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Afterwords is one of the few independent bookstores left in downtown chicago. Here within are found books rare and ancient, starting with the earliest printed works encompassing incunabula, 15th century. Read up on 15 of chicagos best independent bookstores. To this day the store maintains a nononsense, industrial feel. Top 10 most recommended antique bookstore in chicago, il last. Come browse our extensive collection of new releases, travel guides and childrens books. Ogara and wilson books buys and sells used and rare books, art, antiques, estates, documents, autographs. With about 80,000 titles for sale, theres a good chance youll find the used book you want at myopic books. We will contact you at the shop phone number that you provide, to confirm your listing info. Midwest antiquarian booksellers association a nonprofit association of antiquarian booksellers promoting the love of books, maps, prints and ephemera. We have hundreds of thousands of mass market paperbacks that are not. Here at chicago antiques guide we would love to answer your questions about antiques.
Our enormous stock of antiquarian and outofprint items fills a sixfloor building in midtown manhattan and a large warehouse in brooklyn. Open books donates to literacy programs in chicago, so its a big winner in many a chicagoans heart. One place in the store, though, has been reserved for comfort and elegance. If you have an antique for sale or an entire inventory sell your antiques for free on.