The literature shelf is stocked the same way the racks are — one title at a time, chosen for what it says rather than what it sells.

Expect fiction and memoir, history and politics, poetry, art and photo books, magazines and zines, plus children's titles worth passing down. Every book is inspected and its condition described plainly: spine, cover wear, markings and all.

Most copies are one-of-one. When a title sells, it does not come back.

• Fiction, memoir and nonfiction across eras
• History, politics and culture writing
• Poetry, art books, photo books and zines
• Honest condition notes on spines, covers and markings