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Autumn is the best time for used bookstore shopping in the city, am i right or am i right. If youd like to see what were currently selling, please click the search our online catalog and the online auctions links. Were hoping you are keeping boxes and bags of books to sell to us and reading lists of things that youre looking for here at the store close to hand, as myopic. Located in chicagos trendy wicker park neighborhood. Sell your books to myopic chicagos best used book store. Largest bookstore in the area, we stock over 120,000 books. Jane addams book shop celebrated our 10th anniversary this december and we wanted to take a minute to thank all our customers, near and far, who have supported us and made it possible to keep a brick and mortar used book shop open. You will not find books stacked to the rafters here, no excess literature sloping onto the floor. Best bookstores in illinois independent book stores.
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