Carpetbagger Books

Carpetbagger Books Based in the far northwest reaches of the Chicago suburbs, Carpetbagger Books specializes in literary fiction and modern firsts.

Even if I do a bad job, they still gotta give me the two mil. Even if the books aren’t that expensive, I still gotta giv...
08/07/2026

Even if I do a bad job, they still gotta give me the two mil. Even if the books aren’t that expensive, I still gotta give em the two mil.

Asturias and Kafka doing some heavy listing of these books hitting the shelves today. All $12 or less!
07/10/2026

Asturias and Kafka doing some heavy listing of these books hitting the shelves today. All $12 or less!

All you Mad Men (and Women and People), come and get at these two. The first is a countertop ad for Young’s Dilators, w...
07/02/2026

All you Mad Men (and Women and People), come and get at these two. The first is a countertop ad for Young’s Dilators, which rumor has it are often effective in treating various a**l conditions. The second might be a cause of some of said conditions: a Schlitz Americana Series book featuring a kind of Guess Who? set of possibilities for who can enjoy an ice cold Schlitz. DM with inquiries!

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Who wore it better? or, big things coming soon.
06/28/2026

Who wore it better? or, big things coming soon.

This April 1972 issue of Cosmo has everything: a poem by Diane Wakoski, an article about Bella Abzug, and, of course, th...
06/19/2026

This April 1972 issue of Cosmo has everything: a poem by Diane Wakoski, an article about Bella Abzug, and, of course, the infamous centerfold of Burt Reynolds. $30

The booth is all set for the Chicago Book & Paper Fair at the Plumber’s Union Hall Saturday from 10am-5pm. Come check it...
06/12/2026

The booth is all set for the Chicago Book & Paper Fair at the Plumber’s Union Hall Saturday from 10am-5pm. Come check it out!

Do you like books with boxes and also books without boxes? Then have we got some new arrivals for you! All of these are ...
04/26/2026

Do you like books with boxes and also books without boxes? Then have we got some new arrivals for you! All of these are available in store and online now.

Here is today’s small but mighty stack of new arrivals, including some great mid-20th Century fantasy and adventure nove...
04/20/2026

Here is today’s small but mighty stack of new arrivals, including some great mid-20th Century fantasy and adventure novels and a signed copy of Hermann Brock’s The Sleepwalkers.

A little something (two somethings!) for the Gershheads out there on Instagram: the signed limited edition of George Ger...
04/18/2026

A little something (two somethings!) for the Gershheads out there on Instagram: the signed limited edition of George Gershwin’s Song Book and the Milton Glaser illustrated edition of the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book. Neither listed, but both available.

Today’s sextet of new arrivals, a selection that seems to perfectly represent the kinds of books I like selling (not pi...
04/13/2026

Today’s sextet of new arrivals, a selection that seems to perfectly represent the kinds of books I like selling (not pictured: weird UFO material)

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