we’re going on vacation!
Three years ago (an eon, basically), we had a crazy idea to try to close the store for a few weeks and give our staff a paid vacation, as if we were in Spain or something. (Ha!) Now, for the third year in a row, we’re doing it!
August in DC is here. It’s hot, it’s sticky, and while we do love seeing you and selling you books everyday, we’re gonna need to have a little rest. What is a DC summer without the Lost City Books summer sale?
To celebrate our vacation, we’re holding a 20% off sale on in-store and online purchases the weekend leading up to our break, August 17th and 18th. You can continue to support us by shopping while we’re closed with a 20% discount for online orders from August 19th through 29th. We reserve a store-wide sale for only the most special of occasions, so a paid summer break for our staff is the best way to celebrate.
Mark your calendars for August 17th and 18th, and come out and show your favorite independent booksellers some love, clear out our shelves, and wish us a relaxing and restful vacation.
Heads up! Our sale will continue online while we are closed. Place an order on our website using the code SUMMERSALE24 for 20% off your order.
FAQs:
We will be open from 10am to 10pm on Saturday, August 17th, and 10am to 9pm on Sunday the 18th. The shop will re-open at 10am on Friday, August 30th.
Nearly everything — new books, used books, rare books and collectibles, cards, notebooks and stationery, merchandise — will be 20% off. (The two exceptions are books from our dollar carts & a select few used books — we’ll let you know if this applies during checkout!)
Orders placed any time during the 19th through the 30th will be processed ON THE 30TH -- even if you pay for priority shipping, set your order for pickup in-store, etc. We can’t guarantee we will process all orders placed during the weekend of the sale (the 17th and 18th) before we go on vacation, but we will do our best!
Other questions? Send us an email!