Our Irving Street location in San Francisco is now closed. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our Irving Street neighbors and patrons for eight years of love and support. Our Berkeley location is open, and we encourage you to bring/use/redeem credit slips or gift certificates at this location. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the Irving Street store closure, and hope that you will visit us soon at our flagship store in Berkeley.

Our store is located in one of the Bay Area's most vibrant neighborhoods. Black Oak Books offers an eclectic and intriguing selection of new, used, and antiquarian books. Our staff is well-informed and passionate about books, and they will be delighted to make recommendations or leave you to explore our abundance on your own. You'll find a wealth of books on a wide variety of subjects, including literature, science, art, photography, cookbooks, and history, with many signed first editions and out-of-print titles you won't find anywhere else. We offer gift certificates and free gift wrapping, and host a widely acclaimed reading series in our Berkeley store. With an eye for expanding our selections, we also buy quality books for cash or trade.