We Really Love Books, Arghh!
We are a small bookstore passionate about knowledge, sustainability, and pirate lingo.
We Do Some Cool Things
Our Climate Pledge
We donate 7% of all profits to The Ocean Cleanup. Learn more about that and our other climate initiatives.
Used Book Return Program
Send us your used books for up to a 15% off discount on future purchases.
Our Purpose
We exist to help illuminate minds and cultivate the creative spirit while preserving our invaluable natural environment, fostering a more enlightened, enjoyable, and sustainable world.
Est. 1733
Founded by George Black & Henry Barhe in 1733*
Ahoy there, ye seekers of wisdom and curiosity! Grab a chair, if you will, and sit ye down for a tale as old as the venerable oak. Our company, Black & Barhe, was “lifted onto its keel,” that’s pirate talk for founded, in the golden age of 1733, by two reliable sea traders, George Black and Henry Barhe – not so average gents as they basked in the mystique of the sailing merchant life…
*For legal reasons, we have to state that this is just a fictitious story for dramatic effect (we think it's a fun story, though). We were actually founded in 2023 by a non-pirate who loves books.