Bookselling in a snowstorm. Nine inches of snow fell in Iowa City, Iowa on small business Saturday. The storm disrupted in person book browsing on Small Business Saturday, but not internet book orders that continued to surge.

Bookstores deal in obvious secrets. Cookbooks [food & drink] along with sci-fi/fantasy are some of the books that people hunt and trade.

Wise book dragons enjoy flirting with the dangers of collecting but avoid being consumed by their treasures.

The Captain buys used and rare books by appointment only. Please give him a call at: (319) 351-3166.

Book browsing in Mainz Germany. The birthplace of the Gutenberg Bible. A story of terrain over time.

The 14-month process of selling eight antiquarian Bibles. Determining when to buy and sell and a vintage book. Solving Mystery.

WWII Remembered 2023: Midwest reenactors browse Captain's Book Shoppe military history.

By Jeffrey A. Rothermel August 25, 2022 Secret rooms were things I read about in Hardy Boy novels as a kid. I spent my youthful summers...

Cedar Rapids, Iowa August 20, 2022 History on the Cedar River Split-based Operations August 20, 2022: Second World War U.S. Army...

Factors determining book values.