An independent bookstore is a retail bookstore which is independently owned.

Usually, independent stores consist of only a single actual store (although there are some multi-store independents).

They may be structured as sole proprietorships, closely held corporations or partnerships (i.e. a small number of shareholders or partners), cooperatives, or nonprofits.

Independent stores can be contrasted with chain bookstores, which have many locations and are owned by large corporations which often have other divisions besides bookselling.

Olympia is the capital of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County.

It was incorporated on January 28, 1859.

The population was documented as 46,478 in the 2010 census.

The city borders Lacey to the east and Tumwater to the south.

Olympia is a major cultural center of the Puget Sound region.

Olympia is located southwest of Seattle, the largest city in the state of Washington, and falls within the borders of the Seattle CSA.

An antiquarian or antiquary (from the Latin: antiquarius, meaning pertaining to ancient times) is an aficionado or student of antiquities or things of the past.

More specifically, the term is used for those who study history with particular attention to ancient artifacts, archaeological and historic sites, or historic archives and manuscripts.

The essence of antiquarianism is a focus on the empirical evidence of the past, and is perhaps best encapsulated in the motto adopted by the 18th-century antiquary Sir Richard Colt Hoare, "We speak from facts not theory".