Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, Illinois, United States
5.0 (8 reviews) Spent Ranking #26 in Galena Libraries
Looking for a book? Bill Butts can find it for you
Bill and Yolanda Butts used to operate an outstanding bookstore on Main Street in Galena, Illinois. Called Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, it catered to folks like me who love to read non-fictional books in such categories as Civil War, World War II, biography, Hollywood, ancient history, sports and Old West. Then they decided to close their shop and move their business into the basement of their home on the outskirts of Galena. Today, they sell books mostly online. In fact, Bill says he has only one or two in-home appointments per month. Like me. My wife and I paid a visit to their home at 9304 Saturn Lane during our recent three-day weekend in Galena. It was the second time we have visited their home, giving me a wonderful opportunity to browse through the basement filled with shelves of books. In advance of our trip, I scanned through Butts' website to see which books would tweak my interest. I found eight, then alerted Bill to hold them for him. And I asked him to set aside any other books he thought might also tweak my interest. So how many books did I purchase when I arrived at his house? Fourteen. Books on historic Galena, General William T. Sherman, Adlai Stevenson, Jack Lemmon, William Wyler, Alec Guinness, General John A. Rawlins, the Battle of Britain, the Enola Gay, D-Day, a Medal of Honor winner from Iwo Jima, the Battle of Berlin, World War II from Normandy to Berlin and the memorable confrontation between Pete Rose and Bart Giamatti. If you're a book lover, I encourage you to access the Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts' website, which allows you to scan books in 52 categories, autographs in 23 categories, magazines, maps, newspapers, prints, photographs and new arrivals. And if you don't find what you are looking for, chances are Bill can find it for you.
Address
9304 Saturn Ln, Galena, IL 61036-8305
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Website
http://www.mainstreetfinebooks.com
Current local date and time now
Thursday, May 09, 2024, 15:12
User Ratings
5.0 based on (8 reviews)
Reviews
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5Taylor B 5:00 PM Sep 10, 2020
My kind of book store--by appointment or by phone
In case you haven't noticed, there are fewer book stores in your neighborhood today than there were two or three years ago. In fact, if you live in my Chicago neighborhood, there aren't any at all. But, as an avid book lover, I long ago solved that problem. I discovered Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts. Located at 9304 Saturn Lane in Galena, Illinois, it is a book store like any other. Owned by Bill and Yolanda Butts, it once was based on Main Street in tourist-happy Galena. But they moved their business to their home on the outskirts of Galena a few years ago. Now they do business by appointment, by phone and on line. Either way, it's an enjoyable experience. Check out their website for rare books, first editions, maps, manuscripts, fiction, non-fiction, subjects of any kind. Provide a profile--what subjects are you looking for, which authors?--and they'll find them for you. And their mail delivery is fast and first-rate. My wife and I made a visit to the Butts' home/library/book store. But I do most of my business on line and by phone. They keep me up to date with weekly emails that detail the latest arrivals on my favorite subjects--Civil War, World War II, biography, Hollywood, Old West, ancient history and sports. Recent acquisitions include bios of legendary Hollywood directors John Ford and Frank Capra, Admiral Ernest King, Daniel Webster, the Marquis de Lafayette and Carl Sandburg's monumental four-volume study of Abraham Lincoln. Also books on the Battle of the Bulge and Guadalcanal and The Longest Tunnel, the true story of the epic World War II prisoner escape that was the basis for the movie The Great Escape. Also two books on the Chicago Bears, Jim Dent's Monster of the Midway and Lew Freedman's Game of my Life: Memorable stories of Chicago Bears football, complete with autographs of former star players. Whatever you're looking for, whatever your interest, the folks at Main Street in Galena can find it for you. Or if you're visiting historic Galena, arrange to browse through the Butts' book store. You'll be pleasantly surprised at what you'll find.
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5Taylor B 5:00 PM Jul 31, 2022
Looking for a book? Bill Butts can find it for you
Bill and Yolanda Butts used to operate an outstanding bookstore on Main Street in Galena, Illinois. Called Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, it catered to folks like me who love to read non-fictional books in such categories as Civil War, World War II, biography, Hollywood, ancient history, sports and Old West. Then they decided to close their shop and move their business into the basement of their home on the outskirts of Galena. Today, they sell books mostly online. In fact, Bill says he has only one or two in-home appointments per month. Like me. My wife and I paid a visit to their home at 9304 Saturn Lane during our recent three-day weekend in Galena. It was the second time we have visited their home, giving me a wonderful opportunity to browse through the basement filled with shelves of books. In advance of our trip, I scanned through Butts' website to see which books would tweak my interest. I found eight, then alerted Bill to hold them for him. And I asked him to set aside any other books he thought might also tweak my interest. So how many books did I purchase when I arrived at his house? Fourteen. Books on historic Galena, General William T. Sherman, Adlai Stevenson, Jack Lemmon, William Wyler, Alec Guinness, General John A. Rawlins, the Battle of Britain, the Enola Gay, D-Day, a Medal of Honor winner from Iwo Jima, the Battle of Berlin, World War II from Normandy to Berlin and the memorable confrontation between Pete Rose and Bart Giamatti. If you're a book lover, I encourage you to access the Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts' website, which allows you to scan books in 52 categories, autographs in 23 categories, magazines, maps, newspapers, prints, photographs and new arrivals. And if you don't find what you are looking for, chances are Bill can find it for you.
