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Independent (rare/vintage/used) #bookseller. All genre #bookstore. All posts by Jeffrey A. Rothermel. IOBA #captainsbookshoppe Showroom open to the public. 1570 S. 1st Avenue Iowa City, IA 52240 (USA) Phone: (319) 551-3166 CaptainsBookShoppe.com

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1888 Christmas present.

25.10.2025 18:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Recent arrival...

14.10.2025 21:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Author Keith Hedger stopped by the store and signed a few books.

#captainsbook #iowacity

11.10.2025 16:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Early Buddhist Theory has arrived...

#captainsbook #buddhist #buddhism

07.10.2025 21:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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1956 Unabridged Webster has arrived.

04.10.2025 17:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Today's Shelf

#captainsbook #xmen #dccomics #marvel #sandman #tolkien #books #iowacity

26.09.2025 19:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Edgar Rice Burroughs paperback weekend book order.

#burroughs #captainsbook #scifi #fantasy #paperbacks

21.09.2025 15:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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See you on Tuesday.

15.09.2025 09:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Captain's Labor Day Cookbook Sale.

Buy One, Get Two for Free.*

28.08.2025 16:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Recent arrivals.

23.08.2025 00:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

SOLD

01.08.2025 18:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#WW2 #stamps at #captainsbook

31.07.2025 20:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

SOLD

28.07.2025 21:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Open Friday.
Closed this weekend.
Open Monday the 28th of July.

24.07.2025 20:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We are closed Friday - Sunday for Independence Weekend.

We reopen on Monday at noon.

03.07.2025 18:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Ghostwriterhttps://static.wixstatic.com/media/2c1357_0b45cea8a780423e8be0c5acdc6cdfa9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_759,h_1000,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/2c1357_0b45cea8a780423e8be0c5acdc6cdfa9~mv2.jpg Senator Hayden's (former chair on Printing) 103 U.S. gov't printed books titled "Foreign Relations of the United States."

In the book world, some voices remain in the shadows. Explore the unsolved mysteries of ghostwriting along with finding a collection of Senator Hayden's government printed books on 'Foreign Relations of the United States.' Delve into the mystery here: wix.to/MHfVwss #Ghostwriting #captainslog

16.06.2025 20:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

sold & shipped

10.06.2025 17:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Vintage Classics at Captain's Book Shoppe
in Iowa City, Iowa USA
Phone: (319) 351-3166
CaptainsBookShoppe.com

31.05.2025 17:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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WW2 Teen Pub: Combating Insects "INSECT CONTROL AN AID TO THE WAR EFFORT" (Year 1939) "Now, in time of war, the need for maximum production of foods and fibers and for protection of those already produced makes insect control mo...

The forgotten Great Bug War. www.captainsbookshoppe.com/single-post/...

26.05.2025 12:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Do you judge a book by its cover?

#iowabook #captainsbook #paperback

24.05.2025 15:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

May 6, 2025 update: 1959 printing of journals SOLD.

06.05.2025 19:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Find your back issues of Iowa Review at Captain's Book Shoppe.

#captainsbookshoppe #iowareview #iowacity

05.05.2025 19:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lewis & Clark have arrived.

#lewisandclark #captainsbook

02.05.2025 18:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Independent Bookstore Day.

The day the bookstore maps get rotated at Captain's Book. Stop by to pick up your free map to the Midwest's Independent Bookstores...

#captainsbook #iowacity #bookstore #books

26.04.2025 14:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Book Magic

#magic #iowacity #captainsbookshoppe #captainsbook #books4sale

24.04.2025 20:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How to art books @captainsbook.bsky.social

Captain's Book Shoppe
1570 S. 1st Ave
Iowa City, IA
captainsbooks.com

#captainsbook #pastelart #artbooks

17.04.2025 21:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Captain's Log: The Five-Year Adventure of Owning a Bookshophttps://static.wixstatic.com/media/2c1357_671431d212b641dbbcce8114eae63f4f~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/2c1357... by Jeffrey A. Rothermel โ€œGiven a good pitch and the right amount of capital, any educated person ought to be able to make a small secure living out of a bookshop."[1] George Orwell November 1936 Engli...

The science & fiction of bookshop life.

#captainsbook #captainsbookshoppe #usedbooks #bookstore #iowacity

www.captainsbookshoppe.com/single-post/...

13.04.2025 12:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The 2016 story behind the 1987 book:

"THE ART OF THE DEAL."

10.04.2025 18:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
'Degrees of Intelligence' -- cinematic book trailer for #geopolitical #CIA #WWII #ColdWar #thriller
YouTube video by Miranda Armstadt, Novelist 'Degrees of Intelligence' -- cinematic book trailer for #geopolitical #CIA #WWII #ColdWar #thriller

Embers and sparks from the COLD WAR

www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0j5...

08.04.2025 21:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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1917 1918 1919 Honor Roll Book & WWl History of Johnson County IA w/ Photos Iowa | eBay Compiled and published by Dick Dreyer. 156 pages.

Book of Johnson County, Iowa photos from the First World War.

#iowacity #WWI

www.ebay.com/itm/40574142...

08.04.2025 18:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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