Second Story Books & Antiques - Rockville

Second Story Books & Antiques - Rockville ๐Ÿ“š50% off all books in-store๐Ÿ“š
Used book warehouse selling rare, out of print, and gently used books. Enjoy the ride!

At the SSB SOCIAL MEDIA DESK, we strive to bring you a variety of literary, cultural, & historical posts every day, creating a virtual stroll through the SSB universe.

Based in Burton, Michigan, ๐“ข๐“พ๐“ซ๐“ฝ๐“ฎ๐“ป๐“ป๐“ช๐“ท๐“ฎ๐“ช๐“ท ๐“Ÿ๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ผ๐“ผ (Subterranean Press) creates what they call "readable art:" wherein Scifi...
09/18/2026

Based in Burton, Michigan, ๐“ข๐“พ๐“ซ๐“ฝ๐“ฎ๐“ป๐“ป๐“ช๐“ท๐“ฎ๐“ช๐“ท ๐“Ÿ๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ผ๐“ผ (Subterranean Press) creates what they call "readable art:" wherein Scifi/ Horror/ Fantasy novel's art is colorfully printed and artistically rendered. They often publish numbered limited editions with original artwork, storytelling, and signage. ๐Ÿ™‚๐Ÿ“–

These can be found in our Special Collections Room or within our catalog on our website!

On our front facing bookshelf where we typically showcase new arrivals or themed books of the month and we have started ...
09/17/2026

On our front facing bookshelf where we typically showcase new arrivals or themed books of the month and we have started a new shelf: ๐•‹๐•™๐•– ๐•Š๐•’๐••๐••๐•–๐•ค๐•ฅ ๐• ๐•— ๐•Š๐•’๐•• ๐•„๐•–๐•Ÿ ๐•’๐•ฅ ๐•Ž๐•’๐•ฃ! ๐Ÿ™ƒ

We have numerous War novels housed throughout the store, spread out across genres (think War Mystery, unrequited War Romance, War Dystopian Novel, etc.) and these are just a handful! Come by and check them out at our Parklawn Location!

Quite a few of us SSB employees love splitting their attention between more than one book at a time. This is what Dylan...
09/16/2026

Quite a few of us SSB employees love splitting their attention between more than one book at a time. This is what Dylan, our book buyer, is currently reading:

๐‡ฮฑ๐—‹แ‘ฏ ๐‘ฮฑ๐—‚๐“ฃ ๐…ฮฑแฅฃแฅฃ๐—‚๐“ฃ๐—€ by Don Carpenterโณ

๐“ษฆ๐–พ ๐’๐“ฃโฑบฯ‰ แฅฃ๐–พโฑบฯฮฑ๐—‹แ‘ฏ by Peter Matthiessen โ›ท๏ธ

Come join us for our Reading Salon Tonight at 6:30 pm; sign-ups begin at 6:15 pm
09/15/2026

Come join us for our Reading Salon Tonight at 6:30 pm; sign-ups begin at 6:15 pm

African art in Special Collections room on sale now!First photo: 1413017 DRC wooden figurine 1413007 Liberian and Ivory ...
09/14/2026

African art in Special Collections room on sale now!

First photo:
1413017 DRC wooden figurine
1413007 Liberian and Ivory Coast Mask

Second and Third photos:
1412355 the G**o people of Cรดte d'Ivoire

Shop a Large Selection of Color Photos by Kim Stypeck featuring the beauty, energy and humor found in natural and manmad...
09/11/2026

Shop a Large Selection of Color Photos by Kim Stypeck featuring the beauty, energy and humor found in natural and manmade environments--11โ€ x 14โ€ prints without the KIMAGES watermark shown here are priced at $100. Available at Both Second Story Books Locations: 2000 P St., NW, Wash., DC and 12160 Parklawn Dr., Rockville, MD.

This is what Carl, one of our internet booksellers, is currently reading! ๐Ÿ‡ตโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ญโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ฆโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ทโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ดโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ญโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ธโ€Œ ๐Ÿ‡ดโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ซโ€Œ ๐Ÿ‡นโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ญโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ชโ€Œ ๐Ÿ‡ธโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡บโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ณโ€Œ: ๐Ÿ‡นโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ญโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ชโ€Œ ๐Ÿ‡ทโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ฎ...
09/10/2026

This is what Carl, one of our internet booksellers, is currently reading!
๐Ÿ‡ตโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ญโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ฆโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ทโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ดโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ญโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ธโ€Œ ๐Ÿ‡ดโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ซโ€Œ ๐Ÿ‡นโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ญโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ชโ€Œ ๐Ÿ‡ธโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡บโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ณโ€Œ: ๐Ÿ‡นโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ญโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ชโ€Œ ๐Ÿ‡ทโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ฎโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ธโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ชโ€Œ ๐Ÿ‡ฆโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ณโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ฉโ€Œ ๐Ÿ‡ซโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ฆโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ฑโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ฑโ€Œ ๐Ÿ‡ดโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ซโ€Œ ๐Ÿ‡นโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡บโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡นโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ฆโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ณโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ฐโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ญโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ฆโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ฒโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡บโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ณโ€Œ'๐Ÿ‡ธโ€Œ ๐Ÿ‡ฉโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡พโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ณโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ฆโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡ธโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡นโ€Œ๐Ÿ‡พโ€Œ
by Guy de la Bรฉdoyรจre

Happy Friday!

Our Children's Book Buyer and arbiter of all things Fairy Tale has taken the time to beautify and re-organize our childr...
09/09/2026

Our Children's Book Buyer and arbiter of all things Fairy Tale has taken the time to beautify and re-organize our children's Fiction and Non-Fiction in aisle 5!
Come by and see the changes for yourself. Welcome to a new School year!

Only our second Open reading night at SSB! We were honored to have those that attended last weeks reading share their dy...
09/08/2026

Only our second Open reading night at SSB!

We were honored to have those that attended last weeks reading share their dynamic work with us; whether it was a comedy skit/ screenplay excerpt, an Abstract of a non-fiction paper, or a poem, we love seeing what members of the SSB community can create!

We will be hosting two more for the month of September!

September 15th from 6:30 - 7:30 PM (sign-up beings at 6:15 pm)
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September 24th from 7-8 PM (sign-up begins at 6:45 pm)

We look forward to seeing you there!

Starting this month African Art in our Special Collections Rooms is 20% off. Come by and check it out when you can! Art ...
09/07/2026

Starting this month African Art in our Special Collections Rooms is 20% off.
Come by and check it out when you can!

Art in the 1st Photo (from Left to Right):

- WOOD DAN MASK, IVORY COAST LIBERIA (1412103)
- SHONA CARVED STONE MOTHER AND CHILD FIGURE, ZIMBABWE (1413152)
- PAIR OF LEGA SOCIETY WOODEN FIGURES, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (1413017)
-KURUMBA PAINTED WOODEN ANTELOPE HEAD, BURKINA FASO (1412717)

Art in the 2nd Photo (from Left to Right):

- HELMET MASK, IGBO OF NIGERIA (1413408)
- CARVED ANCESTOR FIGURE, MOSSI OF BURKINA FASO (1413431)
- YORUBA GELEDE HELMET MASK, NIGERIA (1413342)

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12160 Parklawn Drive
Rockville, MD
20852

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Monday 10am - 8pm
Tuesday 10am - 8pm
Wednesday 10am - 8pm
Thursday 10am - 9pm
Friday 10am - 9pm
Saturday 10am - 9pm
Sunday 10am - 8pm

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