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These books are NOT AVAILABLE at our brick and mortar location! These collectable, limited, signed, rare, out-of-print and otherwise exceptional books are not a part of our general inventory: they are only available for purchase online (through ABE Books).
Annoucements:
Live again: Joe and Lisa's Farm!
Go to joeandlisasfarm.com to check out the latest news on Joe and Lisa's farm in Arkansas.
Our famous cat:
Lenny is no longer at Myopic! After years of service as a faithful store cat, he is enjoying a lazy retirement in the care of a regular customer. We'll be getting a new cat shortly, so keep an eye out!
Location:
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1564 N. Milwaukee Ave Chicago, IL 60622
Contact:
773.862.4882
Hours:
Monday - Friday 11am to 1am
Saturday 11am to 1am
Sunday 11am to 10pm
Books Bought:
Fridays 6pm to 10pm
Saturdays 11am to 6pm
Welcome to Myopic Books
One of Chicago's oldest and largest used bookstores, Myopic Books has three floors full of books, an amount totaling over 80,000 editions.
We carry sections such as fiction, art, architecture, music, film, philosophy, science, religion, pyschology, literary criticism, mythology, children's, cooking, sci-fi, biography and local history/interest... and many more. Have a question? Give us a call at (773) 862-4882.
Myopic also features a hand-picked selection of new titles and a special online inventory of unique, rare and collectible books.
Located in the heart of Wicker Park. We are conveniently open until 1AM most days of the week.
Book Buying Hours
We buy books on Fridays from 6pm to 10pm and Saturdays from 11am to 6pm. We do not buy outside of these times, NO EXCEPTIONS. For more information about selling us your books- visit our Book buying Info Page