Bookstores in Chicago, Illinois

A. Adebayo, Bookseller

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Rare printed matter and material culture—with specialty in African and Afro-American social movements and social history.

Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Inc., ABAA, MWABA

chicago, Illinois, United States

Since 1938, Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Inc. has specialized in autographs, books-rare, out-of-print, and signed, documents, ephemera, manuscripts, paintings, photographs, prints, sculpture, and other material culture related to Abraham Lincoln, the U.S. Civil War, and American Presidents.For the time being, Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Inc is open by appointment. If you have a certain interest and would like to visit, please get in touch to make an appointment. We can curate some items specifically for you. We are also a small shop and staff members are occasionally out of the shop for appraisals or programs. We would like to have the most knowledgeable person on hand to help you. We are also available for sales consultations via Zoom. Please get in touch if that interests you.

after-words bookstore

Chicago, Illinois, United States

We are an open shop with 55,000 volumes. About 1/4 of our inventory is comprised of new books, the rest are used and out of print.

Alba's Books

Chicago, Illinois, United States

In the mid '90s, Alba started getting calls from people who had a pronunciation problem. /

"Is this...Biblio...um...Biblio...die...sigh...uh?"

/ She enjoyed hearing the attempts. Her father's book business, Bibliodisia, was actually pronounced Biblio-DEE-zhee-uh. "It's a whole books and sex thing," she'd explain. "No, no, not books ABOUT sex. Books so awesome you want them like sex. Biblio plus aphrodisia equals Bibliodisia -- get it?" / Some did, some didn't.

/ Either way, her dad built a musty little empire with a sexy, funny, brilliant, and hard-to-pronounce name that boasted membership in the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association (MWABA) and exhibited at Chicago book fairs such as the famed Printer's Row. / The way he puts it:

"OUR STOCK IS VARIED AND OF HIGH QUALITY, COMPRISED MAINLY OF HARDCOVER FIRST EDITIONS IN THE BEST AVAILABLE CONDITION FOR THEIR AGE. OUR PRICES VARY AND ARE CONSISTENTLY LOWER THAN WHAT YOU SEE ELSEWHERE, AND WE ARE HAPPY TO CONSIDER REASONABLE OFFERS FOR OUR HIGHER-PRICED BOOKS." (He's hard-of-hearing. Also, Cuban. Alba is Cuban too so she can make that joke.)

/ When he says "our" he means himself, his wife, and his two daughters. It has grown more and more into a family business every year, and now he's nearly ready to hand the reins over to one of his daughters. (Don't worry, the other one's a school teacher.) On Biblio, Alba manages Bibliodisia's inventory and sales under the considerably less sexy, funny, brilliant and hard-to-pronounce business name of Alba's Books.

/ And so another bookseller gets her wings. / The logo's a skyline bookshelf 'cause she's so the big city girl.

David L. Froede

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Used and collectible books for sale

Enterprise Books

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Sorry not an open bookstore.

excermice

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Offering my grandmother's collection of over 200 art books published from the 1920s to the 1970s, plus about half of my own 1200-book library, a few boxes of misc. books accumulated over the years, and a bunch of DVDs. New to Biblio in late 2021, but have great feedback and long-term accounts going back to 1997 on Ebay (excermice) and 2008 on Discogs (leftoribittemple). Buy with confidence.

Finestra Books

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Personal bookseller, primarily hardcover first editions.

Jack Donald

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Personal Collection

Jerome Yanoff

Chicago, Illinois, United States

I am an online dealer with 15 years of experience. I am a book lover and book collector. I enjoy knowing my books are going to good homes.

KIBBITZNEST, Inc

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Kibbitznest, Inc is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization. The mission is to preserve the quality of human communication by encouraging a balance between face to face and electronic media communication. We collaborate with the University of Chicago's Graham School in bringing the community liberal arts programming discussions and events. We accept used donated books and sell them to fund this programming.

Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Primarily mail-order and shows; open bookstore only by appointment or invitation; select inventory of 30,000+ books, ephemera, autographs, maps and manuscript material. Most dustjackets protected in archival mylar. Many books without dustjackets protected in custom archival mylar. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), The Manuscript Society, and the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association (MWABA) (formerly the Midwest Bookhunters or MWBH). Proprietor: Kurt Gippert.

Les Enluminures

Chicago , Illinois, United States

Les Enluminures was founded in Paris in 1991 by Dr. Sandra Hindman in association with the Chicago-based business, and it has opened a gallery in New York in May 2012. Specializing in manuscripts and miniatures from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

Lexographic Press LLC

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Lexographic Press, publisher of aviation, children's and other books that take our fancy. Ex-manager of Hatchards in London alway had a deep love of books and collecting books.

Modern Rare

CHICAGO, Illinois, United States

ModernRare.com is exclusively an online bookstore. We believe this is the best way to satisfy our customers' expectations. Unlike an open bookstore, where books are routinely handled and may deteriorate, we guarantee the condition of our books as described. We specialize in modern firsts, photography, the arts, and erotica. You will also find a fine selection of signed copies, limited editions, and memorabilia because our ultimate goal is to deepen the pleasure of collecting books. We carry titles that we ourselves like and believe in -- books that we think will excite, enchant, and endure.

N. Fagin, Books

Chicago, Illinois, United States

We specialize in anthropology, archaeology, general natural history and art related books, books, journals and monographs. Started the book business in 1980 with an open store, we are now on-line only with our stock in a warehouse. We ship around the world and cross town and use USPS media mail and priority or first class.

NorthBooks

Chicago, Illinois, United States

On-line booksellers of used, new, and out-of-print books. NorthBooks offers titles in many categories and specializes in Military History, Literary Studies, Scholarly, History, Decorative Arts, and Art.

Open Books

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Open Books is a nonprofit bookstore in Chicago, IL, carrying all types of used books. All proceeds benefit book giveaways to those who lack access and literacy programming.

Powell's Bookstores Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Used, rare and out-of-print titles, specializing in academic and scholarly books. Independent bookstores in Chicago since 1970

Respublica Books LLC

Chicago, Illinois, United States

We specialize in books, pamphlets, and ephemeral materials in various subjects, with an emphasis on works and ideas in the conservative intellectual tradition.

We support freedom of speech and expression, and we have a scholarly and philosophical interest in preserving the full historical and intellectual record.

Thomas J. Joyce And Company

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Joyce And Company has been in business as a professional rare bookseller and appraiser since 1975. Owner Thomas Joyce was the regular book appraiser on Home & Garden TV\'s \"The Appraisal Fair\\\" program, on international broadcasts. Thomas Joyce was the co-discoverer of George Washington's personal copy of William Leybourn's 1679 edition of THE COMPLEAT SURVEYOR, from which young Washington learned some of his surveying skills at age 16. The book had vanished for nearly a century until its re-discovery in 2017. It is now back at Mt. Vernon.

Uncharted Books

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Uncharted Books is an independent brick-and-mortar bookstore in Chicago. We sell a highly curated selection of used books, zines, and rare titles, with a focus on the literary, the local, the strange, and the adventurous.We are a small, scrappy, DIY business that has been serving our community since 2012. We especially pride ourselves on our eclectic selection, our unique and cozy atmosphere, our knowledgeable and friendly staff, and our busy calendar of community events.

Z chitowngrrl

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Primarily out-of-print history and art books and magazines from an in-home seller.