The Strand Bookstore by the numbers

80 years in business

1 location change

30 dollars for 12 inches worth of hardcovers in a color of your choice

2 adjunct locations

6 days a week to sell used books

7 years selling books online

1 illustrated copy of Ulysses, signed by James Joyce and Matisse, worth 40,000 dollars (nymag)

5 blocks to the nearest Barnes & Noble

89 1/2 hours of operation a week

Over 18 miles of books

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