Spend an Afternoon in the World of Books
- by Bruce E. McKinney
The Gang of Four
If their perspective is yours you may want to spend a day on Whidbey Island.
They are:
Moonraker Books
209 First Street, Langley, WA
Josh and Glenn Hauser
moonrkr@whidbey.com
A wide selection of fiction, non-fiction, children's titles, cooking and gardening, nature guides, modern and classic literature
Moonraker on YouTube
Lowry-James Rare Books & Prints
Priscilla Lowry-Gregor
101 Anthes, Langley, WA
www.lowryjames.com
Rare original hand-colored engravings, lithographs and rare books
Gregor Rare Books
197A 2nd Street, Langley, WA
David Gregor
www.gregorbooks.com
20th Century Literary First Editions including art, photography, fiction , poetry and more...
Words & Pictures Bookshop
220 2nd Street, Langley, WA
John Williams & Joy Griffin
wordsandpictures@whidbey.com
An eclectic mix of used, out-of-print and collectible books
They all tend to be open Thursday to Sunday. Some are open other days.
They are all in one neighborhood. For a Google map use 220 Second Street, Langley, Washington 98260 as your destination. All four shops are close-at-hand.
Most visitors bring their cars. The ferry service is operated by Washington State Ferries and the line the Clinton-Muktileo. The trip by water takes about 20 minutes.