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Amaranth Books |
 828 Davis St., Evanston
Tel: (847) 328-2939
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7 Review(s) Total
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Aaron Baker says:
On Friday 7/11/08 1:24 PM
Small but excellent used bookstore. Literature and history are strengths. Not a lot in Classics (i.e. Greek and Latin), but you'll occasionally find something very good in that area if you're attentive. I also don't recognize the hostile, rude invididual that some posters have mentioned above. In my experience, the owner's reserved but unfailingly polite. Also, the books tend to be in very good condition.
Yink says:
On Monday 4/14/08 5:20 PM
I don't recognize the proprietor from the descriptions posted on 8/13 and 8/14. I visit this store frequently and have nver seen the proprietor behave in any way that could be called rude or insensitive. (He is more formal than would suit some people's taste, I would grant.) And where in the world did they get the bit about "bent covers"? The books in this establishment are in excellent shape.
KSP says:
On Tuesday 8/14/07 9:19 PM
Incredibly rude and insensitive to handicapped individuals. Careless with books as he has no qualms about tossing them into box, bending their covers even though he won't buy books with bent covers himself. A real credit to the human race.
Anthony says:
On Monday 8/13/07 5:54 PM
Waste of time. Misleading on phone, rude in person. will never again enter Amaranth Books in Evanston
Lawrence says:
On Wednesday 11/29/06 4:59 PM
Best secondhand bookstore I'm aware of in the Chi area, at least for belletristic, history, arts, and travel. Owner Joe (a very quiet man, erudite, and courteous though he may well be no gladhander) has a genius for finding the titles most likely to be of interest to highly literate and educated people. And, on the vulgar side, he "prices to move". There are even two dollar and one dollar tables, with valuable titles. No romance, etc. (Except the real kind.) All of his books are in very good condition. Best place to buy gifts for people who read serious books.
SGL says:
On Wednesday 11/1/06 7:20 PM
Excellent bookstore. The owner wasn't friendly or welcoming, but the books are in impeccable condition.
Acastos says:
On Saturday 11/5/05 11:03 AM
Very fine used bookstore. Good selection of English literature. The books are in excellent condition, and the prices are incredibly low. Nice, cozy, intellectual ambiance. Friendly but unobtrusive salesman. A gem in Evanston.
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