Browse bookshops in bristol featuring photos, videos, special offers and testimonials to help you choose the right local bookshops for you. Get lost in bristols best independent bookshops culture trip. A low of just 867 shops was reached in 2016, but 2017 marked a tiny turnaround. You can save 33% off the retail price by purchasing secondhand course books from blackwells. Second hand bookshops in bristol bristol second hand bookshops offering second hand books. Any language dutch english french german italian spanish. Alibris has award winning fiction titles and bona fide page turners on sale now for your reading enjoyment. This rate is available on a minimum purchase of 50 books. Buy books online, new and secondhand online bookstore from. We spoke with tan dillon the owner of the village bookshop and offer some insight into the future of the retail book shop trade. Alternatively, set up email alerts andor start a new search. The aslan books flagship shop opened up in st stephens church in the city in bristol in july.
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Prices begin at just 60 pence plus postage so a bargain is never far away. The shop the oldest bookshop in wigtown, scotlands national booktown and our range of stock includes all subjects. Whether youre looking for a novel to enjoy in the sun or something on your university reading list, bristol s bookstores have it all. A definitive list of bristol s best bookshops for you to get lost in. Afghanistan albania algeria american samoa andorra angola anguilla.
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But even the delights of whiling away hours in foyles or your local independent cant compare to stumbling upon improbably tiny shops, where every surface is groaning under the weight of ancient leatherbound tomes and dogeared out of print paperbacks. It also includes those who offer rare books and used books in bristol. Bookshops are very hard to make profitable which is sad cos a bookshopcafe is my ideal job especially independents. Use our guide to book conditions to understand the difference between condition grades such as fair, very good and fine. Independent bookshops grow for second year after 20year. Sleek and modern, our bright and cheery space is crammed with great books from a wide array of genres. Oct 01, 2009 the british library of secondhand books, raved the new statesman. We are always interested in buying large or small libraries of secondhand, rare or outofprint books, so please get in touch if you are clearing an estate or looking to downsize yourbook collection. Bath and west books is an internet and mail order bookshop based in a tranquil rural hamlet on the outskirts of the heritage city of bath, somerset. Aslan christian books, bristol uk christian bookshops directory. The best bookstores in bristol, united kingdom whodoyou. Super prestige 41 observation coaches and halfdeckers.
Our used book search engine is linked to thousands of online booksellers via a small number of booklisting services. To safeguard our staff and volunteers we have decided to close our amnesty bookshops until further notice. The great british bookshop is a large uk based independent online book shop with over 250,000 titles, offering free standard uk delivery on all orders. Dreadnought is one of the few remaining independent secondhand bookshops in bristol. Whether youre looking for a novel to enjoy in the sun or something on your university reading list, bristols bookstores have it all. Run by local people as a workers cooperative, the shop grew out of bristol radical history group and other similar networks across the city from late 2011 to june 2019, we resided on old market in central bristol, serving wide ranging literature alongside our famous coffee grown by the zapatistas in mexico. If you have a donation, please wait until the shop reopens to bring it along. Jan 06, 2019 a low of just 867 shops was reached in 2016, but 2017 marked a tiny turnaround. It features book shops in bristol, aust and axbridge, and includes maps and photos of bristol bookshops who offer books, best selling books, cheap books and childrens books. Book shops for sale browse the listings below and refine your search to help you buy book shops for sale in all locations. Dreadnought books, based on st georges road, is an independent second hand bookshop specialising in historical and maritime texts.
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Our massive collection of over 2 million cheap used books also comes with free delivery in the uk. It features second hand bookshops in bristol, bishopston and westbury park, who offer second hand books and rare books. Second hand bookshops coventry welcome to the directory of coventry second hand bookshops. Secondhand books in bristol ask for free quotes cylex uk. Overflowing with rare books, first editions, vintage prints and old maps, halcyon books is the archetypal secondhand bookshop. The mural work has now been completed on a painting of a trompe loeil window featuring patricks muchmissed former dog leo and his current companion and everyones best friend rosa. Located in st nicholas market, this store is split between two stalls standing. We have a broad specialism in the arts, humanities and social sciences, but have stock to satisfy varied interests beyond this. The great british bookshop is a large uk based independent. The hydra is a community bookshop, community venue and meeting space. Secondhand bookshop specialising in history, with a particular focus on military, social and labour history. A definitive list of bristols best bookshops for you to get lost in. Always a wide range of books relating to cornwall and cornish history, nautical books and a good general stock.
Not only is excelsior bristols foremost comic book shop, it also has a sister shop just. But this second stanfords sits proudly on corn street in bristol, between the city. Welcome to foyles bristol, operating from the fabulous central location of bristols cabot circus shopping centre. Books for amnesty bristol amnesty international uk. Second hand books, buy and sell in the uk and ireland we found 5,270 adverts for you in books. I hope you will understand why we have made this decision and we look forward to seeing you in the shops again soon. The shop is a short walk from the city centre and the recently regenerated harbourside. When looking for second hand books, condition is vital. Our norwich book shop opened in august 2018 and is the newest in our group. Always a selection of great books in store read more.
Part of the thrill is the setting in an elaborate victorian railway station, buffers and ticket grille still in place. We have everything from classic childrens books to fireside fiction, super scifi, travel and history books. This secondhand bookshop is a treasure trove not too far from leicester square. Run by local people as a workers cooperative, the shop grew out of bristol radical history group and other similar networks across the city. If you are looking to fill a private room or public space with a larger quantity of second hand books, or find cheap stock for resale, we may be able to help. The bookshop, wigtown scotlands largest secondhand. University of the west of england, coldharbour lane, bristol, avon, bs16 1qy. Georges road hotwells bristol, united kingdom bs1 5uw. Beware of the leopard books st nicholas markets bristol. If you find any errors, broken links or other problems, please complete the feedback form. Beware of the leopard provides everything a great secondhand bookshop should.
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In keeping with st stephens own ethos the shop specialises in christianity and the arts but provides a comprehensive range of christian books, cds, dvds, greetings cards, church supplies and gifts. Read our definitive list of bristols best bookshops for you to wander round and get lost in. Overflowing with rare books, first editions, vintage prints and old maps, halcyon books is the archetypal second hand bookshop. Subscribe to rss feed for book shops for sale in the uk. Find local classified ads for second hand books in the uk and ireland. The british library of secondhand books, raved the new statesman. At alibris, every type of reader can satisfy oneofakind book cravings. Tucked away down quiet streets, bristol holds a brilliant array of bookshops. New, second hand and antiquarian books sold through the shop, by mail order and on the internet. Millions of cheap secondhand books are offered for sale online by thousands of booksellers and bookshops on the. Book shops for sale buy or sell a bookshop in the uk on. Saint nicks isnt strictly a bristol shopping centre but ask anyone who often goes bristol shopping and youll quickly learn that its an integral and beloved part of the culture in. Bishopston books bristol is a local secondhand bookshop in avon who specialises in second hand books, rare books and used books. Secondhand bookshop, book shops, books, book store.
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