Bookseller

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Bookseller
Address:	Across the town's river, above JojaMart

The Bookseller is a shop that sells books. It appears twice every season on random dates marked on the calendar. The shop sells a random assortment of books each time. The player can also trade in their books here.

Whenever the Bookseller is visiting, there will be a message saying "The Bookseller is in town today". It is open all day.

Visiting Days

The Bookseller visits twice every season randomly on the following possible dates:

Season	Possible days
Spring	11, 12, 21, 22, 25
Summer	9, 12, 18, 26, 27
Fall	4, 7, 8, 9, 12, 19, 22, 25
Winter	5, 11, 12, 19, 22, 24

Shop Stock

Not all of the items will be available to buy on each visit.

Name	Description	Price
Bait And Bobber	Read this to gain some fishing experience.	data-sort-value="5000">5,000g
Way Of The Wind pt. 1	You run a little bit faster.	data-sort-value="15000">15,000g
Way Of The Wind pt. 2	You run a little bit faster.	data-sort-value="35000">35,000g
Horse: The Book		data-sort-value="25000">25,000g
Ol' Slitherlegs	You will now run a lot faster through grass and crops.	data-sort-value="25000">25,000g
Queen Of Sauce Cookbook	Learn any Queen Of Sauce recipes that you don't already know.	data-sort-value="50000">50,000g
Book Of Stars	Read this to gain some experience in all skills.	data-sort-value="15000">15,000g
Combat Quarterly	Read this to gain some combat experience.	data-sort-value="5000">5,000g
Friendship 101	You become friends with people a little faster.	data-sort-value="20000">20,000g
Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Thick	Gain +1 Defense.	data-sort-value="20000">20,000g
Jewels Of The Sea	Fishing treasure chests have a chance to yield roe.	data-sort-value="20000">20,000g
Mining Monthly	Read this to gain some mining experience.	data-sort-value="8000">8,000g
Stardew Valley Almanac	Read this to gain some farming experience.	data-sort-value="10000">10,000g
Treasure Appraisal Guide	You will fetch a better price when selling artifacts.	data-sort-value="20000">20,000g
Woodcutter's Weekly	Read this to gain some foraging experience.	data-sort-value="8000">8,000g
Price Catalogue	You can now see the value of your items.	data-sort-value="3000">3,000g

Trading Stock

Trading books granting powers will only appear if the player has already obtained the power from that book. Also, for books with multiple items that can be obtained, only one of the items will be available to earn when trading.

Name	Description	Price
Cave Jelly (3)	A rare jelly found in underground lakes.	Jewels Of The Sea (1)
River Jelly (3)	A rare jelly found in freshwater.
Sea Jelly (3)	A rare jelly found in the ocean.
Slime Egg-Press (1)	Compresses 100 pieces of slime into a slime egg. It's a miracle of science!	Monster Compendium (2)
Slime Incubator (1)	Hatches slimes eggs into slimes. Allows you to raise slimes outdoors.
Mystery Box (7)	A blacksmith can open this for you. Who knows what might be inside?	Book of Mysteries (1)
Fairy Dust (8)	Sprinkle on kegs, furnaces, and other refining equipment to instantly receive their product.	Book Of Stars (1)
Pepper Poppers (2)	Spicy breaded peppers filled with cheese.	Stardew Valley Almanac (1)
Deluxe Bait (30)	Causes fish to bite even faster and increases size of the "fishing bar".	Bait And Bobber (1)
Wood (100)	A sturdy, yet flexible plant material with a wide variety of uses.	Woodcutter's Weekly (1)
Hardwood (20)	A special kind of wood with superior strength and beauty.	Woody's Secret (1)
Coal (20)	A combustible rock that is useful for crafting and smelting.	Mining Monthly (1)
Monster Musk (1)	Spray this on to draw more monsters out of hiding.	Combat Quarterly (1)
Stuffing (3)	Ahh... the smell of warm bread and sage.	Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Thick

Trivia

• The shopkeeper, Marcello, is the hot air balloon pilot from Harvey's Ten heart event.

History

• 1.6: Introduced.