If your shelves are overflowing with books you’ve loved but need to part with, Lightholder Books is here to help
.Founded by author Jane Liddle, Lightholder Books sells vintage and rare books focusing on literature, women authors, and translations. 
Jane lightheartedly quips that:

 

"Lightholder is a curated selection of 'handsome books for sad intellectuals.'"

 

Lightholder Books features booths in the antique mall locations Newburgh Vintage Emporium Warehouse, Hyde Park Antique Center, and Red Owl Collective.

These locations carry a wider range of vintage books, offering something for everyone from the avid collector to the casual reader.

Lightholder Books doesn’t just sell books—it buys them too!

Jane is always looking to purchase books from people’s collections and libraries. If you’re in the Hudson Valley or nearby, setting up a consultation is easy.

Simply email her at lightholderbooks@gmail.com.

Even if you’re farther away, she’s open to considering books from outside the area if you can ship them. You can also explore her offerings online at lightholderbooks.com.

Visit Lightholder Books in person at these Hudson Valley locations:

Jane Liddle’s passion for books aligns beautifully with the spirit of the Little Free Libraries scattered throughout the Hudson Valley.

Like these community treasures, I perceive Jane’s mission with Lightholder Books is to ensure that great stories continue inspiring new readers.

While the Little Free Libraries foster neighborhood connections with a “take a book, leave a book” philosophy, Jane takes it further by curating and preserving vintage and rare editions that might otherwise be lost.

Both endeavors celebrate the power of literature to bring people together, one book at a time.

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