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The coauthor of the last bookstores guide to downtown l. The store was first opened as a small shop inside a hotel in the village in 1977, and then moved to the current location in 1980. Its vast, sprawling over almost 5,000 square miles, with an. The last bookstore lays claim to being the largest independent bookstore in all of california.
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