The Looking Glass

General Bookstore Rare / Antiquarian Bookstore

The Looking Glass is a bookstore listing in Chicago, Illinois.

Address

823 S Oak Park Ave, Oak Park, IL 60304, USA

Phone

+1 708-434-5515

Rating

4.8/5 from 84 reviews

Status

Operational

About this bookstore

The Looking Glass is listed in our US bookstores directory for Chicago, Illinois.

Recent Google Reviews

Valerie Jones5/5
5 months ago

This place is so much fun! The prices are very affordable. There are several shelves of three dollar paperbacks and a nice children's section. I did not have a problem finding books to buy. There's also a generous punch card system – spend $50 and get $5 off. Much better than Half Price Books or Barnes & Noble. If I were a local, I would definitely be a frequent customer. But, I plan on coming back! Buy used! Buy local!

V T5/5
a year ago

Love this charming & eclectic used bookstore. Lots of cute book themed gifts for your book club friends. The clerk was very helpful & told us about the punch card where you get $5 off for every $50 you spend. The used books are in great condition & they even have mystery wrapped books. Loved their selection of greeting cards & cute journals. Will definitely be back soon.

Vibhu Dhawan2/5
2 years ago

I went to give away books that I had read, and they were pretty good books in great shape. I did not even want money I return. Just did not want the books wasted. (See my photo) Strangely the bookstore wouldn’t even look at it because the owner was not there, and only the owner buys because they have a ‘full inventory’. The owner was not reachable by phone either 🤷‍♂️nIt was a waste of a trip for me. Their art and architecture section was pretty limited too, for my interests. The place is much smaller than shown in photos.

Arasu S5/5
3 years ago

Very cool bookstore. Great place to just hang out and spend hours browsing. Owner is very friendly and helpful. He was excited to show the signed books and talk about why they were special. Definitely worth the visit.

Ryan Kelley5/5
7 months ago

Great bookstore. Steve was very helpful and selection is bigger than it looks. If I were a local tot his area I'd be back frequently.