I live in Arizona. I purchased a first edition biography online from Biblio, that came from this bookstore. I love to collect first edition books by Aldous Huxley (most notable work Brave New World) and in collecting things from him Ive also come to love some of the works from his family. And this shop had a very special book that was a biography on Aldous Huxleys grandfather, Thomas Henry Huxley. And this copy was presumed to have belonged to Aldous Huxleys brother Julian Huxley. Julian Huxley co-authored the forward of the biography with Aldous. The owners have no idea how special this book is to me. I have a fairly extensive collection. This is my new favorite. Being so rare I was totally in disbelief of what I had found online. I asked a question to the store via biblio. The owners reached out to me less than 24 hours later and answered my questions. Took more photos of the item. They were so incredibly kind and helpful. I also had a hiccup with shipping. When I paid via PayPal it dropped my apartment number out of the address, so USPS began to return the item. They quickly got it corrected for me, which was very helpful because I was out of town at the moment. I really couldnt say enough good things about this store. I will absolutely be buying from them again and cant wait to visit in person as well. Great service from great people. Well deserving of a 5 star review .

I ordered a book online from Lost Horizon recently and it was packaged with such care. I opened the box to find it carefully wrapped in brown paper and surrounded with a layer of bubble wrap. It protected my heavy book throughout its journey in the post all the way up the west coast. Rest assured ordering online if you cant visit in person.

They arent across the street from the Paradise anymore, but Lost Horizon Bookstore is absolutely stunning in its new location on San Ysidro! The new shop is super instagrammable (for whatever thats worth to you), but the beautiful collections rare books and prints really demand that you head there yourself to see them in person.

A fantastic store in a beautiful location, great selection of art, California history and first edition literature.

I stumbled upon this store while exploring Santa Barbara last year. I just love book stores like this one! The owner was friendly and I picked up some really cool sci fi books for my husband.

This place is a Haven. The books I bought was a great read!

Immediately felt like I found a haven of reason and sanity right in the middle of 2017: Old books and classical music. No Twitter.

The store has a lot of quality used books in great shape for great prices. If I want a new literature, photography, or art book, Ill check here first before buying on Amazon.