4433862183

Est. 1987

Station North Books

34 E. LANVALE BALTIMORE, MD 21202

An English professor and modernist literary scholar, Sparrow takes some relish in sorting out “all the past that’s living and fit to live,” as Ezra Pound had it. Many books, says the professor, “I keep around because they’re just too handsome not to admire.” Those pretty books, folios and quartos in tooled leather bindings, are prized by decorators as well as readers and collectors. Today there are over 10,000 books, many first editions, and many signed, ranging from literature and art to history and music.

BRICK & MORTAR

From one train station up in Lutherville to just north of Baltimore’s own, we are now a brick-and-mortar book and antiques store. Find us across from Penn station between Charles and Saint Paul.

Address: 34 E. Lanvale Baltimore, MD 21202

General Hours: M-F, 9AM-2PM; many evenings as well.

By Appointment: Please text to 443-386-2183

Connect Online

Email: profnedsparrow@gmail.com

Phone: 443-823-9065

Online Store: Shop new books on Bookshop and find Antiquarian, Marylandia, signed, art and art books on Biblio.

Social: For beautiful books, charming antiques, catalogue updates, readings, and more. Follow me on Instagram @StationNorthBooks and Facebook.

News

Station North Books is Baltimore’s Most Eccentric Book Shop

Owner Ned Sparrow takes a treasure-hunt approach to filling his tight shelves, which showcase an almost unimaginable range and depth of offerings.

By Amy Scattergood | Photography by Micah E. Wood | August 2023

Baltimore Magazine

Nineteen of Baltimore’s Best Bookshops

Visit any one of these neighborhood stores to find your next read.

By Ron Cassie | January 2022

Baltimore Magazine

12 Unique Bookstores You Need To Know In Baltimore

Owned and carefully curated by an English professor, Dr. Ned, Station North Books is a Baltimore bookstore that locals cherish. The book (and antiques) store is where you want to go for hard-to-find autographed copies or first editions of books. If you want the illustrated edition of your favorite book or one with pretty binding, Dr. Ned will find it for you.

DC Travel Magazine

December 2020: Station North Books in North Baltimore says "We're Open Baltimore!"

WMAR Baltimore