Welcome to Caliban Book Shop, Western Pennsylvania's
premier source for quality used and rare books. We buy, sell, and
appraise books, autographs, photographs, printed material, and original
art. We have a robust online business as well as a thriving open
shop in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh. In our store, you'll find a
great selection of reasonably priced hardbacks and paperbacks in all
fields for
readers, collectors, and the intellectually curious. We also sell a
choice
assortment
of indie books and zines by local authors. Housed within the shop is the
music
store
Desolation Row,
specializing in indie, folk, jazz, Americana, and blues in a
select mix of LPs and CDs. Our on-line offerings feature many rare,
unusual and obscure items. So, stomp on your K**dle and indulge in the
tangible and tactile pleasures of real books.
Our
shop is located in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh at 410 S. Craig St., and our hours are Monday-Saturday 11am - 5:30pm (till 8pm on most Thursdays), Sundays 1 - 5:30pm. Call ahead if you have questions about hours, books in stock, our purchasing policies, etc. (412) 681-9111.
Need directions?Our
warehouse is located about five miles to the east in Wilkinsburg and contains approximately 150,000 books. All of our online and mail order services take place from this location and all of the books we list can be found there. Questions regarding books found on this site or possible visits to the warehouse should be directed to (412) 242-9040. Calls on Monday-Friday, from 10am-5pm please, and we also respond quickly to emails (info@calibanbooks.com). If you are local, we can certainly bring
items of interest from the warehouse to the shop in Oakland.
