We’re open!! But we love putting together these care packages for you. Local delivery, US shipping. Book Care Packages of either $15, $25, or $100. SHOP NOW or DONATE TO OUR GOFUNDME $15 Book Care Package What you get: One book personally selected by our experienced booksellers based on your preferences, plus a special, unique gift!Continue reading “Book Care Packages – Support Your Local Bookstore!”
Category Archives: Sales
Summer Sale – 50% off all used books!
To celebrate the change of ownership (and the beautiful Monterey summer), we’re jumping into a 50% off sale!* 50% off all used books, through August 15th Come down and see what you can find. 🙂 *50% off all used books, 1 August 2017 to 15 August 2017. Sale does not include new books, fixtures,Continue reading “Summer Sale – 50% off all used books!”
Architecture – Art – Cookbooks – Gardening – Landscaping – impressive selection – amazing sale!
Sale ran from June-October 2016 Did you know that Old Capitol Books has probably the largest selection of cookbooks this side of San Francisco? We have over 3,000 cookbooks! [1,500 on the shelf and remainder in boxes – from the massive collection of Artie Jane Early. The re-known entertainer of the Monterey Peninsula] Books rangeContinue reading “Architecture – Art – Cookbooks – Gardening – Landscaping – impressive selection – amazing sale!”
50% off sale!
50% OFF SELECT CATEGORIES Old Capitol Books is hankerin’ to thin out some categories of books so we are offering 50% off the following categories through June: Americana, Californiana, Art History, Art Technique, Civil War, Gardening, Landscaping, Maritime, Natural History and Natural Sciences, World History (includes U.S.), and Young Adult chapter books. Old Capitol BooksContinue reading “50% off sale!”
Book Buying
Due to an excess of supply of books (and the subsequent lack of space), Old Capitol Books will only be purchasing the following book genres: local history, classic literature, military history, modern art, some young adult literature, sci-fi, and the esoteric in most genres. We offer cash and will continue to accept these books forContinue reading “Book Buying”
RECENT ARRIVAL – Books purchased from estate of retired U.S. Ambassador
Old Capitol Books is honored to have recently purchased exceptional books from the personal library of a retired U.S. Ambassador John D. Jernegan (1911-1981) who retired to Carmel Valley in the late 1960’s with his wife Mary. Books on the subjects of diplomacy, cooking, Middle East history, and unusual Italian Touring Club books from the 1950’s, among others. During his careerContinue reading “RECENT ARRIVAL – Books purchased from estate of retired U.S. Ambassador”
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