmark.
This is a BUCKET LIST Bookstore! 📖🇮🇹
Engaged communities really know how to rally behind their beloved establishments. Cinema Odeon is no exception. The Italian theater, located in Florence, was at risk of closing down after 100 years of operation. Florentines could not stand for losing a beloved landmark, so they go creative in their
Emily 📚✈️📍

Emily 📚✈️📍

105 likes

Here are 10 ways to resurrect your wild spirit
Here are 10 ways to resurrect your wild spirit with a witchy flare: 1. Nature Walks with Intent - Go for a walk in nature, but set a specific intention for your journey. Collect natural items like stones, leaves, or flowers that resonate with your intention for a personal altar. 2. Moonli
The Witches Embrace

The Witches Embrace

29 likes

A hand holds the book "OUT THERE SCREAMING An Anthology of New Black Horror Edited by JORDAN PEELE" in a Bushwick bookstore, with other books visible on shelves in the background.
The exterior of Hive Mind Books & Coffee Shop in Bushwick, featuring large windows with "BOOKS COFFEE TEA" signage, an outdoor umbrella, and tables on the sidewalk.
The interior of a cozy bookstore with white hexagonal floor tiles, packed bookshelves, stacked boxes, and a person seated at a table near the entrance, which shows an "EXIT" sign.
Queer Bookstore in Bushwick | Things To Do in NYC
Hive Mind Books & Coffee Shop By now yall know I love a bookstore and a coffee shop . But combined ? I’m OBSESSED. Hive Mind has such a cozy feel , I can spend all day there ! The staff is kind. There is such a wide selection of books. And perfectly curated queer literature. There is
Britttttttt✨

Britttttttt✨

10 likes

Books I want from the bookstore but didn’t get tod
#barnes & noble #bookstore #books
thelibrarianway

thelibrarianway

36 likes

A bookstore display featuring 'The Inmate' by Freida McFadden and the ACOTAR series books 'A Court of Wings and Ruin', 'A Court of Frost and Starlight', and 'A Court of Silver Flames', with text overlays 'Exploring My Uni's bookstore' and 'window shop with me!'
A close-up of the ACOTAR series by Sarah J. Maas, showing 'A Court of Mist and Fury', 'A Court of Silver Flames', and 'A Court of Wings and Ruin' on a shelf, with a caption asking for recommendations.
A display of books by Freida McFadden, prominently featuring 'The Housemaid Is Watching', alongside 'One By One' and 'The Teacher', with a caption expressing love for 'The Housemaid series'.
University bookstore 📚
I love coming here to read and relax! Have you read any of these books before? Would you reccomend them? My reviews of the books I read: ❤️ Five Survive I love all of Holly Jackson's books! This thriller has a plot twist in it (as do all her books lol) so if you like stuff like that, d
Aria 𖹭

Aria 𖹭

76 likes

A woman with curly hair, wearing a strapless pink dress and an earbud, reads a book in a dimly lit library. Text overlays ask 'why did he still lose her?' and introduce 'The Bookstore Introvert' from the Journal Series, reflecting the story's themes of attachment and control.
Journal: Brianna 2 of 3
Part 1: Don’t Get Attached She told me not to get attached. Then texted me like nothing happened. That message from the night before was already gone. Snapchat doesn’t leave you anything to hold on to. But I could still see it clear as day: Don’t get attached. No emoji. No expl
Kevin W. Simpson

Kevin W. Simpson

2 likes

Bookstore Run ✨📚
#booksamillion #book shopping 🛒 #reading
Nicole90_🦋

Nicole90_🦋

844 likes

bookstore trip 😍📚
here’s a few books i saw that i definitely want to grab in the future (hence why i took a photo of them) 🤗 i really love true crime, murder mysteries, and thrillers if you can’t tell 😅 and of course I’m all about personal growth and development so there’s a few of those in here too. share
iyana 🦋

iyana 🦋

216 likes

a walkable bookstore is a dangerous thing
I recently moved and now I am within WALKING distance of a bookstore. Send prayers to my wallet, I don’t know if it’s going to survive. Naturally, I had to stop there (immediately) and OMG it is the cutest thing. They have weekly events. Little trinkets like crochet animals and candles and bookish
emmalouisebooks

emmalouisebooks

63 likes

A Barnes & Noble haul featuring two BL manga books, a 'Bubble Pop' blind box toy, and a 'Cat & Mouse' brass page marker set, displayed on a desk with a blue mechanical keyboard.
A hand holding the BL manga 'Anyhow, the Rabbit is Infatuated With the Puppy,' with two male characters on the cover, labeled as an '18+' cute oneshot.
A close-up of a 'Bubble Pop' blind box toy, featuring a red dog-like figure holding a clear sphere with a colorful, spotted egg and beads inside, on a wooden shelf.
Barnes & Noble Haul
Took a peak just to look 👀 of course and when you think you didn’t need anything a few thug catch your eye and you just got paid…. I got two BL manga/manwa….and a cute book mark for my hobonichi and journal 📓 also I found that the blind box had a obvious pick so thought to grab that for fun 🤩
Skootie

Skootie

90 likes

Journal: Mora
Day 6 — Somewhere Above the Country I am writing this somewhere over the country, thirty thousand feet above the ground, on a flight back to New York. The cabin lights are dim. Most people are asleep. The quiet hum of the engines sounds steady and patient, like a long breath the sky itself is
Kevin W. Simpson

Kevin W. Simpson

2 likes

A hand holds the book 'Cinderella Is Dead' by Kalynn Bayron in front of the 'Gay's the Word' queer bookstore, highlighting the book's cover art.
✨ A Queer Bookstore ✨
While my best friend and I were in London, we were so lucky to be able to find and patron Gay’s the Word bookstore. It was everything! I always moan about how annoying it is to have to search my local bookstores for queer stuff (especially sapphic stuff, especially black sapphic stuff) and how I wo
Tori

Tori

57 likes

Books that are being made into movies/ Tv Shows!
#booktomovieadaptation #booktotvadaption #lots of books #i like any books #lemon8bookclub #bookwormsoflemon8 #i get mine from a bookstore #i like any books #lots of books
Torre

Torre

51 likes

The exterior of the Books Are Magic bookstore in Brooklyn. The white building features a large 'BOOKS ARE MAGIC' sign with a pink sunburst. A person sits on a red bench outside, and books are visible in the display window. The store is identified as a favorite bookshop in Brooklyn.
The interior of the Books Are Magic bookstore, showing bookshelves filled with books. A prominent sign reads 'Books Against Tyranny'. Another section displays 'Staff Picks' on shelves and a table, featuring various book titles. The store has a cozy, brick-accented atmosphere.
A pink t-shirt with a cat graphic and the text 'BOOKS ARE MAGIC bklyn ny' is displayed in a store window. The reflection in the window shows green trees and buildings, indicating an outdoor setting. This merchandise is from the Brooklyn bookstore.
have you been to this fun bookstore in Brooklyn?
There are so many good bookshops in New York it can be overwhelming! But one of my absolute favorites is the Brooklyn bookshop Books Are Magic ! Books Are Magic has two locations now, the original being in Cobble Hill and the second location in Brooklyn Heights ! I love their staff
Brooklyn Guide

Brooklyn Guide

48 likes

A cozy fireplace mantel with decorative items, including a blue and white plate, a small framed picture, and a cloche with a candle, highlighting the user's favorite bookstore in the United States.
A reading nook inside Beacon Hill Books & Cafe in Boston, MA, featuring dark green bookshelves filled with over 10,000 books across three levels, and a comfortable wicker chair by a window.
A comfortable reading nook with a floral upholstered bench and red pillows, beneath an abstract painting of stacked books, emphasizing the bookstore's multiple cozy spots and cafe.
your bookstore bucket list
let’s take a little trip to my favorite bookstore in the united states! <3 beacon hill books & cafe in boston, ma located in the quaint beacon hill neighborhood, this bookstore is 5 stories (3 of which are loaded with books! one is a cafe! the other is an office and event space!) and f
emmalouisebooks

emmalouisebooks

247 likes

A mobile bookstore's shelves are filled with various books, including 'Verity,' 'Book Lovers,' 'Happy Place,' 'Where the Crawdads Sing,' and 'The Summer Place,' with a text overlay 'I went shopping at a little mobile bookstore.'
A bookshelf displays numerous books, prominently featuring the 'Crescent City' series and other fantasy novels by Sarah J. Maas, with a text overlay 'New crescent city.'
A person's hand holds a brown paper bag, with a text overlay 'Got the goods,' while walking on asphalt with other people's legs visible in the background.
I went shopping at a little mobile bookstore
I went to first Monday in my town and my family pointed out this little bookstore📚. I’m surprised I didn’t see it, but I had to stop by and take a look. I know one of the books is missing but it was a great deal that I could not pass up🤭.
yannely✨

yannely✨

42 likes

A wooden table displays various books, including titles by Philippa Gregory, Jennifer Lynn Barnes, and Kristen Ciccarelli, with a 'Local bookstore tour' overlay. The books are arranged for browsing in a bright setting.
A white bookshelf section labeled 'SUSPENSE' features books by Maggie Giles, Mary Kubica, and Megan Miranda. Titles like 'Wicked,' 'She's Not Sorry,' and 'The Last to Vanish' are prominently displayed.
A wall display showcases numerous 'MINI BOOK Magnets' priced at $1.99 or 3 for $5.00. The magnets feature miniature covers of popular books like 'The Love Hypothesis' and 'It Ends With Us'.
Local bookstore tour
I love a good local bookstore #bookstore #books #florida #lemon8book #localbookshop
Katie Jaine

Katie Jaine

35 likes

A bookstore section with wooden shelves and a prominent display featuring SIGMA camera lenses and the slogan 'Beyond the technology, is Art.' Books on photography and art are arranged around the display, highlighting the store's artistic focus.
A display of large art books, including four orange and green volumes labeled 'J B C R' (likely 'JASPER JOHNS CATALOGUE') and a yellow book titled 'STUFF an archive of projects,' set against a patterned curtain.
Two large TASCHEN books, 'NORMAN FOSTER WORKS' (grey) and 'NORMAN FOSTER NETWORKS' (green), are displayed on a table, showcasing the store's collection of architecture and design books.
📍TSUTAYA bookstore, more than just a bookstore✨
📚 Lifestyle Proposal: It is more than just a bookstore. It is a source of yearning for a beautiful life. The store is divided into different lifestyle areas. It breaks the original book classification and classifies books not by form but by content. Relevant books, records, maps, etc. are combined
Shirleysh

Shirleysh

14 likes

See more