Located in downtown Norfolk since 1982, Prince Books is situated one block from the Intracoastal Waterway. Our shelves have books for all interests and ages. Our regional interest section includes Chesapeake Bay and Outer Banks titles. Most orders arrive in a few days. Our cafe, The Lizard, offers sandwiches, salads, soup, coffee and drinks.

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Prince Books
109 E. Main Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
Tel: 757-622-9223
Fax: 757-622-9228
staff@prince-books.com
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The Lizard at Prince Books is now open. The Lizard is similar to the popular Leaping Lizard Cafe on Shore Drive. The Lizard is open Monday through Saturday until 5 p.m.

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Unique and provocative selections from a great diversity of voices...all personally recommended by the independent booksellers of America.

The Hour I First Believed The Hour I First Believed
by Lamb, Wally
In The Hour I First Believed, Wally Lamb captures the essence of modern America through the events of the past decade. Though sweeping, the story resonates in a powerfully intimate and personal way, at once heart-wrenching and hopeful, with characters so deeply conceived that you will think of them and their lives long after you have finished reading the book.--Suzy Staubach, UConn Co-op (Storrs Mansfield, CT)
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The perfect memory gift! Beautiful photographs of Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia Beach, as well as historic Yorktown, Jamestown and Williamsburg.

Only $26.95.

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Historic Photos of Norfolk

by Peggy Haile McPhillips. $39.95

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Southeastern Virginia
Below is a short selection of books about Norfolk and the Hampton Roads area, the Chesapeake Bay and Virginia:
Norfolk: The First Four Centuries
by Parramore, Thomas C., Stewart, Peter C., Bogger, Tommy L.

The first comprehensive history of Norfolk to appear since 1930, Norfolk: The First Four Centuries tells the story of America's largest maritime port from the first contact between a Spanish sailor and a Chiskiack man in 1561 to the city's late twentieth-century concerns, including pollution of the Chesapeake Bay, urban development, traffic in illegal guns, and racial tensions.

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