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A lot of bookstores sell their own totes, so you don’t have to settle on one from Lakeview’s Unabridged Bookstore, which commissions a new bag design from a different Chicago artist each year. But this perennial tote features Landis Blair’s rendering of the building facade. $14.99, available at the store, 3251 N. Broadway 
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If you have a reader on your holiday gift list, it’s a blessing: a good excuse to shop for books. But might I suggest veering away from the best-seller table and going a touch deeper, even beyond something bound? Here are gift ideas for loved ones obsessed with books.