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Louis Collins Books specializes in out-of-print scholarly books, with an emphasis on history, art, and anthropology. The shop also locates out-of-print books for customers through their free book search service. They are open Monday through Friday, but prefer appointments if you plan a visit.
Lamplight Books opened in 2003. Located in Pike Place Market, this used independent general interest bookstore specializes in literary fiction, poetry, and philosophy.
Twice Sold Tales is open everyday from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM. It offers store credit for trade-ins and is also home to several live-in bookstore cats.
Magus Books has been selling “interesting books for interesting times” in Seattle’s University District since 1978 and is one of the oldest and largest independent used bookstores in the city. The shop specializes in scholarly and general interest used, hard-to-find, out-of-print, and rare books.
Left Bank Books is located in the Pike Place Market and carries over ten thousand new and used books. The store specializes in anti-authoritarian, anarchist, independent, radical, and small-press titles. Left Bank is collectively owned and operated by its works, and has been since it was founded in 1973.
The Gallery Bookstore was established in 1927 and sells general used books, magazines, and ephemera. They are home of the “Florence Hanley Memorial Wing of the Gallery Bookstore,” which contains nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first century works by mystery, science fiction, and horror writers.
Since 1989, Bookie’s Paperbacks & More has been selling used books. Their inventory includes a wide selection of new bestsellers, mystery, romance, children’s books, and nonfiction. They also carry movies, music, audiobooks, puzzles, games, and toys.
The Armadillo’s Pillow is located in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago and sells common, uncommon, and hard-to-find books.
Co-owners Jason and Rachel met while both working at indie bookstores, and after getting married, they decided to open the Book Table together. The Book Table sells used books and new releases at a discount. If they don’t have a book in stock, they will special order it for you.
Powell’s Bookstores, Chicago has been selling used, rare, and discounted books since 1970. The Hyde Park location is stocked with over a quarter million volumes, ranging from academic and scholarly texts to general interest.
