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Books/Stationery in San Francisco
| Name | Category | Location |
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Alexander Book Co.
The three floors here are stocked with literature, poetry, and... |
Books / Stationery | SoMa |
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Book Passage
Windows at this modest-size bookstore frame close-up views of... |
Books / Stationery | Embarcadero |
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Booksmith
This fine bookshop sells current releases, children's titles... |
Books / Stationery | Haight |
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Bound Together Anarchist Book Collective
This old-school collective, in operation since 1976, stocks books... |
Books / Stationery | Haight |
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Chronicle Books
This local beacon of publishing produces inventively designed... |
Books / Stationery | Tenderloin |
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City Lights Bookstore 
The city's most famous bookstore is where the Beat movement of... |
Books / Stationery | North Beach |
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Dog Eared Books
An eclectic group of shoppers—gay and straight, fashionable... |
Books / Stationery | Mission District |
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Flax art & design
In addition to paints, brushes, and art supplies, this sprawling... |
Books / Stationery | Mission District |
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Green Apple Books
This local favorite with a huge used-book department also carries... |
Books / Stationery | Sunset |
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The Green Arcade
For environmental, political, sustainable, and über-green... |
Books / Stationery | Hayes Valley |
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Itoya Topdrawer
The Japanese company's first U.S. store sells everything from... |
Gifts / Souvenirs, Books / Stationery | Tenderloin |
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Kinokuniya Bookstore
The selection of English-language books about Japanese culture—everything... |
Books / Stationery | Japantown |
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Lola of North Beach
A section of this intimate North Beach store is devoted to the... |
Books / Stationery | North Beach |
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Modern Times Bookstore
Named after Charlie Chaplin's politically subversive film, the... |
Books / Stationery | Mission District |
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Omnivore Books on Food
Love to eat? Love to read? Then this place is paradise. The shelves... |
Books / Stationery | Noe Valley |
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Paper Source
Beautiful handmade papers, cards, envelopes, ribbons, and bookbinding... |
Books / Stationery | Pacific Heights |
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William Stout Architectural Books
Architect William Stout began selling books out of his apartment... |
Books / Stationery | Financial District |
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