Starrlight Books

This place has some very hard to find books that you won’t find in a normal bookstore such as a complete collection of Bukowski books, as well as vintage sci-​fi books. I believe this is family owned, but the customer service is iffy at times. The man who works there is very nice, helpful, and knowledgable. The woman seems aloof and not very nice.
In all, I enjoy coming here. The books however are expensive if that’s a drawback. They do have sales on their books from time to time, but that usually on stuff I don’t really like much.
Overall, its a nice place to visit and browse, but I’d rather go somewhere else. On the positive side, it is a local business and if supporting local business is your thing, then I encourage you to go.

A great old atmosphere.
Don’t go in here to get your typical run of the mill book though. They have a very interesting selection.
The vintage section is the best and I loved their antique selection.

Great little bookstore in downtown Flagstaff. Nice staff, always helpful. Great selection of science fiction vintage paperback books.

Fantastic bookstore. They carry exactly my sort of books, and lots of rare out-​of-​print sci-​fi

Starrlight Books is a charming used bookshop. It is full of the kinds of books you would hope and expect to find in Flagstaff, Arizona — classics by Edward Abbey, Aldo Leopold, and John McPhee, along with other nature writing, poetry, arts and crafts books of the southwest, etc.
Most of the used books here are hardbacks in excellent condition, with cheaper worn paperbacks on a few shelves outside the shop. Rare books are on display throughout the shop, and a small back room boasts a well curated selection of sci-​fi paperbacks. Really great place to browse, excellent prices, and good quality books.

I like to go in here just to browse. They always have interesting titles, and it smells like real books. Books that have been read, appreciated, and passed along. Not like a big chain, or even the now-​too-​big for me Bookman’s. Good luck with parking.

It’s an old-​fashioned bookstore, holding a magnetic charm, as a jewel seated in the heart of downtown Flagstaff. A small store, with a personality all its own, it is valuable for its inventory of books, many rare, old, others popular, some I’ve wanted to read for a while, each one looking thoughtfully hand-​selected.
Books are presented right outside the entrance:
Scattered Poems by Jack Kerouac for $ 7.95
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig for $ 7.95
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury *without a price.
And other authors: Kurt Vonnegut, Hermann Hesse and Carlos Castaneda.
Walking inside is like walking through a time portal, into a parallel universe, a museum of ideas. (Sorry, I love old, used bookstores.) Jazz music played when I entered. There’s antique carpet looking tired on the floor, signifying the many feet that wore them in. And the entire front entrance space is Classic Literature.
I walked to the other side of the store, exploring.
I noticed a book case right in front of me with a sign that read:
Please ask for
assistance
For books in
This case.
Thanks
Rare books were kept neatly inside.
As I peered through the glass, I noticed one book in particular.:
Tales of Fishing Virgin Seas by Zane Grey
I walked around spying plenty books in these categories: Eastern Philosophy, New Age, Biography, Science, General Fiction, Science Fiction, Photography.
The sky voiced a few thunderous warnings. I left before the rain hit. It felt good to visit such a pearl right here in Flagstaff, especially on a rainy day. The thought of those books lingered in my brain like coffee on my tongue afterwords.
I will be back at Starlight Books soon enough.
I always come back here to visit.

I never know what I’m looking for when I go into a bookstore, especially when it focuses on used books. I also never hope to complete any other plans I had for the day, because I’ll most likely be on the fifth shelf looking over every single book and getting lost in the whirlwind of stories. Lastly, I never know when I’ll find a bookstore that piques my interest, because I try not to judge a book by its cover.
Starrlight Books is one of those places that exudes the rich dry smell of old musty paper and promises that you’ll find something you like. Along with some of the other reviewers, yes — it is slightly more expensive than other larger bookstores or things you find on the internet, but when you walk into an independently owned place where time slows to a crawl, expectations should be thrown out the window. I think it fits right in with the rest of the charming little downtown area of Flagstaff, and I’m thankful it’s not a chain.
There are a multitude of different sections, with a broad range of interesting topics and classic titles, despite the place being so small.

Packed into this little shop is a ton of used and collectable books. They also sell postcards and some reading accessories. It’s mostly for the avid collector rather than a casual reader, though.

While walking around in a snow storm in downtown Flagstaff, we came across this book store. This is the type of bookstore I hope to find in every town.
They carry mostly fiction, but they had a wall of treasures including a first edition of Naked Lunch, which I quickly snapped up.
My one worry was that they were cash only. This worry was quickly alleviated as they accept credit cards.
I had a pile of books that I bought and it was worth every penny spent.
This store is a must do for every bookworm.

I was flipping through last year’s vacation photos when I came across a photo I took in front of Starlight Books in Flagstaff, AZ. I was surprised that I couldn’t find a Unilocal entry for this cute little place in a fun and very antique part of town. Surrounded by local eateries and small shops, Starlight Books is a used bookstore that has tons of amazing titles to choose from. I walked in here last summer because in their window display they had a few books published by Black Sparrow Press of poets that I was not familiar with. I ended up with a stack of 8 books, all clocking in at under $ 25. Prices are low, the guy at the book counter was very friendly, and it’s the kind of place you can easily spend an hour in without realizing it. I’d like to come back there soon.

I imagine that if you were looking for a specific title, you’d pretty much be out of luck at Starrlight. But for a book-​loving browser like me, it was sufficiently diverse and interesting.
I paid more than I like to for a used book, but I was on vacation and in need of something interesting, and it was in pristine condition, so I grabbed it anyway. Book lovin’ fella didn’t find anything quite to his liking.
There’s not a ton of selection here, but what there is is mostly well-​groomed. Some great copies of classic kids’ books.
It’s a gem of a shop, but it could use some polishing.

Conveniently located in downtown Flagstaff, but even the small retail space they have isn’t anywhere near full — lots of books are shelved covers out instead of spines out. The section of Western books looked OK.
You’d think that with the large used bookstore in town closed down, they’d be getting more stock. Maybe it’s harsh, but Starrlight reminded me most of Waldenbooks. Also, everything is priced at internet prices or higher.

Starrlight, Starrbright, very first bookstore I saw that night…
We were in Flag for the weekend recently and this was one of many shops we wandered into.
I had the fortuitous luck to spot paperback copies of Dashell Hamett’s The Thin Man and Elmore Leonard’s Rum Punch. Score.
For awhile now I’ve been diving into different genres for leisure reading and a couple Elmore Leonard paperbacks have turned the trick nicely.
For a small used bookstore Starrlight had a fairly broad selection and decent prices. I’ll probably pay her a visit again the next time my train passes along her tracks.