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The Looking Glass Not just another used book store. Brightly lit open spaces featuring used books in all categories. Great selection of Children's book reasonably priced.

The Looking Glass provides a bright and friendly atmosphere to shop for Used Books and book related gift items. We have used books in a variety of categories. Fantastic selection of Children's books at resonable prices. Weekly specials up to 30% off. Located 1/2 block north of the Oak Park Blue Line stop. Open seven days a week so stop in today.

In case you haven’t heard we will be moving the store to Iowa City to be closer to the grandkids. We will remain open un...
10/19/2026

In case you haven’t heard we will be moving the store to Iowa City to be closer to the grandkids. We will remain open until the end of November. All Books are 25% off. However, these five books are 30% off this week because the authors have birthdays. You can see these five books and thousands more gently used books 1/2 block north of the Eisenhower on the west side of Oak Park Ave in the Southtown district of Oak Park. We are open Monday through Saturday 11-6 Sunday 11-5. Please stop by. Questions? You can call the store or contact us The Looking Glass Bookstore

“Delusions of Grandma” by Carrie Fisher is a first printing.

“Agent Running in the Field” by John Le Carré is a signed first.

“Dancing at The Edge of the World” by Ursula Le Guin is a first softcover of her collection of essays.

“Lyra’s Oxford” by Philip Pullman a first printing is the softcover.

“A Gentleman in Moscow” by Amor Towles is a first (first printing first edition).

Weekly Specials! As always we pick five books each week written by authors with birthdays. They are 30% off this week. I...
10/12/2026

Weekly Specials! As always we pick five books each week written by authors with birthdays. They are 30% off this week.

If you haven’t heard the news yet The Looking Glass has heard the call of the Grandkids. We will be moving to Iowa City. We will be open in our current location at least until the end of November. So, all the other books in the store are 25% off. If you have a gift certificate or store credit or buyer cards now is the time to come in and use them. We will be open our regular hours Monday through Saturday 11-6 Sunday 11-5. As of right now we are still located 1/2 block north of the Eisenhower on the west side of Oak Park Ave in the Southtown district of Oak Park. Easy to get to.

“The Third Gate” by Lincoln Child is a first.

“Conan the Destroyer” by Robert Jordan is a PBO (Paperback Original). Now you know what he was doing before “The Wheel of Time”

“Mischief” by Ed McBain is a signed first edition.

“The Crucible” by Arthur Miller is a vey good reading copy.

“The Mist of P. G. Wodehouse” is 701 pages of Wodehouse. Need I say more.

Weekly Specials! These five books written by authors with birthdays this week are 30% off. You can see these books and ...
10/05/2026

Weekly Specials! These five books written by authors with birthdays this week are 30% off. You can see these books and thousands more gently used books 1/2 block north of the Eisenhower on the west side of Oak Park Ave in the Southtown district of Oak Park. We are open Monday through Saturday 11-6 Sunday 11-5. Questions? You can contact us The Looking Glass Bookstore

“The Plato Papers” by Peter Ackroyd is a signed British first.

“Ridin’ High, Livin’ Free” by Ralph “Sonny” Barger is an inscribed first.

“Schindler’s Ark” by Thomas Keneally is a signed artist edition (signed by the artist Jeffrey Alan Love) with a slipcase published by Suntup Editions.

“The Vampire Lestat” by Anne Rice is an as new signed first (first edition first printing).

“Rubaiyat of Doc Sifers” by James Whitcomb Riley is inscribed by the author and also signed by Riley as Doc Sifers. A first printing published in 1897.

Weekly Specials! 30% off these five books this week because the authors have birthdays. You can visit these five books ...
09/28/2026

Weekly Specials! 30% off these five books this week because the authors have birthdays. You can visit these five books and thousands more gently used books 1/2 block north of the Oak Park Ave blue line stop on the west side of Oak Park Ave in the Southtown district of Oak Park. We are open Monday through Saturday 11-6 Sunday 11-5. Please stop by. Questions? You can call the store or contact us The Looking Glass Bookstore

“The Killer Inside Me” by Jim Thompson is a fine reading copy.

“The Summer of the Dane” by Ellis Peters is a fine inscribed first.

“Empire” by Gore Vidal is a signed first trade edition. .

“The Face of a Nation” by Thomas Wolfe is a first Literary Guild.

“Earth to Moon” by Moon Unit Zappa is a first(first edition first printing).

Weekly Specials! 30% off these five books this week because the authors have birthdays. You can see these books and thou...
09/21/2026

Weekly Specials! 30% off these five books this week because the authors have birthdays. You can see these books and thousands more gently used books 1/2 block north of the Eisenhower on the west side of Oak Park Ave in the Southtown district of Oak Park. We are open Monday through Saturday 11-6 Sunday 11-5.
We will not be buying books this Thursday. Sorry. Questions? You can contact us The Looking Glass Bookstore

“The Family Reunion” by T. S. Eliot is a first American printing.

“The Wild Palms” by William Faulkner is a first printing in paperback.

“The Life and Love of a She-Devil” by Fay Weldon is an uncorrected proof.

“The Talisman” by Stephen King and Peter Straub (no birthday but had to be included) is a first printing.

“Portraits of His Children” by George R. R. Martin is a PC copy of the Dark Harvest signed numbered Limited Edition.

This week is also Book Lovers Club Week. 20% off all books for members through Saturday. Stop in to learn about all the perks of membership.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by our tent at Printers Row Lit Fest over the weekend. It was great seeing old friends an...
09/14/2026

Thanks to everyone who stopped by our tent at Printers Row Lit Fest over the weekend. It was great seeing old friends and making new ones.
Now our weekly specials. As always 30% off these five books this week because the authors have birthdays. You can visit these books and thousands more gently used books 1/2 block north of the Oak Park Ave Blue Line stop on the west side of Oak Park Ave in the Southtown district of Oak Park. Easy to get to. We are open Monday through Saturday 11-6 Sunday 11-5. I look forward to your visit. Questions? You can contact us The Looking Glass Bookstore or give us a call.

“Hang the Little Man” by John Creasey is a first American printing.

“James and the Giant Peach” by Roald Dahl is a fine reading copy and great read.

“Moll Flanders” by Daniel Defoe is a new Wordsworth Classic.

“Pale Kings and Princes” by Robert B. Parker is a signed first.

“Paterson” by William Carlos Williams is a third printing New Directions Paperbook.

Here Printers Row Lit Fest till 6pm! Come say hi! Store is open normal hours today as well!
09/13/2026

Here Printers Row Lit Fest till 6pm! Come say hi! Store is open normal hours today as well!

Come visit us at tent DD Printers Row Lit Fest We are here today and tomorrow 10am to 6pm!! If you can’t make it down th...
09/12/2026

Come visit us at tent DD Printers Row Lit Fest We are here today and tomorrow 10am to 6pm!! If you can’t make it down the store is open regular hours both days as well! So many amazing book sellers, publishers, authors, and literary enthusiasts!!

Weekly Specials! 30% off these five books this week. They are located 1/2 block north of the Eisenhower on the west sid...
09/08/2026

Weekly Specials! 30% off these five books this week. They are located 1/2 block north of the Eisenhower on the west side of Oak Park Ave in the Southtown district of Oak Park. We are open Monday through Saturday 11-6 Sunday 11-5.

We will not be buying books this week so we can get ready for Printers Row Lit Fest. We will be in Tent DD. Hope to see you there. Questions? You can call the store or contact us The Looking Glass Bookstore

“Anybody Out There?” By Marian Keyes is a first. Tent DD this weekend at Printers Row Lit Fest.

“The Collected Works of Billy the Kid” by Michael Ondaatje is a first American printing. . Catch us at Lit Fest. Tent DD

“Our Revolution” by Bernie Sanders is a first.

Tent DD this weekend on Dearborn for Printers Row Lit Fest 2026.

“The Almost Moon” by Alice Sebold is also a first (first edition-first printing).

“The Silver Inkwell” by Phyllis A. Whitney is a signed first published in 1945.

Address

823 S Oak Park Avenue
Oak Park, IL
60304

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 6pm
Tuesday 11am - 6pm
Wednesday 11am - 6pm
Thursday 11am - 6pm
Friday 11am - 6pm
Saturday 11am - 6pm

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+17084345515

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