Captain's Book Shoppe LLC

Captain's Book Shoppe LLC Buying and selling rare, vintage, new, and used books. Book buying is by appointment only. Showroom open:
M-F: Noon-5PM
SAT: 10-2


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Today's arrival.  Printed and bound in 1980.
06/11/2026

Today's arrival. Printed and bound in 1980.

1 July is the Iowa Indie Bookshop Tour Want to know more?
06/11/2026

1 July is the Iowa Indie Bookshop Tour

Want to know more?

The Iowa Indie Bookshop Tour is BACK—and it starts in just THREE WEEKS! 🚙📚✨

Get ready, book lovers—our third annual Tour kicks off July 1st and runs through September 30th, and it’s going to be bigger and more exciting than ever!

Here’s how you can join the fun:

📚Grab your passport, murder mystery & bingo card from any of our 62 participating bookshops across Iowa.

🚙 Hit the road! From July 1 through September 30, visit as many indie bookstores as you can. Just two stamps in your passport gets you entered for prizes—but the more you visit, the more chances you have to win!

📍Each stamp equals another entry into our prize drawings.

🏆Go for the grand prize! Visit 55 or more stores and you’ll be in the running for some big prizes.

📮 Don’t forget to turn in your passport at your last stop by September 30 to qualify.

🔍New this year: Bookshop Murder Mystery! Collect up to 14 clues from our bookshops to solve the murder. Once you have your suspect, you submit your final answer via QR code (on the card or our website) for chance to win prizes.

✨Bonus: Play Bookshop Bingo! Complete your bingo card and submit it via the QR code (on the card or our website) for even more chances to win.

Remember to use , tag us & the bookshop you visited on FB, IG, or TikTok for a chance to win a prize!!

Let’s make this the most unforgettable book tour yet—see you on the road!

1979 DelRey (Ballantine)  Edgar Rice Burroughs Paperbacks 1-10 with Michael Whelan color covers.  In store, cash & Carry...
06/04/2026

1979 DelRey (Ballantine) Edgar Rice Burroughs Paperbacks 1-10 with Michael Whelan color covers.
In store, cash & Carry Special: $20 + tax for all ten used paperbacks.

Fair Condition. Toned pages. Foxed and soiled edges.

Osprey Books 1 - 89.VERY GOOD CONDITION
05/28/2026

Osprey Books 1 - 89.
VERY GOOD CONDITION

History of Rome
05/25/2026

History of Rome

Book Title: BARNES' ONE-TERM SERIES BRIEF HISTORTY OF ROME Publisher: Chautauqua Press, New YorkPublication Date: 1885Language: EnglishBinding: HardcoverCondition: Good Illustrated brown boards (front, back, & spine). No Dust Jacket (DJ).Spine is darker than the boards. Soiled boards, .5" abrasi...

Today's Arrival
05/23/2026

Today's Arrival

WWII - era Library Card in Vintage Book.
05/22/2026

WWII - era Library Card in Vintage Book.

Today's arrival
05/22/2026

Today's arrival

Paul Engle / Nicholas Hauling"Images of Dance" (Poetry)
05/19/2026

Paul Engle / Nicholas Hauling

"Images of Dance" (Poetry)

Address

1570 S. 1st Avenue, Suite H
Iowa City, IA
52240

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 5pm
Tuesday 12pm - 5pm
Wednesday 12pm - 5pm
Thursday 12pm - 5pm
Friday 12pm - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm

Telephone

+13193513166

Website

https://www.captainsbooks.com/, https://www.captainsbookshoppe.com/blog

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