Category Archives for raven used books

Portsmouth Book and Bar nearing completion

70% of the books are now on the shelves and the interior furniture arrives in a few days. In a week or so, everything should be finished and the only thing left is waiting for the final inspections from the city and the permit from the Sta

te. We apologize for the seemingly slow progress. The construction process was a lot larger than we anticipated originally. But the final result will be a much more amazing space than we could have hoped for. This photo doesn’t do justice to the space.
john petrovato

Portsmouth Book and Bar’s Fiction is up

 Books are finally getting on the shelves.  A few days we put up 2500 novels on the shelves. Only 12500 books left to organize before we open. Portsmouth Book and Bar should be open mid- November, 2012.

Summer of book buying

Raven Used Books of Boston and Cambridge has picked up an enormous amount of books this summer.  Yesterday we purchased a philosophy collection of about 1500 titles and 3 days earlier a 2000 book collection of modern firsts (primarily first edition hard cover fiction and poetry).  Since Jan., 2012, we have purchased 140,000 books and have sold over 81,000 thus far.  Usually we purchase that many in one full year but the quality of collections that we are being offered are much more numerous in previous years.  It is probably due to the fact that other bookstores are not buying books aggressively and/or the reality that after opening up the Boston shop 2 years ago, we are buying much of the Boston market besides the cambridge one.  In any case, if you are looking for certain kinds of specialized collections, feel free to contact us via this site or the stores.

Raven Used Books Boston, MA. opened in March, 2010

the raven in boston

Opened in March, 2010, this location stocks about 17,000 books in a beautiful space in the heart of the Newbury Street shopping district. Awarded “Best of the New” by the Boston Globe for 2010, this shop has strong sections in both scholarly and general categories, especially Fiction, Poetry, American History, Art, Architecture, Photography, Philosophy, Music, and Religion.
In addition, this location also has the sections Children’s Books and Cookbooks. This location adds about 1000 books to the shelves every week, and books are priced between 50% to 80% off the cover price.
john petrovato

john petrovato, proprietor