Welcome to Old Algonquin Books
& author John Dunning's website

Old Algonquin Books has been in business 26 years, 10 of those years as an open bookshop in Denver. The owners, John and Helen Dunning, are founding members of the Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association RMABA.
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Five of John's mysteries feature Cliff Janeway, bookseller and ex-Denver cop. John has also written a mystery about old-time radio in New Jersey in 1942, an extensive encyclopedia on old-time radio, a novel about Denver in the 1920s, and three other earlier mysteries. We only carry a few of John's books, but you should be able to find them in your favorite new or used book store in either hardback or paperback. For more information click in the box on the right beside John's picture.

We have recently added several books on big bands, film, TV, and old-time radio. We put mylar covers on the dust jackets of all our books and we now include free shipping via USPS media mail on all U.S. orders.

To find a book in our stock, enter author, title, or a topic in the search box on the right. For more detailed book searches, including by subject, publisher, keywords, etc., click "Search" at the top of this page, and then for more information click on Search Tips. Get a 10% discount on any order of five or more books.

A few titles from our stock: