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227 Church St
San Francisco, CA 94114

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Aardvark Books
Local(415) 552-6733

227 Church St
San Francisco, CA 94114

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Yelp.com Review - by amanda c.

4.0 of 5 stars. as liz lemon would say - i want to go there!i only spent 10 minutes in the store today and didn't even make it past the table of stuff in front of the register and the new books section but it all...
yelp.com - user review - 10/14/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Trevor H.

3.0 of 5 stars. I went in here after visiting a few other used bookstores in the city. I'm a Philosophy and Religion major at SF State, so naturally those are the sections I tend to check out first. They have an...
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Angela H.

4.0 of 5 stars. Well price books and a great selection. They had the books I was looking for, so of course I'm a satisfied customer!There's a guy in there that's not very friendly, but it's more funny than rude and...
yelp.com - user review - 09/20/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Michelle B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Perhaps it's gauche to abridge literature but it's certainly A-Oh-American-K to discount the book itself. Yay free market! Aardvark is worth stopping into every once in a while to see if they have a...
yelp.com - user review - 09/13/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by John F.

5.0 of 5 stars. I was wondering around the store looking at th store. Then I notice an orange tabby sleeping. Didn't even get up when i start poking it softly. I start staring at its eyes and it opened still...
yelp.com - user review - 09/08/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by michael s.

4.0 of 5 stars. I love coming here, not just to get my NY Times but to search for particular books of interest. A few months ago I found three books on San Francisco to give to my mom back in Alabama. She's never...
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Shane O.

4.0 of 5 stars. I like used books, They smell good and they're pretty and you can read them. And Aardvark is a good place to buy them.
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by tom i.

5.0 of 5 stars. I have mixed feelings about writing a review, as this could lead to other people discovering this treasure of a used book store. It could lead to competition, higher prices, more people in the way...
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Xavier G.

4.0 of 5 stars. I like this place. I usually shop at Borders, but I was in the need of a puzzle book so I decided to come here. They had lots of neat puzzle and game books and I found a pretty fun book with Kakuro....
yelp.com - user review - 07/16/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Taylor B.

4.0 of 5 stars. I don't mind a dog-eared paperback for half the cover price. Sell your old books and pick some new ones up. They have a lot of college-required selections, and I haven't left unsatisfied from their...
yelp.com - user review - 07/16/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by David R.

4.0 of 5 stars. Similar story to Bibliohead: a solid version of a medium-sized used bookstore, without much to distinguish it. I did appreciate the pricing here, which was in the right range for the organization...
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Nilu r.

4.0 of 5 stars. I love this store. I love all used bookstores and this one is a particularly good one. Lots of great books for cheap. I love the cat. All stores need a resident cat. I duck in here every time I...
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Ryan T.

4.0 of 5 stars. The selections carried by Aardvark truly exemplify the geographic area, from the great LGBT selection, some real back-in-the-day political treatises and histories, as well as a rather large spread of...
yelp.com - user review - 06/07/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Ali R.

4.0 of 5 stars. I love used book stores. My bedroom shelves are filled with books, my nightstand has them piling up, I have some in my living room cause I ran out bedroom space, there are books in my cubicle, one on...
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Lauren S.

4.0 of 5 stars. Wow, what a great selection. I find that a lot of used bookstores don't always have what I'm looking for particularly, but I always manage to spend money...They have a great selection of magazines,...
yelp.com - user review - 04/18/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Julian M.

5.0 of 5 stars. Most of my books are used, and although there are plenty of used book stores I find myself buying books here the most.The used book isle is very easy to browse alphabetically by author, and they have...
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Christina T.

4.0 of 5 stars. Great selection, pretty good prices. Staff is helpful if you ask. There's a section in the back right hand corner of half-off original cover price paperbacks... amazing. It's a short walk from the N...
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Emily J.

4.0 of 5 stars. I love used bookstores. This one is a little on the small side for my liking, but I still spent 25 bux on 4 books. That works out to be some decent deals for good-quality literature paperbacks to add...
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Michael D.

5.0 of 5 stars. I love shopping and selling here. I often walk by to brouse or look in the window and see if there anything new I must have. I can come in here and loose myself for 30min or more. This is my...
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Mark A.

5.0 of 5 stars. Probably my favorite OVERALL bookstore in the city. I love the combination of new and old there, you can read new magazines and old books. As small as the place seems, there is quite a selection there...
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Rick L.

5.0 of 5 stars. Absolutely my favorite book store in the city. Great prices & selection for used books. Service is wonderful, they actually noticed that I was buying a new book that they had used for cheaper and went...
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by zachary m.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is my perfect world book store.
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by M Y.

4.0 of 5 stars. Aarvark is a charm in the city, so conveniently located. I stop by and browse through their fiction section at least once a week. I always find what I am looking for and the price is usually a bit...
yelp.com - user review - 02/09/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Katy W.

1.0 of 5 stars. I HATE this place. Every. Single. Time. I like to give the benefit of the doubt and not review until a few times of experiencing a place, but WOW. I'm done with evil Aardvark books. Fucking done....
yelp.com - user review - 01/17/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by julia f.

4.0 of 5 stars. it's my local used bookstore and my go-to place when i need a break and some inspiration. david and the owner are both pretty nice too.
yelp.com - user review - 12/26/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by E. Francis K.

3.0 of 5 stars. Aardvark's alright. I usually find a book in the FILM section that I've been wanting. The prices seems no higher or lower than what I find in other used bookshops. As for the staff: I've visited...
yelp.com - user review - 12/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Cynthia S.

4.0 of 5 stars. I remember when Aardvark Books moved in. I was curious, and being unable to ever resist a bookstore, especially a used bookstore, I walked in. Every used bookstore should have a resident cat, and this...
yelp.com - user review - 11/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jenna M.

4.0 of 5 stars. I love this place! They have a great selection of occult/religion books...even some obscure stuff. The prices are higher than I am used to (being from Maine and all), but it's worth it to not have...
yelp.com - user review - 11/24/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jeff G.

4.0 of 5 stars. One of my High School Sweethearts that will always be somewhere in my heart and I will always have a soft-spot for.Minus a star for cheating on me a few times.
yelp.com - user review - 11/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Diane C.

3.0 of 5 stars. Tried to trade in some books for store credit and was told that they would not accept any books I brought. All of the books were fiction, hard cover and in perfect condition and 2 of them were even...
yelp.com - user review - 10/29/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Mistronia J.

4.0 of 5 stars. Yes, let's talk about the cat! I love this cat, this bookstore, the staff, and the whole shebang! The prices are very reasonable, and the store always has something intriguing. It's a breath of fresh...
yelp.com - user review - 10/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by - m -.

5.0 of 5 stars. Forget the books (great selection, priced right), let's talk about the cat! Every time I go in, I end up perusing for way longer than I'd expected because I have a cat curled up on my lap. Seriously,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Julie M.

4.0 of 5 stars. I can always find exactly what I'm not looking for here. I love that! There are so many books to browse through here. They've got non fiction and fiction, biographies and autobiographies. You can...
yelp.com - user review - 09/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Siobhan F.

4.0 of 5 stars. Come on people! People who work in bookstores are not supposed to friendly! They are smarter, more well-read, more educated, and all-around better then you! Hel-Lo! I don't want some normie working at...
yelp.com - user review - 09/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by kate w.

5.0 of 5 stars. this is one of my favorite bookstores! i almost always find some unexpected gem i didn't know i was looking for. they have one of the best selections of occult books i've seen in san francisco, and...
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Rey L.

4.0 of 5 stars. One of my favorite used bookstores in the city. I would give them 5 stars if only they were a little less severe in their book exchange/buying department. As it is, I take my used books to Green Apple...
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Quartknee K.

3.0 of 5 stars. This isn't in the Castro district it's in the no-man's land that starts at Church and Market. Cute little place to stop in if you're already in the area - not much of a destination spot though...
yelp.com - user review - 07/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Daniel V.

3.0 of 5 stars. I'm very tore about this review. On the one hand, it is a great used bookstore. The prices are nice, the selection is outstanding in several areas of my interest, and it's located right next to...
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Cece S.

5.0 of 5 stars. Hop off at the Church station and across the street is one of the city's best used bookstores (honestly, I pretty much only shop used unless I'm desperate). They have a good circulation going, as I...
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Maria B.

5.0 of 5 stars. I love this place. I love browsing, or just popping in to get my quick fix of chick lit. All my vacations start with their selection of travel books, and their science section is just great. Also,...
yelp.com - user review - 06/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Aidan D.

4.0 of 5 stars. People are always talking about Green Apple, but in my opinion Aardvark is San Francisco's best-kept secret as far as used bookstores go. They have an excellent selection of used books on a variety of...
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Dwayne A.

4.0 of 5 stars. I have to say I love Aardvark!Great cooking section, great history sections. The buddhism section is well-stocked and has newer titles you'd want to read. Also, if you love mystical stuff, they have...
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by nora b.

5.0 of 5 stars. if yer a young queer with a penchant towards deep lez type books for cheap, this is an awesome place to check out. for some reason they have a great selection of used feminist critique that we love...
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Vanessa T.

2.0 of 5 stars. Not interesting, and terrible staff! The people that work there are incredibly rude and condescending. They variety of books are okay, and the prices are a little high for being a used book store....
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by millie m.

5.0 of 5 stars. this is the only bookstore in the city that i'll buy my books at. they have an excellent selection of new and used books, plus their prices are unbeatable. i walk in wanting a certain book...and walk...
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Ravena F.

3.0 of 5 stars. I want this to be my favorite bookstore, I really do. It's nice and close to my house, I like the space, love the name, & I like the fairly eclectic selection they have being a smallish bookstore....
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Manuel M.

5.0 of 5 stars. So,if you want used gay books, this is the place to go for. The neighborhood (gayborhood) donates all the books here. Of course they have everything else, I mean, right now I am going to head over to...
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by John S.

4.0 of 5 stars. This bookstore is really grand. Its most unique and endearing feature is its mustiness. I don't know how many used books there are, or whether it's the books or mildew from a leak somewhere, but the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/08/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by gary c.

4.0 of 5 stars. I love going to Aardvark Books! My bookcase is filled with books I've gotten there. I often order food to go at Chow (a couple of doors down) and Aardvark's is the perfect place to browse while I'm...
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Erik F.

4.0 of 5 stars. I like to stop in Aardvark every time I pass it. Oftentimes I'll go in looking for one thing, and come out with an armful of books that I didn't expect to pick up. It's not a big concern, since the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Teej T.

4.0 of 5 stars. Damn you, Aardvark. Every time I come up to San Francisco, I drop at least fifteen bucks here. Which translates to about three quality books at Aardvark's amazing prices. I like to justify it by...
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by coffeecake j.

4.0 of 5 stars. i have a magazine fetish.
yelp.com - user review - 12/16/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jennifer M.

4.0 of 5 stars. I love the look, the feel, the sme...well not really the smell, but almost everything about old bookstores. Aardvark sells old as well as new books with even a section for used pocket books. They have...
yelp.com - user review - 11/12/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Lauren M.

4.0 of 5 stars. I always find something when I come here. The prices are very fair, and they have nice selection of used, off the map, and interesting books.
yelp.com - user review - 11/08/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Janney B.

4.0 of 5 stars. I like coming here, sitting on the floor, and reading a self-help book that I won't purchase. Last time, it was a book titled "addiction to perfection." I straightened and realphabetized the shelf...
yelp.com - user review - 11/06/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jenny T.

5.0 of 5 stars. I admit, this is my late afternoon escape. There are surprises here. My favorite is the crime/mystery noir section.Today's no different. I spent grocery money on that new McCullers novel, an edition...
yelp.com - user review - 10/24/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by megan r.

5.0 of 5 stars. Reviews are really awkward to write and I don't feel quippy or cute so whatever.This is my friendly neighborhood used bookstore. It reminds me a lot of Diskovery in Allston, but a lot more organized...
yelp.com - user review - 10/24/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Bill M.

5.0 of 5 stars. Check it out...it's worth just trying to figure out the story with the owner. That guy is the last of the Upper Haight strongholds....FUCK BORDERS!
yelp.com - user review - 09/13/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Alured P.

5.0 of 5 stars. Much more than I expected from a bookstore this size, a pretty good selection of fiction and history books, well worth visiting if in the area.
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Darin I.

5.0 of 5 stars. I usually drop by Aardvark once a week. Other yelpers have done a great job describing the store, its offerings, and Ace The Skeletal Cat. The following purchasing points are my humble contribution:...
yelp.com - user review - 08/09/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jessica B.

5.0 of 5 stars. I go here, after a grabbing something to eat on Church, and convince myself that I won't be spending a hefty portion of my paycheck here. Good location, nice set-up inside, you don't get lost in a sea...
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by ross g.

4.0 of 5 stars. Over the course of eight months, and usually while waiting for a table at Chow, I would venture in and buy every Jim Thompson novel I could find. I was constantly delighted by this game because the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/22/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jennifer s.

4.0 of 5 stars. When I used to live down the street from here I would scope out the window all the time. I bought many artbooks here at great prices. Also, great paperback, cookbook, movie and photography sections....
yelp.com - user review - 07/19/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Cynthia B.

5.0 of 5 stars. They buy my used books and give me cash. Cool place in my book. Get it...book? lolDid you know this place used to be Safeway for awhile before Safeway moved to current location across the street?...
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by kimi w.

4.0 of 5 stars. A great little used bookstore!Lots of gems can be found here. For some reason, they seem to have an excellent selection of used indie comics / graphic novels, some pretty hard to find.
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Amber N.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is my favorite used bookstore in the world, surpassing even Powell's in downtown Portland. If you're looking for something popular check out Aardvark's it's very likely that you can find it used...
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by chandra g.

5.0 of 5 stars. Great fiction selection!I like stopping by Aardvark's on my walk home from work. It's the kind of SF bookstore that I like; small, dusty, neighborhoody and they've got a selection of books I can...
yelp.com - user review - 05/08/2007
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Excellent! Owner - Staff - Selection by Cate D. at InsiderPages

As a former employee of Aardvark - it was and still remains, a very special time of my life. Many miles have been travelled since 1991-93, but those I knew always reside in my heart. Catherine
citysearch.com - user review - 04/20/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jen I.

5.0 of 5 stars. I don't know what it is it about this place.It's nothing special inside. It's the 'everyman' of used book places. The shelves are spilling over with too many books and it's staff isn't overtly...
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Max P.

5.0 of 5 stars. This place rocks. Nice selection, stock stays pretty fresh. It's reasonably well lit, the books are well displayed, and you don't get a headache trying to skim the shelves. Best of all -- you can...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Anya B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Used books and magazine rack. They buy books, too.
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Yelp.com Review - by Alice S.

5.0 of 5 stars. One sunny Sunday on the way back from ImagineKnit, I walked by Aardvarks and saw one of my absolute Favorite John Singer Sargent books in the window.This is a book that my art loving uncle has had on...
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Kennelco C.

5.0 of 5 stars. Aardvark Books is my personal favorite bookstore in town. It's always been a favorite, but with so many others closing down, it has remained a staple in the used book shopping experience.Excellent...
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2007
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Aaaardvark Books

real tidy place.. lots of old books and new magazines and nice people working there! And they're open late.
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Yelp.com Review - by Bill J.

4.0 of 5 stars. A reliable neighborhood bookstore a few blocks from home. You can always walk out with decent used paperbacks (especially mysteries) or new magazines. Surprisingly strong collection of used graphic...
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Yelp.com Review - by Julia C.

5.0 of 5 stars. When I'm not eating, I find time to read. I've been coming to Aardvark since my college days, when hunting for obscure literary theory books seemed like more than just great fun, but a...
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Yelp.com Review - by Suzanne B.

2.0 of 5 stars. Profoundly unimpressed. I know of no other way to describe my brief and unsatisfying experience at Aardvark. I am the type of person who can spend literally hours in book stores, especially used...
yelp.com - user review - 12/26/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by K O.

4.0 of 5 stars. I was looking for a bookstore close by so I yelped it and Aardvark's came up. I called ahead to make sure they had the book I wanted and they did. While I was browsing I realized that this is the kind...
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Yelp.com Review - by Adam B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Great place to find graphic books cheap. The place has some amazing deals and i love a great deal. The smell is funky but the deals more than make up for it. Bravo
yelp.com - user review - 12/12/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by masa s.

4.0 of 5 stars. Right on the 22 Muni, so the main draw for this place for me is the location. But, there's such an eclectic variety of new, used, foreign, and other random books, I can go in every week with...
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Yelp.com Review - by Heather C.

4.0 of 5 stars. I first went to Aardvark maybe a year after I moved to San Francisco. I was still feeling kind of lonely and lost in the shuffle, and it totally made my day to walk into Aardvark and see behind the...
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Yelp.com Review - by Milk and Cheese ..

3.0 of 5 stars. Classic used book store, complete with the quintessential staffer: a cat. Good selection, includes a big stash of graphic novels. I found a bunch of interesting GNs here last time.
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Great selection by ordulph o. at InsiderPages

For a relatively small space, Aardvark manages to stock an amazingingly large selection. Their prices are good and I love their relaxed and informative staffers. PROS: Great selection, easy public transit,...
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Yelp.com Review - by Julie B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Once you get past the old book smell, the place rocks. Awesome half off cover price used books, a large magazine section and an orange fat cat. A great place to indulge in the world of printed...
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Yelp.com Review - by Cate F.

4.0 of 5 stars. Great little bookstore!
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Yelp.com Review - by Colleen B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Excellent bookstore, good selection, ok staff. Perfect location for picking up a last minute read on your way to Dolores Park.
yelp.com - user review - 07/20/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by dedboi M.

4.0 of 5 stars. When I was on my big Bukowski and Hemingway kick I would find many of their books for cheap at Aardvark. I once passed on this little book of pics chronicling Hemingway big game fishing. Why the hell...
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Yelp.com Review - by brian m.

4.0 of 5 stars. A paridise of used and new books. If you can not make it to the mecca of book stores(green apple) this is a good neighborhood second option. The staff is always nice, and the selection is fairly...
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Jeremy W.

4.0 of 5 stars. One of the truly fine SF used book stores that is not Green Apple and not in The Mission. While in the shadow of many other booksellers as regards remainders and sale books (Green Apple and Dog Eared...
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Anna b.

4.0 of 5 stars. One of my favorite bookstores. I had to stop selling my books there, though, because they would only let me buy used books with it and there weren't any that intrigued me. They have a nice way of...
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Yelp.com Review - by miriam b.

2.0 of 5 stars. Works to browse for inexpensive book whilst waiting for a bus/light rail.
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Yelp.com Review - by maria d.

5.0 of 5 stars. My favorite bookstore in the city for having a ton of GOOD used fiction that is actually priced well - check out the paperback section for lots of paperback editions of older books. Fantastic YA...
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Yelp.com Review - by E.Mo. ..

3.0 of 5 stars. I really like this place. You can find some excellent treasures in this bookstore.And the best place to find calendars for the new years.
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by ordulph o.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is a great used bookstore! The staff is friendly and attitude-free, and the store is stuffed with books! They seem to have something on every subject you can think of. Their cookbook and history...
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Wayne B.

5.0 of 5 stars. I love my little neighborhood bookstore. For its size it has a surprisingly large and diverse selection of books. I am always, miraculously able to find exactly what I need for the price that I...
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by josie p.

5.0 of 5 stars. i totally love my little neighborhood bookstore. i go in there when i'm in a bad mood, i buy a used classic paperback for cheap, and then i feel better.and they have funny old cat that looks like he...
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Eric H.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is my favorite used bookstore in the city. For me, it is a great size - to not overwhelm, and, while most of the books are used, has a considered selection of new books and a large selection of...
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Barbara J.

4.0 of 5 stars. This is a really great used book store. They have a pretty good selection, and even though they are a somewhat smaller-sized store, I can still easily get lost there, which is a requirement for a...
yelp.com - user review - 01/20/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Camper E.

4.0 of 5 stars. A homeless guy told me that Aardvark is the best place to sell used books, and he was right. When you try to sell stuff to Inner Mission bookstores, they often sigh and scoff at you for your poor...
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2006
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Aardvark Books by Andrea T. at InsiderPages

Another one of my favorite bookstores, Aardvark Books has a pretty good selection of used and new books. They have a small store but still you can find a real treasure among their stacks. I come back every now...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/26/2005
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Aardvark Books

I would say that Aardvark Books has a not terribly huge selection of used books but I do find something good every now and then. I like the fact that I can call the store and ask them to see if they h...
judysbook.com - user review - 11/26/2005
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great used book store!

Aardvark Books is a fantastic used bookstore. They have a great selection of different books in all genres. They also have many out of print books and if you look through you can even find some firs...
judysbook.com - user review - 11/20/2005
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great used book store! by Kira L. at InsiderPages

Aardvark Books is a fantastic used bookstore. They have a great selection of different books in all genres. They also have many out of print books and if you look through you can even find some first editions!...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/13/2005
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used books by G W. at InsiderPages

Aardvark Books is a fair used bookstore. They have a great selection of different books in all genres. They have many out of print books and if you look through you can even fid some first editions too....
citysearch.com - user review - 11/09/2005
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used books

Aardvark Books is a fair used bookstore. They have a great selection of different books in all genres. They have many out of print books and if you look through you can even fid some first editions ...
judysbook.com - user review - 11/09/2005
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Wondeful place for a book store! by ELAINE Y. at InsiderPages

Here's another used book store that I love to go to. This place has some wonderful out of print books and a ton of used books. They can also special order certain titles upon request. The staff is super...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/09/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Dana L.

4.0 of 5 stars. Great used bookstore. A lot of selection, and organized as well as a new book store. It is fairly rare that I can actually find a book that I'm looking for at a used bookstore - this place was the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2005
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A good book store in a central location

It's surprising how few used book stores there are in San Francisco, but Aardvark has to be in the top five. It is very centrally located, it's near to pretty much anything, and it has a very decend s...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/21/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Gourmet G.

4.0 of 5 stars. It's clean, bright, airy, and well-organized, and the staff is friendly and helpful . . . an atmosphere more like a library than a book store. There's nothing wrong with it, but I prefer the dust and...
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2005
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A good book store in a central location by Gavin W. at InsiderPages

It's surprising how few used book stores there are in San Francisco, but Aardvark has to be in the top five. It is very centrally located, it's near to pretty much anything, and it has a very decend selection....
citysearch.com - user review - 07/08/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Mick F.

4.0 of 5 stars. I love the smell of dusty books. It reminds me of how much the library sucked in my hometown. Really great selection of used books, especially graphic novels. Take advantage of the fact that either...
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by patrick g.

4.0 of 5 stars. Second only to Green Apple books in the city. Good stuff.
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by dean e.

4.0 of 5 stars. great used book store. everything is relatively easy to find. and the staff is very helpful. the selection is smaller than some other used book stores, but generally inclusive.
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Desiree V.

4.0 of 5 stars. Wonderful used book store with a friendly staff. The books are very well-organized and in good condition.
yelp.com - user review - 03/08/2005
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Good Selection for Its Size

Has a great selection of books in some of the more obscure subject matters, such as philosophy and folklore.
citysearch.com - user review - 08/09/2002
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Nice and Cozy

Not the sort of bookstore you could spend hours in, but one that's great to browse through after dinner at Chow. They stock a good selection of readerly magazines as well, and i've found a few gems in the...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/20/2002
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