Books

Good news, book lovers! Old Capitol Books is now open six days a week. Visit us Tuesday - Sunday, 12pm-6pm, on the second floor of 482 Alvarado Street.

Be inspired by poetry as you begin the new year! The Rose Books and Obscurities has a beautifully curated collection of poetry books available at 136 Bonifacio Place and online .

We've assembled a wide-ranging group of poets including Edgar Allan Poe, Alfred Tennyson, Philip Levine, Robert Pinsky, Derek Walcott, Pablo Neruda, T. S. Eliot, Thom Gunn, and many more. Come browse the shelves.

This autumn, The Rose Books and Obscurities has started assembling a diverse group of philosophical works, ranging from early classical texts to modern meditations on culture and existence.

Our in-store shelves hold a broad selection of philosophy titles at...

The Rose Books and Obscurities now has a wide variety of works on architecture available at our shop at 136 Bonifacio Place and online .

This past summer, we acquired a remarkable private collection devoted to architecture featuring a wide range of work spanning modernism, theory, and the avant-garde. Most copies are in Near Fine to Fine condition. Come and see!

Old Monterey Book Co. has re-opened its doors as The Rose Books & Obscurities . Owned and operated by husband and wife Ernest and Yasmine Rodriguez, the shop is now open Tue, 1pm-6pm, and Thu-Sun, 12pm-5pm, at 136 Bonifacio Place.

The Rose Books offers a diverse selection of second hand, collectible, and rare books in a variety of subjects. With an emphasis on classic titles, the in-store experience attempts to preserve the essence of antiquarian bookshops of the past.