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Captain's Log C6: Phil Meets Fantasy
Since Hercules, the age-old question about addressing good and evil drips into dragon evolution.


FAQ: Does Captain's Book Shoppe Buy Books?
The Captain buys used and rare books by appointment only. Please give him a call at: (319) 351-3166.


Captain's Log C7: Alliances
I discovered that some Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition (5e) books have an intriguing storyline. Hoard of the Dragon Queen is about alliances.


Captain's Log: The Gutenberg Bible (Mainz, Germany)
Book browsing in Mainz Germany. The birthplace of the Gutenberg Bible. A story of terrain over time.


Captain's Log: Iowa's Call to Guard the Mexican Border 1916-1917
circa. 1917 original book made in Iowa City about Iowa National Guard activation in the shadow of WWI.


The 2024 Captain's Book Spring Book Hunt
Captain's Book Shoppe is closed April 16 - May 11, 2024. The Captain is out of the country hunting books. The most interesting, unexpected development while preparing for this trip was how to care for all the bookstore plants. Books love low light, but plants are another story... The books were easily " tucked in " and actually prefer low light. Who knew they made cameras that can see so well that you can read a book in the dark ? Motion detectors to the security service


Captain's Log: The Five-Year Adventure of Owning a Bookshop
Bookselling is a lot like soldiering. Each person's experience is a bit different. Just as every veteran's combat experience differs, each bookseller's adventures also vary. Why some soldiers survive, while others perished is an age-old question pondered by each generation, similar to why some booksellers make it and others don't.


2024 Privacy Policy
11 February 2024 Captain’s Book Shoppe LLC 1. The Captain’s Book Shoppe LLC is a private and independent book marketer that maintains a strict confidentiality with our clients. Store operations are monitored through on and off-site video surveillance. Captain’s Book Shoppe LLC does not discriminate between race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, age, height, weight, physical or mental ability, veteran status, military obligat


Captain's Log: Antiquarian Bibles
The 14-month process of selling eight antiquarian Bibles. Determining when to buy and sell and a vintage book. Solving Mystery.


Captain's November Cash & Carry Sale
An "in person" visit to Captain's Book Shoppe while buying with U.S. cash will produce a 10% savings this weekend on all list price books...

























































































