L W Currey Books

203 Water Street in Elizabethtown, the county seat of Essex County and an unlikely address for a rare-book dealer with a national readership. L. W. Currey buys and sells fine and collectible first editions, with the bulk of the inventory in popular fiction and a deep specialization in science fiction and fantasy literature from the genre's earliest forms through the end of the 20th century. The author list is the differentiator. H. P. Lovecraft, H. G. Wells, Poul Anderson, Harlan Ellison, and the rest of the names a serious collector watches for. The Arkham House archive is a dedicated section. Letters and manuscripts sit alongside the printed books for collectors who want primary source material. The site runs the working business through advanced search, browseable online catalogues, recent acquisitions lists, and themed collections. The blog and recommended reading lists make it a reference resource as much as a sales channel. For collectors and researchers in the Adirondacks or anywhere else, this is the appointment-and-shipping bookstore that doesn't depend on foot traffic. Confirm visiting policy with the shop directly before driving in.