Pirate's Alley, The Faulkner House, and Hearn

Just off Jackson Square (about which a later post), between the cathedral and presbytere, is Pirate's Alley. Amble along, admire the enclosed courtyard on the right and 19th century architecture on the left, but take care lest you miss:

Faulkner House, the ground floor of which is a delightful booksellers named, appropriately, Faulkner House Books. Now, if it is a volume about New Orleans you seek, you are likely to discover on the well-stocked shelves.