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BonnettsBooks

bonnettsbooks 7/3/24 - Open 7-9p, maybe later. Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

Open tonight, closed tomorrow, back to normal on Friday. Hope to see you soon!

Independence from monarchy is the reason for the season. Independence means taking responsibility for the system. 'We the People' are part of the system. Our job is to Vote!

Happy Independence Day, U.S.A!

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A photo, tinted blue, of fireworks bursting above a public pavilion. The following text is overlain in red, white, blue letters: bonnettsbooks Bonnett's Book Store BONNETT'S BOOKS be closed for INDEPENDENCE DAY Thursday, July 4th 24 HAVE FUN & STAY SAFE Back in the stacks for First Friday, July 5th, 2024.
An image of white text on a black background, reading as follows: bonnettsbooks 7/3/24 - Open 7-9p, maybe later. Mask recommended. No open drinks, please. Open tonight, closed tomorrow, back to normal on Friday. Hope to see you soon! 248 years ago, the baby United States told England to bugger off. "We don't like being ruled by a king, Monarchy sucks!" And we set up a Congress intended to represent the voice & will of 'We the People. We would elect people to be our voice in Congress. We would elect our President. Our Congress & our President would work things out as 'We the People' wished. If things weren't working out, there would be a Supreme Court to help make sense of it all.
An image of white text on black, as follows: The system worked pretty well most of that time. It's been adjusted along the way, trying to reduce corruption, trying to make things better for more of 'We the People.' Nothing is perfect. It's designed for change. Our ability to make change is being eroded. 'We the People' are part of the system. Independence means taking on some responsibility. The system only works if all the parts do their job. If we want the system to work we have to do our part. It takes time, a little bit here-a little bit there. For over 200 years it's been our system to maintain and parts are going bad. Vote while you can, before the whole thing breaks down. Happy Independence Day. #BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #Since1939
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BonnettsBooks

7/2/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please. 

Pete Rose, or "Charlie Hustle," isn't officially recognized for his feats on the ball diamond, which he earned. His un-official activities got him banned-for-life from Major League Baseball & its Hall of Fame.
America's pastime has a code of honor.

If it's good enough for the MLB, why shouldn't it apply to something as important as President of the United States of America?

A photo of two Pete Rose books. He's in uniform for the Cincinnati Reds on both covers. "Pete Rose's Winning Baseball" A grainy photo shows the titular all-star, in-game, about to connect a swing, the ball mere inches from his bat. "Pete Rose: My Story" by the author & Roger Kahn. An in-game photo of the subject, arms raised in celebration – batting helmet held high in his right hand, number one finger raised on his dusty-gloved left hand. He isn't smiling but wears an expression of mild satisfaction.
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BonnettsBooks

6/28/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

We don't handle sports cards; but, we do handle books produced with sports cards inside!
These, from '90/'91 contain mini-bios of pro athletes' chilhoods. The last 5 pages of each are printed on perforated card-stock, 9 cards/page, with youth photos on front and stats on back. Collect the complete set!

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A composite photo of four paperback sports books, each about the size of a magazine. All are by Bruce Nash and Allan Zullo. Each contains a Special Bonus of 45 Trading Cards! Clockwise from top left, the books are as follows: little BIG LEAGUERS. Compiled by Bernie Ward. Red with white and black titling. Four posed, black and white photos of unnamed child baseball players are arranged in a square with a circular color photo of each in the outermost corners. Triangular green shading divides each pair of photos, to give the impression of a baseball diamond. More little BIG LEAGUERS. Compiled by Tom Muldoon. Yellow with red and black titling, designed in the same manner as the first book. little football BIG LEAGUERS. Compiled by Tom Muldoon. Blue with white and yellow titling. A reversed arrangement similar to the baseball books, color pro photos squared in the middle with square black and white child photos in the outer corners. A white border filled with a row of red stars connects the images. little basketball BIG LEAGUERS. Compiled by Bernie Ward. Green with yellow and white lettering. Arranged side by side are four narrow color images of pro players making jump shots, topped by a square black and white photo of each as a child.
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BonnettsBooks

6/22/24 — Open 6:30-9p... maybe later! Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

It's Dayton Airshow weekend!
I shot this photo during Friday practice. I'm zoomed in all the way, the planes are fast, the air is hazy, the heat distorts the light... A rather challenging photo session.

We've got a lot of aviation and other books in here. If you're in town, stop and check them out!

#BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #UsedBookStore #BlueAngels #DaytonAirshow

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A hazy photo of a Blue Angels jet, in flight. This blue and gold United States Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet makes a hard banking turn. Condensation trails from it's engine intakes and wingtips.
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BonnettsBooks

6/21/24 — Welcome to Summer.
Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

This old bookrack – frail, but still in use – is in the earliest photos from the shop. 80+ year old retailer bookshelves. I've never really stopped to appreciate them in this aspect. Through the years, we've lost a few to wear and this one's fading. There are 5 more still in use, thankfully in better condition.

#BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #BooksellerLife

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A photo of a simple old bookshelf, crammed with dozens of colorful books of many different titles.
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BonnettsBooks

6/1/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

Stranger was the 1st sci-fi to make the NYT bestseller list. It begins on dry Mars, ends on green Earth.

Dune won the 1st Nebula award, was nearly set on Mars. It begins on green Caladan & ends on dry Arrakis.

Both won the Hugo, dabble in differing lifestyles, politics, belief systems, the importance of water, & are waiting for you here, now.

Stay hydrated!

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A 1960s book club edition of Robert A. Heinlein's "Stranger in A Strange Land," alongside a 2010s paperback of Frank Herbert's "Dune."
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BonnettsBooks

5/29/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

By request, a little flashback to a 1966 newspaper article about the shop. This story mentions Dad (Walter Bonnett) too, so – early Happy Father's Day!

We've got great Father's Day Gift ideas on hand for all types of Dads!

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From page 20 of the JOURNAL HERALD, Wednesday, April 27, 1966 in Dayton, Ohio; Staff Photo by Ed Johnsey. "Harold Bonnett Displays Collector's Items. ... Prices of original comic books up in the sky, too." A black and white photo of my grandfather in front of a rack of paperbacks in our family shop, Bonnett's Bookstore. He's holding four old comics fanned out. The comics are: BAT MAN № 1, SUPERMAN № 1, FLASH COMICS № 1, & WALT DISNEY COMICS and Stories № 1.
[article text carefully edited for length] "10 Cents Worth Of Batman Will Bring You $75 Now" by Tim Bleck, Journal Herald staff Writer. Look. Up in the sky. It's a bird. It's a plane. It's the price of old comic books. For the price of a small set of encyclopedias you can purchase the 26-year-old original version -volume I, number one of the adventures of Batman at Bonnett's book store, 502 East Fifth street. Well, maybe you can. "We don't really want to sell it," said Walter Bonnett, son of proprietor Harold Bonneft. They have a volume I, number one of "The Complete Story of the Daring Exploits of the One and Only Superman," too. That dates to 1939 and sells for $60. The original Walt Disney comic (1940), with Donald Duck on the cover, is available for $30. "We've got quite a few $10 ones. That's about as much as most people will go," said Harold Bonnett. "I've been here over 30 years and built up quite a collection. This comic book collection craze started about 10 years ago, I guess." When his son returned from the service a year ago, he began exploring his father's gold mine and answering the requests, mostly from out of town, from collectors. "Right now the hot thing is Marvel Comics" said Harold. "This is the age of super-heroes I guess. And Marvel has them-the Fantastic Four, Thor and Captain America.
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BonnettsBooks

5/28/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

Hey! It's been a minute. Lots of memorializing this weekend. Around here, the memories never seem to cease... here's a bit of our Hall of Fame, a couple of vintage Jet magazines, new stories about Lovecraft's old ones, a bestseller, an old parish cookbook, and an '80s TV tie-in! Don't forget, we've got vintage comics, movies, and a whole lot more!

#BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore
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A collage of 7 photos: Top left is a scene of densely packed shelves full of books, toys, and memorabilia. Top right is a combo of 2 Jet magazines; one featuring James Brown, the other featuring James Earl Jones. Bottom left is a pair of adventures; Black Wings of Cthulhu is a mythos-inspired anthology, while Better Off Dead is Jack Reacher novel by Lee & Andrew Child. Bottom right is a pair of books with disturbingly awkward covers; Kitchen Dreams is a cookbook assembled by a small church parish, the cover illustration is of a young woman looking like she'd rather be anywhere else than her cluttered kitchen, and Stranger In My Bed is a TV movie tie-in featuring Lindsay Wagner & Armand Assante in a pose making it difficult to tell which one is the titular stranger.
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BonnettsBooks

5/16/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

I have a soft spot for books in matched sets. It's said these riffed on James Bond–An
American art historian/collector uses his job as cover, & pays for his hobby performing hits for a secret gov't org.

The Eiger Sanction was also a 1975 mountain-climbing action film produced, starring, & dir. by Clint Eastwood, who did most of his own stunts.

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An image of two vintage paperbacks. On the left: A white paperback with large red titling in the lower half. An illustration of a falling man decorates the upper half, near a gold badge proclaiming, "THE CLIFFHANGER OF THE YEAR!" The Eiger Sanction THE BESTSELLER BY TREVANIAN A small blurb across the bottom reads: "SUPERIOR SUSPENSE... PLENTY OF ACTION, PLENTY OF SEX...." THE NEW YORK TIMES. On the right: A red paperback with large white titling in the lower half. Stylistically, this cover design matches the the other book pictured here. Adorning this cover, an illustration of a man with a pistol chasing a man in a suit. A yellow badge exclaims, "JONATHAN HEMLOCK IS BACK!" The Loo Sanction THE BESTSELLER BY TREVANIAN, AUTHOR OF THE MAIN. A small bottom blurb says, "THE SPY STORY CARRIED TO ITS ULTIMATE Newsday"
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BonnettsBooks

5/10/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

Right now, visit the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration site and find out if you might get to see the northern lights this weekend.

swpc.noaa.gov/

But don't count on getting super powers!

#BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #WorldsOldestComicShop #FantasticFour #WorldsGreatestComics #GraphicNovels #CosmicRays #SolarStorm #SpaceWeather #AuroraBorealis

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8 graphic novel spines and one cover, featuring Marvel's Fantastic Four superhero team, as follows: Fantastic Four, Heroes Return–The Complete Collection, Volume 1. Fantastic Four 1: Fourever. Fantastic Four 3: The Herald of Doom. Fantastic Four 5: Point of Origin. Fantastic Four 8: The Bride of Doom. Fantastic Four–Visionaries: Byrne Fantastic Four–Visionaries: Péréz, Vols. 1 & 2.
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BonnettsBooks

5/3/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

For Star Wars Day, the original trilogy in 3 versions, plus original expanded universe novels, now known as Legends. These & many more here, now! May the Fourth be with You!

#BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #StarWars #StarWarsDay #StarWars #ANewHope #TheEmpireStrikesBack #ReturnOfTheJedi #HeirToTheEmpire #ShadowsOfTheEmpire #MayTheForceBeWithYou

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A composite image featuring seven Star Wars books. Star Wars Trilogy hardcover. Jacket art features Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia Organa, Harrison Ford as Han Solo, and Sir Alec Guiness as Obi-Wan "Old Ben" Kenobi. X-Wing & Y-Wing starfighter spacecraft fill out this cover with starfields and fiery explosions in the background. A row of three vintage Del Rey paperbacks from the original trilogy, featuring their classic movie poster covers: Star Wars by "George Lucas," from the adventures of Luke Skywalker. The Empire Strikes Back by Donald F. Glut. Return of the Jedi by James Kahn, screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan, with a "Fabulous 8-page Color Insert." Three more paperbacks: Star Wars Trilogy single volume by George Lucas, Donald F. Glut, and James Kahn features a close-up of Darth Vader's helmet. Heir to the Empire Volume 1 by Timothy Zahn. Shadows of the Empire by Steve Perry.
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5/2/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

Even Nostradamus didn't predict I'd spend so much time 2024 with Westerns, Horseback Riding, Harness Racing, & Horse Care. I rode a horse once–part of Summer camp, a Scout badge, or something like that... My jam is sci-fi. Maybe it's time I rewatch that space Western series, Firefly.

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#Equestrians #HorsebackRiding #HarnessRacing #Nostradamus

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A photo collage of 8 books. 1. The Final Prophecies of Nostradamus. 2. Ainslie's Complete Guide to Harness Racing. 3. The Young Sportsman's Guide to Horseback Riding. 4. Ride Western – The Complete Guide to Western Horsemanship. 5. The Southern Blade by Nelson and Shirley Wolford. 6. The Random House Book of Horses and Horsemanship. 7. Equine Massage – A Practical Guide. 8. Trickonometry – The Secrets of Teaching Your Horse Tricks.
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BonnettsBooks

4/29/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

Art & Logic are not mutually exclusive, though they do occasionally exist in isolation, to their own detriment. I believe there is artfulness in everything. Logic often finds that even chaos has order if we can look close enough. Perhaps, after all, they're really part of the same thing.

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A composite photo of 2 books. On the left is "First Principles of Verse" by Robert Hillyer, a plain navy-blue dustjacket with white text. Numerous parallel white lines traverse the lower cover, for decoration. On the right is "Introduction to Logic", in a jacketless clothbound hardcover. It too, is plain except, the top half is green, like a healthy plant, and the lower half is a dusty shade of navy-blue. The title splits the horizontal color border, with only the word LOGIC in the blue portion.
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BonnettsBooks

4/23/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

It's insect season. Some are good, some aren't. These will help you know the difference. You might look the bugs up on your phone; but real books are better... You can swat the bad bugs with an old book. Try that with your phone and you could be out a few hundred bucks!

#BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #GoldenGuides #GoldenBooks #Insects #PestControl #VintagePaperbacks

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A composite image of 3 books about insects, arranged side by side and overlayed on a motion-blurred background. The first two books are the classic Golden Nature Guides: Insects and Insect Pests; the third is Simon and Schuster's Guide to Insects. The Golden books both appear to have seen better days, each sporting creased covers and worn edges from decades of use; and the cover of Pests is considerably sun-faded. The last book is newer and in much better condition.
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