About the Store
est. 2020
The Scribe Bookstore specializes in rare, vintage, collectible, and unique editions in all subjects. Our inventory includes roughly ten thousand items with an extensive collection of first editions, signed books, and original prints. We take great pride in our curation and strive to find books in their best condition. Come and explore the artistry and importance of the past because what you hold in your hands matter!
Staff
Justin Daniel Wood
Owner and Proprietor
Justin has been working and collecting in Toronto’s rare book trade for a decade. He is one of the youngest members of the Antiquarian Association of Canada. He has worked for Alexander Antiques, Bjarne Tokerud, and at Contact Editions, one of the leading rare bookstores in Toronto. Since 2015, he has been selling on his own at shows and online. In 2020, at the age of 34, he took the bold leap and decided to open his very first bookstore.
Favourite Books:
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut
Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges
Love of Seven Dolls by Paul Gallico
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S. Eliot
Haley
Manager
Haley has a degree in English literature and a post grad in book publishing (this means she’s a double certified bookworm!). She works in the publishing industry and manages The Scribe Bookstore because she feels it’s vital to keep both the new and old book industries alive. She is a passionate book seller and collector and is constantly curating her own ever-growing collection.
Favourite Books (how painful it is to be limited to only five):
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
A Tree Grows In Brooklyn by Betty Smith
I Capture The Castle by Dodie Smith
