Carpetbagger Books

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

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)

Looking to read what the soldiers might have been reading in the 1970s? Then have I got the thing for you: these runs of...
04/08/2026

Looking to read what the soldiers might have been reading in the 1970s? Then have I got the thing for you: these runs of Wallace Wood’s Cannon and Sally Forth in all of their sleazy glory. Now on the website.

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What it lacks in pristine condition it makes up for in evergreen inscription.
03/22/2026

What it lacks in pristine condition it makes up for in evergreen inscription.

The late 1950s Gnome Press dust jackets in this style might be some of my favorites ever. These two (and a few others) j...
03/21/2026

The late 1950s Gnome Press dust jackets in this style might be some of my favorites ever. These two (and a few others) just listed to the website.

A trio of Bloch and a duo of Asimov just hit the website, and two are even signed!
03/17/2026

A trio of Bloch and a duo of Asimov just hit the website, and two are even signed!

A few choice works from Nobel Prize-winning economists, coming soon to the website.
03/14/2026

A few choice works from Nobel Prize-winning economists, coming soon to the website.

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