diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a75e0cc..5cb84dc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Search for books matching the specified query.
 
     var books = require('google-books-search');
 
-    books.search("Professional JavaScript for Web Developers", function(error, results) {
+    books.search('Professional JavaScript for Web Developers', function(error, results) {
         if ( ! error ) {
             console.log(results);
         } else {
@@ -65,7 +65,17 @@ Returns an array of JSON objects. For example;
 
 For a description of each value; see the [Google Books API documentaion for volumes](https://developers.google.com/books/docs/v1/reference/volumes).
 
-## Advanced Usage
+### .lookup(volumeId, options, callback)
+
+Lookup books by Volume ID.
+
+    books.lookup('9KJJYFIss_wC', function(error, result) {
+        ...
+    });
+
+The options argument accepts an object with a `key` field (your API key).
+
+## Advanced Searches
 
 The search method optionally accepts an options object as the second argument. See below for an overview of the available options.
 
diff --git a/lib/google-books-search.js b/lib/google-books-search.js
index e3f3294..9e6be68 100644
--- a/lib/google-books-search.js
+++ b/lib/google-books-search.js
@@ -33,12 +33,14 @@ var fields = {
 
 
 // Base url for Google Books API
-var API_BASE_URL = 'https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/volumes?';
+var API_BASE_URL = 'https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1';
 
 
 /**
  * Search Google Books
  *
+ * https://developers.google.com/books/docs/v1/reference/volumes/list
+ *
  * @param  {String}   query
  * @param  {object}   options
  * @param  {Function} callback
@@ -46,12 +48,12 @@ var API_BASE_URL = 'https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/volumes?';
 var search = function(query, options, callback) {
 
     // Make the options object optional
-    if (!callback || typeof callback != 'function') {
+    if (!_.isFunction(callback)) {
         callback = options;
-        options = undefined;
+        options = {};
     }
 
-    var options = _.extend({}, defaultOptions, options || {});
+    var options = _.extend({}, defaultOptions, options);
 
     // Validate options
     if (!query) {
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ var search = function(query, options, callback) {
         query.key = options.key;
     }
 
-    sendRequest(query, function(err, response) {
+    sendRequest('/volumes', query, function(err, response) {
         if (err) {
             return callback(err);
         }
@@ -104,13 +106,62 @@ var search = function(query, options, callback) {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * Retrieves a Volume resource based on ID.
+ *
+ * https://developers.google.com/books/docs/v1/reference/volumes/get
+ *
+ * @param  {String}   volumeId
+ * @param  {Function} callback
+ */
+var lookup = function(volumeId, options, callback) {
+
+    var query = {};
+
+    // Make the options object optional
+    if (!_.isFunction(callback)) {
+        callback = options;
+        options = {};
+    }
+
+    if (!volumeId) {
+        return callback(new Error('Volume ID is required'));
+    }
+
+    if (options.key) {
+        query.key = options.key;
+    }
+
+    sendRequest('/volumes/' + volumeId, query, function(err, response) {
+        if (err) {
+            return callback(err);
+        }
+
+        if (!response.id || response.id !== volumeId) {
+            return callback(null, null);
+        }
+
+        callback(null, parseBook(response), response);
+    });
+};
+
+
 /**
  * Send a Google Books API request
  *
  * @return {void}
  */
-var sendRequest = function(params, callback) {
-    var url = API_BASE_URL + querystring.stringify(params);
+var sendRequest = function(path, params, callback) {
+    var url = API_BASE_URL;
+
+    if (path) {
+        url += path;
+    }
+
+    if (params) {
+        url += '?' + querystring.stringify(params);
+    }
+
     https.get(url, function(response) {
         if (response.statusCode !== 200) {
             return callback(new Error('Google Books API error. Status Code: ' + response.statusCode));
@@ -125,7 +176,12 @@ var sendRequest = function(params, callback) {
         response.on('end', function() {
             try {
                 var data = JSON.parse(body);
-                callback(null, data);
+
+                if (data.error) {
+                    callback(new Error(data.error.message));
+                } else {
+                    callback(null, data);
+                }
             } catch (e) {
                 callback(new Error('Invalid response from Google Books API.'));
             }
@@ -162,3 +218,4 @@ var parseBook = function(data) {
 
 
 module.exports.search = search;
+module.exports.lookup = lookup;
diff --git a/test/search-test.js b/test/search-test.js
index f5bdecd..022604f 100644
--- a/test/search-test.js
+++ b/test/search-test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ var mocha = require('mocha');
 var should = require('should');
 var books = require('../lib/google-books-search.js');
 
-describe('Searching', function() {
+describe('Search', function() {
 
     it('should return a JSON object of books', function(done) {
         books.search('Guinness World Records', {}, function(error, results) {
@@ -69,3 +69,26 @@ describe('Searching', function() {
     });
 
 });
+
+
+describe('Lookup', function() {
+
+    it('should return a JSON object of a volume', function(done) {
+        books.lookup('9KJJYFIss_wC', function(error, result) {
+            should.not.exist(error);
+            result.should.be.an.instanceof(Object);
+            result.id.should.equal('9KJJYFIss_wC');
+            result.should.have.property('title');
+            done();
+        });
+    });
+
+    it('should return an error if an invalid volume id is provided', function(done) {
+        books.lookup('this is not a real volume id', function(error, result) {
+            should.exist(error);
+            should.not.exist(result);
+            done();
+        });
+    });
+
+});