Caveat Emptor

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112 N Walnut St
Bloomington, IN 47404

Caveat Emptor, located in Bloomington, IN, has been a staple in the community for over fifty years. Specializing in rare books, this bookstore offers a diverse collection of first editions, scholarly titles, foreign language books, and journals.

Conveniently situated in downtown Bloomington, just a stone's throw away from Indiana University, Caveat Emptor provides a unique browsing experience for book enthusiasts. In addition to their in-store offerings, they also provide audiobooks through Libro.fm and online shopping for doorstep delivery.

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4.023 reviews
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Tom H.
12/20/2025

This store is in our family buying history. There is the wonderful scent of paper dust. It's curated books broken down by genre. There are art books, foreign language books, references, sci fi,...

Arlo
10/17/2024

The owner is a thief. I took books in to sell; it was well over 150 books. The owner looked at less than a quarter of them, then offered me a small amount in cash and some in store credit, Then...

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Jessi A.
6/24/2021

This bookstore is like walking into the shop from Beauty & the Beast. When you walk in, you're immediately hit with that old book smell. There are rows upon rows of books that reach to the...

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Miranda B.
3/20/2022

Didn't have much time to browse, but from the little I saw they seemed to have an excellent selection of used books. Rooms and sections are labeled and the books seem to be mostly alphabetized....

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Laura F.
12/1/2021

Man working there (guessing the owner) told my husband to put on a mask (as my husband was reaching in his pocket to get his mask). As we were walking out same man was unmasked talking to a man...

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