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<div class="win-meta">2025-06-20 · <a href="../../reviews.html">bookstores</a> · <span class="status-growing">growing</span></div>
<p class="preview">An in-depth review of baraboo wisconsin's the village booksmith</p>
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<p>Name: The Village Booksmith
Location: Baraboo, Wisconsin
Type: Vintage Bookstore
<a href="https://villagebooksmith.com/">More Info</a></p>
<h2>Location</h2>
<p>The Village Booksmith is located at 526 Oak Street, neatly nestled on the east side of Baraboo's courthouse square,
next to Third and Fourth Streets. It's next to a Corner Drug Store, and faces a historic monument.
A canon.</p>
<p>The area is quite small, and cozy. Gives off a "Stars Hollow" feel. The square itself is part of the
Downtown Baraboo Historic District, which features 19th- and early 20th-century commercial architecture—Italianate, Romanesque Revival, Neoclassical, and more—all framed around
the iconic Sauk County Courthouse.</p>
<h2>Book Collection</h2>
<h4>Literary Fiction</h4>
<h4>Essays</h4>
<p>The essays section was quite under the radar. My first visit I almost walked out of the store without
noticing it. There were however quite a view gems. Such as a first edition set of "The Essays of Montaigne"
by Michel De Montaigne.</p>
<h4>Poetry</h4>
<p>The poetry section in itself was around 2 decently sized shelfs tall. It had a decent collection of
american poetry 16-18th century. I had managed to find myself two first edition copies. One of
"Oxford Book of English Verse", and one of "Oxford 18th Century English Verse"</p>
<h2>Staff & Service</h2>
<p>The Bookstore is quite small, and I assume run by the young woman I presume to be the Owner of the
bookstore. She was quite helpful, and glad to show me to the reference section in hopes of finding a
Oxford Compact Dictionary to make use of while on retreat. She also unlike several other employees who
I don't necessarily blame for this. Decided to stay and search for a copy rather then pointing to the shelf
and walking away. Even though she was unseccseful in finding one, I did manage to get my hands on a
Webster's New World Dictionary which was ok for the time being. All together my experience there was
quite pleasant, and I have no complaints about the service in the slightest.</p>
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