The James Street Bookseller
134 James Street South L8P2Z4 Hamilton, ON, Canada

... Hope Smiles from the threshold of the year to come Whispering ‘It will be happier;’ and old faces Press round us, and warm hands close with warm hands, And thro’ the blood the wine leaps to the brain... Like April sap to the topmost tree, that shoots New buds to heaven, whereon the throstle rock’d Sings a new song to the new yearand you, Strike up a song, my friends, and then to bed. The Foresters, Alfred Tennyson Happy New Year my friends!!! Let’s sing a new song to the new year! #happynewyear #2021 #newyear #newsong #hope #alfredtennyson #secondhandbookshop #jamesstreetsouth #hamilton #hamont #bookstagram

I’m glad mine is blue, said Amy; and then the rooms were very still while the pages were softly turned, and the winter sunshine crept in to touch the bright heads and serious faces with a Christmas greeting. Louisa May Alcott, Little Women #merrychristmasfriends #seasonsgreetings #curlupwithagoodbook #louisamayalcott #littlewomen #classic #secondhandbooks #jamesstreetsouth #hamilton #hamont

Who doesn’t love an early Christmas gift? Enjoy this free downloadable colouring book featuring art from Grimm’s Fairy Tales from our pal at Pallor Publishing! Thanks Frank!

I think we dream so we don’t have to be apart for so long. If we’re in each other’s dreams, we can be together all the time. A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh Well friends, we are officially in lockdown now and I am dreaming of the day we can be together again. Until then gift certificates are available for in-store shopping, when we reopen, and take the stress out of holiday pandemic shopping. Gift certificates can be purchased at https://squareup.com/gift/3X97J5T71CADE/order or on our website https://www.jamesstreetbooks.ca

Delivering books about women in business in Hamilton to women in business in Hamilton. #thepractiseofherprofession #bettiannehedges #thehamiltonstore #jamesstreetbookseller #oldgirlsclub #wedeliver #sistersaredoingitforthemselves #shoplocal #independendentbusinesses #hamilton #hamont

I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. Charles Dickens Feeling so much Christmas in my heart today after checking the mail! Thank you Cal and Jonathan, my book loving Comrades! May the joy of the season be with you and your families! ... #comrades #booklovers #tistheseason #curlupwithagoodbook #getlostinabook #newfriends #jamesstreetsouth #hamilton #hamont @ The James Street Bookseller

Hey Hamilton. Did you know that we deliver? You can also book your very own private shopping appointment. DM for more info or to book. #aloneinabookstore #dreamdate #deliverme #secondhandbooks #hamilton #hamont

Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead. Charles Bukowski #charlesbukowski #somepeople #curlupwithagoodbook #secondhandbooks #jamesstreetsouth #hamilton #hamont

In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below.... We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. John McCrae #remembranceday #inflandersfields #rip #daysgoneby #cenotaph #gorepark #hamilton #hamont

Guillermo del Toro and Kim Morgan, co-writer of the upcoming Nightmare Alley, just left the shop!!! #guillermodeltoro #kimmorgan #nightmarealley #cantwait #ilovemyjob #secondhandbookshop #jamesstreetsouth #hamilton #hamont

Books are a uniquely portable magic. Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft #portablemagic #themagiccity #themagicworld #enesbit #secondhandbookshop #jamesstreetsouth #hamilton #hamont

When, an hour or two after, the Count came quietly into the room, his coming awakened me, for I had gone to sleep on the sofa. He was very courteous and very cheery in his manner, and seeing that I had been sleeping, he said, "So, my friend, you are tired? Get to bed. There is the surest rest. I may not have the pleasure of talk tonight, since there are many labours to me, but you will sleep, I pray." I passed to my room and went to bed, and, strange to say, slept without dr...eaming. Despair has its own calms. 31 May.--This morning when I woke I thought I would provide myself with some papers and envelopes from my bag and keep them in my pocket, so that I might write in case I should get an opportunity, but again a surprise, again a shock! Every scrap of paper was gone, and with it all my notes, my memoranda, relating to railways and travel, my letter of credit, in fact all that might be useful to me were I once outside the castle. I sat and pondered awhile, and then some thought occurred to me, and I made search of my portmanteau and in the wardrobe where I had placed my clothes. The suit in which I had travelled was gone, and also my overcoat and rug. I could find no trace of them anywhere. This looked like some new scheme of villainy . . . Hey friends, in need of writing materials? We’ve got you covered. DM to book a private shopping visit. #bramstoker #dracula #journaling #journals #fountainpens #kaweco #independentbookstore #jamesstreetsouth #hamilton #hamont