Treasure House Books and Gifts, Albuquerque, N.Mex., has been put up for sale by owner John Hoffsis, who is hoping to sell the store and building to "someone who can carry on the legacy, putting New Mexico stories and authors as the main focus," KRQE reported.
"It would be nice to have somebody who can devote the same kind of attention to the same type of thing [and] carry on having a bookstore in old town," he said.
Hoffsis noted that over the years Treasure House has "gained a real kind of local following.... A lot of the bookstores have some local books and local authors, but there wasn't anybody who was specializing in it, who was actually trying to showcase the local talent that we have and the local history that we have."
Noting that his father had owned the building before him, Hoffsis added that he hopes to retire this summer: "I've been in retail now because I have worked at my father's store, at my stores, for now over 51 years.... I think it's time that I relax and kind of lay back. We do own this building, so we are going to retire, so to speak, hopefully June 1 of this year."
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