Weve put together a list of sydneys best bookshops, from the dusty to the designer. But theres so much this city has to offer, and in particular when its miserable out. World of books is one of the largest online sellers of second hand books in the world. Please search or browse our inventory of hard to find, out of print, used, and rare books online. Best of canberra callout secondhand bookshops the riotact. Elizabeths bookshop online secondhand book dealers. Trade your old, well cared for books, for cash or credit. The best bookshops in sydney whether youre on the hunt for a classic or something straight off the press, weve got your paperback.
Our glebe and blackheath branches both carry extensive secondhand sections and between them stock around 20,000 titles. This secondhand store features a beautiful courtyard that transforms into a tapas bar when the sun sets. I took the garage sale leftovers to a secondhand bookshop. Dymocks dymocks sydney bookstore in new south wales nsw. World of books is one of the largest online sellers of secondhand books in the world. This is the online shopping web site of hondarake full of books second hand japanese bookshop in sydney australia. Elizabeths bookshops online secondhand book dealers first. When gaslight was open fyshwick was often a specific book shopping trip our fave genre you could only get 2nd hand. Probably aucklands biggest secondhand bookstore, it occupies a beautiful, historic building in onehunga mall. Ive heard of ampersand, but judging from its website, its only open during the day. Buy books online or at 1 york street abbeys bookshop. Ferrari f50 hardcover by ippolito alfieri, automobilia, 9788879600828, 1996 2nd hand book in very good condition plastic cover with some marks see images, out of print books. What was once bugdens bookshop is now a secondhand books, vinyl records and vintage fashion boutique where each item is unique and all of it is lovingly curated. Where to find 12 of sydneys best book shops urban list sydney.
A bookshop in port moresby have requested books for their bookshop. Kinokuniya kinokuniya sydney offers a large range of. Lions club of glenside bookmart located at 4 kennaway terrace by tusmore park has a wonderful range of second hand books, including a range of childrens books. Five of the best secondhand bookstores in auckland.
Kinokuniya sydney offers a large range of books with over 300,000 titles in english, japanese, chinese, french and german. Elizabeths bookshop now at 856 hay street, perth cbd. Established in sydney in 1967 goulds book arcade is australias largest retailer of used. The owner helped me carry my boxes of books, five of them, into the shop.
Melbournes best secondhand bookstores the urban list. New books are mostly the same price in stores everywhere. I love browsing through secondhand bookshops and i am particularly fond of the elizabeths bookshop located on pitt street. Gleebooks online bookshop and literary events sydney australia. Whether its the latest book release, fiction or nonfiction. A quirky notsolittle bookshop, packed to the rafters with second hand and discounted books.
The suburb of newtown very close to the city, accessible by bus and train is the place for you. Since 1989 the shop was at the city end of king st, newtown, but moved in late 2018. Upstairs, theres a sizeable collection of secondhand titles covering. Berkelouw are kind of everywhere right now seriously. Melbournes secondhand bookshop trail the sydney morning. Set at the top of the galeries, kinokuniya is an oasis in the city. You can also try markets where people are selling their bricabrac eg. Where to find 12 of sydneys best book shops urban list. Based in sydney, australia we offer over 4 million books from our database which have been categorised into a variety of subjects to make it easier for you to browse and shop. We are currently closed for renovations more info below but feel free to browse our selection on online stock or buy a gift voucher for when we reopen just a click away on the tabs to the left. And now in that same court there is another secondhand bookshop which for some reason has american books that you cant get here easily and by easily i mean you cant go buy them at a regular bookshop.
Store address suite 204, level 2, 39 liverpool st sydney nsw 2000 ph 0292615225 cnr of liverpool st and sussex st in commerce building. What i like this great little secondhand bookshop is that it is cosy and carries categories of particular interest arts, history, military, literature, fiction, childrens books, personal development, travel, animals and more. We have found 29 businesses for secondhand and antiquarian books in sydney, nsw 2000 grand days books records and collectables. Gleebooks online bookshop sydney literature, bookstore. Gleebooks secondhand gleebooks online bookshop sydney. Manned by volunteers with funds distributed to charities the bookmart is. The haunted bookshop, iowa citys oldest secondhand bookshop, carries over 50,000 used, rare, out of print and antiquarian titles in over 50 different subject areas, including poetry, fiction, plays, history, religion and philosophy, cultural studies, sciences and languages, art books, childrens books, literary nonfiction, iowarelated books. Since 1989 the shop was at the city end of king st, newtown, but moved in late. This business servicing sydney cbd is a local sme in the second hand machinery category.
Alices bookshop is a traditional, slowbookshop, established in 1986. Hi, can anyone please recommend a secondhand bookshop in sydney, maybe one with a cafe, and open in the evenings. It is the undisputed king of secondhand books in sydney. Heres where the secondhand bookshop is located on the kensington campus. Better still, it also looks completely amazing and is my favourite for a saturday browse followed by brunch in the local area. Bookworms will find an eclectic range of titles, spanning biographies, history, arts and entertainment and fiction, and prices are reasonable. Having moved from its original elizabeth street digs to a flinders street abode in 2010, city basement books stands as arguably melbourne cbds best secondhand bookstore. A catalogue of valuable new and secondhand books english and foreign in. Whether it is a handful of books you no longer want, or you need help disposing of a large collection or estate. Our massive collection of over 2 million cheap used books also comes with free delivery in australia. Secondhand, antiquarian outofprint and collectable books. Not only does this bookstore sell new and secondhand books, but it also houses a cafe and is open til late in the evening.
Nannys web is an online outofprint and second hand childrens bookshop, located in caulfield south, melbourne, australia. Sydney has a great collection of new and secondhand bookshops stocked with the latest pageturners, vintage classics, glossy coffee table books and hardto find. Escape the hustle and bustle of the cbd with its extensive catalogue of. Funds are directly transferred via eftpos into your bank account or credit card. Grub street bookshop, 379 brunswick st, fitzroy, 9417 3117, this is your archetypal secondhand bookshop, long in the making 25 years with all sorts of curious categories. On the cappuccino strip, open 7 days until bed time. Situated in the historic dymocks building in george street, in the heart of sydney, dymocks sydney is possibly australias largest book and stationery store. For 30 years we have bought and sold books of merit.
Out of print search service wide range of second hand books special interests are militaria, australiana, art, biographies, childrens, literature. Alices bookshop is a general secondhand bookshop, with approximately 18,000 books housed in four rooms on the ground floor. While we stock books on most subjects, there is a strong emphasis on literature, music, the. Stocking a huge range of books, gifts and stationery over three floors, we have specialist staff to help you in every department. Booktopia is a 100% australianowned onlineonly retail store selling books, ebooks and dvds australia wide. In addition we now have over 10% of our selection of secondhand books available to search and order online via abebooks. Elizabeths secondhand bookshop sydney weekendnotes.
Order up a cheese board and pick up that rare copy of a virginia woolf novel. Boasting one of the largest collections of titles in sydney, kinokuniya certainly earns its spot on our hitlist of sydneys best. Alvis speed models in detail speed 20, 25, 3 12 litre and 4. You can search and browse our curated collections the cream of the crop at any time here.
A local, familyrun bookshop, goulds is a member of the australian booksellers association aba. Oconnells bookshop is the oldest antiquarian and second hand bookshop in adelaide, trading for almost 60 years. Created by els universal english college updated on. We have a vast range of books in many categories with a special interest in australia history including military, aboriginal, nature, australiana, true crime, art and biography. We carry a huge range of all kinds of books in all subject areas from rare antiquities, first editions, literary curiosities and out of print to modern popular fiction and nonfiction. The ten best bookstores in sydney concrete playground. A quirky notsolittle bookshop, packed to the rafters with second hand. Located in southern sydney, we are currently servicing customers in australia and worldwide. Established in sydney in 1967 goulds book arcade is australias largest retailer of used, remaindered, outofprint and rare books under one roof. We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers interested in good christian literature to undertake a variety of tasks including cataloguing, customer service including e comerce either based at fitzroy falls. Great range of second hand books in good condition.
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