Conveniently nestled in the center of beautiful, lively Iowa City, Iowa, the physical location of The Book Shop offers an ever-changing inventory of new and gift-quality used and rare books.

Searching for a particular book, or specific subject matter? Click on the Search button in the menu to the left and you'll be able to browse through our entire online catalog by Author, Title, ISBN or Keyword/Subject.

Can't find that special book in our listings? Email us. We still might be of help. We don't have all of our books listed online. Let us know the specifics of the book you're after and we can hunt through our shelves and teetering stacks. If we don't hold your wanted title, we're happy to consult with the other long-time booksellers in Iowa City. As well, we associate with booksellers all over the world and we're pretty versatile at online searching. Email us with the book's details and we'll see if we can be of assistance.

To answer a question we're frequently asked: yes, we're happy to order books for our customers.

Our roots in the book trade dating back to 1963, we've been offering select new, used and rare books, and guaranteeing customer satisfaction on such online book venues as ABE, Alibris, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Biblio.com, Biblion.com, Borders, Choosebooks, eBay, Half.com, ZVAB.com and our own website since 1997. We like to think we've remained in business all these years because our passion for books, as consuming as it may be, is exceeded only by our loathing of shoddy customer service. Expect us to actually care about you.

We're especially fond of visitors, so if you're ever in Iowa City, we hope you'll stop in and visit.