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Hammer Mountain Book Halls, ABAA

Schenectady, New York, USA

About Hammer Mountain Book Halls, ABAA

Founded in 1971 by Wayne Somers, a former college library bibliographer, Hammer Mountain Book Halls began as a catalogue business specializing in out-of-print scholarly books.
We chose the name for euphony and because we occupied the second-highest point in the county, the top of a 1,200 foot hill.
Since 1981, we have also operated W. Somers, Bookseller, a retail book shop with a constantly changing general stock of books not listed on the Internet. It is open Monday-Friday, 1-5, and Saturday, 10-5; browsers are welcome.

We've been members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of American since 1977.
We're also the publisher and sole source of the invaluable Bibliography Finder for American Authors, by Wayne Somers and Ilse Pinkus, which you can buy for a pittance through Biblio.com.
Photo: Off on the daily post office run.
Biblio Member Since
2005

Hammer Mountain Book Halls, ABAA

841 Union Street
Schenectady, NY 12308 USA
Phone: (518) 393-5266

Terms of sale for Hammer Mountain Book Halls, ABAA

Postage: inquire about foreign shipments. Orders received on weekdays usually ship the same day. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or over-sized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. Books may be returned within ten days if unsatisfactory.

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We also have a brick-and-mortar store! Visit us at:

841 Union Street
Schenectady, NY, United States
Store Hours
Monday 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Thursday 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Friday 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Saturday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday Closed

Hammer Mountain Book Halls, ABAA is a member of:

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