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Compass - SFO
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Compass Books If you are flying Virgin American or American Airlines, stop by and pick up the morning news, your favorite magazine or that book you have always a few uninterrupted hours to read! Nice mention for our store in the London Review of Books! We think you will be pleasantly surprised by what you find in either Compass Books at SFO! |
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The Press Shawn HibmaCronan, Sculptor
This sculpture was commissioned by Compass Books to
Celebrate the Reopening of Terminal 2, San Francisco International
Airport, April 2011.
The Press represents Freedom and the tremendous impact that type and the written word has had on the history of civilization.What better place to celebrate that than in
the newest location of The West’s Oldest Independent Bookseller! |
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The original Compass Books Inc. in the North Terminal of San Francisco Airport is one of the few credible airport bookstores in the world.
San Francisco International Airport San Francisco, CA 650-244-0610 FAX 650-244-0620 Manager: Jerry Blume In the Blogosphere Delayed Due to Fog |
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Just around the corner next to Peet's Coffee is bzinc, an annex to Compass Books, we sell best-sellers, gifts and some travel (and life) essentials. |






