This is an independently-owned antiquarian bookstore local to El Cerrito which focuses on rare, scholarly and out-of-print books. The owner is Michael Hackenberg. The books that Michael prefers to purchase are of the literary variety on a wide range of lasting-interest subjects from science to European and medieval history. The store is located off a quiet street near Giovanni's grocery store. The shop is in a business-office building. The inside is lined with bookshelves filled to the brim with antique books of value.