About

ABOUT US: Johnnycake Books is an Internet and storefront bookseller of rare and collectible books. We were one of the first several hundred booksellers to put their collections on the Internet in 1996. Our storefront, which resulted from our Internet success, is located in the small Connecticut town of Salisbury. Nestled in the foothills of the Berkshires, our shop is housed in a 19th-century farmer's cottage. Surrounded by perennial gardens, Johnnycake Books is a place for relaxation, perusal, and acquisition of the fine volumes in our collection.

What's a johnnycake? It's a simple corncake that harkens back to old New England Yankee kitchens. Why Johnnycake Books? There are two reasons, one personal, and the other literary. There is a Johnnycake Hill that overlooks the harbor in New Bedford, Massachusetts, where the store's owner Dan Dwyer grew up. Johnnycake Hill is also the place in Herman Melville's Moby Dick where Ishmael finds lodging, worships, and from which he departs to go a-whalin'.

JOHNNYCAKE'S OWNER: Dan Dwyer brings a varied background to rare-book selling. After graduating from Georgetown University in 1974, he worked on Capitol Hill and Jimmy Carter's 1976 campaign. He then served at the White House, traveling worldwide with the press corps. Next, he worked for CBS both in Washington and New York. When he moved to Salisbury, he sold real estate and ran for public office before discovering the happy pursuit of rare books.

MEMBER: Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA) and International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).

STORE HOURS... OPEN THURSDAY - MONDAY (incl Sunday) 11 -5. Tuesday and Wednesday by chance or appointment. 7 days in summer.

DIRECTIONS: ... from New York City. Take Saw Mill or Hutchinson Parkways to Route 684 to its terminus into NY Route 22 to Amenia, NY, then Route 343 east to Sharon, CT. From there follow Route 41 into Lakeville, then Salisbury.

... from Boston. Take Interstate 90 (Mass Pike) to the Lee exit in the Berkshires, follow signs through Stockbridge to Great Barrington, Massachuetts. Stay on Route 7 south until Canaan, Connecticut, then take Route 44 west to Salisbury.

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