:''Note: There are independent bookstores named "Left Bank Books" in Belfast, Maine, in St. Louis, and in New York City.'' Left Bank Books Collective is an

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, founded in 1973, in

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, Washington. It is located at 92 Pike Street, in the Corner Market building at

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. Its

Lonely Planet Lonely Planet is a travel guide book publisher. Founded in Australia in 1973, the company has printed over 150 million books. History 20th century Lonely Planet was founded by married couple Maureen Wheeler, Maureen and Tony Wheeler. In 19 ...

review states that it "displays zines in ''español'', revolutionary pamphlets, essays by

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and an inherent suspicion of authority." The store hosts occasional events that are described among the "top 15 things to do this week" or similar reviews in Seattle. It is also a small publisher and it ran an

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fundraising campaign in 2014, when it had been operating for 40 years.

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