Baldface Books

Typical used bookstore. Somewhat dusty, nothing fancy, lots and lots and lots of books. Typical pricing about half off retail and some books even less. Friendly enough. No one hovering over you. Can’t complain.

What I love about Baldface is their selection of used theatre scripts. I just got «Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf» for like $ 3 and was so happy. They have an amazing record section with a bunch of awesome and random artists. The store has a great feel… where it is kind of messy and discheveled… yet you can find everything fairly easily. It is not pretentious and I love that. There are a few secret rooms that you’ll stumble upon all featuring a different genre. A great place to stop by while walking around Dover.

A fine used bookstore with a friendly owner in the heart of downtown Dover. The book selection doesn’t quite stand up to some of the larger stores in more rural parts of the state, but the music selection is always interesting, reasonably priced, and eclectic enough to be different from the «used» section at, say, Bull Moose. Also has a great selection of magazines, including many that I’ve never seen anywhere else. Great travel section, and a few shelves of new arrivals that is useful for those who come in frequently.
Parking is available in the back and it’s a short walk away from at least one café and many other shopping/​dining options. A great part of downtown Dover. Too bad Portsmouth has nothing comparable.

Probably the best used book store I’ve ever seen. They also have CDs and records and (some) magazines.
As we walked in, we were greeted by two men having a conversation by the front counter. I was immediately excited because the front display, which in most bookstores consists of Oprah must-​reads and bestsellers, here consisted of about 20 random knitting/​crocheting/​recipe books. My husband gravitated right over to the travel section, and I to the cooking.
The selection of cookbooks is unbelievable. Everything from the 50’s to current, from vegetarian and diet books to microwave recipes, cooking in clay pots, and deep frying whatever you can imagine. Surprising amount of Chinese cookbooks.
So as I’m standing there, in awe of the front room, I notice another customer walk into what I had assumed was some kind of closet. I inched over, and noticed it was a very small passageway into 3 or 4 more full rooms of books. In that hallway, the first display is of really vintage-​looking leather-​bound classics. If I ever had a secret passageway in my house, I would decorate the fake bookshelf entry to it with these.
I ducked into one of the side rooms and found the craft section! I was satisfied with the display in the front, but when I saw this I was completely amazed. Two entire bookshelves, top to bottom, filled with crafting books from the 70’s and 80’s (mostly). Everything from needlecraft to «Microwaving Dried Flowers”– yes, this was a book for sale. There was also a book published by Sotheby’s with photos of the world’s «grandest estates”– in the mid-80’s.You don’t find stuff like this at Barnes and Noble.
Anyways, the hubby got antsy and I gave the guy at the counter 5 bucks for what looks like an amazing vegetarian cookbook. If I had another few hours, I’m sure I would have walked out with a lot more than that.
Come for the vintage record collection and books you won’t find anywhere else. But if it’s a generic chain bookstore you’re looking for, you probably won’t find what you’re looking for here.