I do get stuff from there, and yet i am positive that, over the years, i have bought more books from the small oxfam bookshop near my workplace than from the charing cross road shops and baggins put together. List of secondhand bookshops in manchester including. Mar 05, 2015 manchesters literary heritage, stretching fro. Secondhand bookshops in manchester ask for free quotes. We are five minutes from the airport and on several of the main bus routes from manchester. A family business since the 1960s, this secondhand bookstore and comic shop on shudehill is a manchester institution, especially the music thats often played from the shops speakers out onto the pavement. Thats right, we want you to have a really good look around for any books you might want to sell, regardless of their age. This secondhand bookstore is tucked away behind the art of tea, keeping owner bob a retired. We specialise in second hand christian books, of which we have about 3750 catalogued at any one time. John regularly exhibits at secondhand book fairs in the uk and europe selling specialist antiquarian and rare books sourced from around the world.
We have been established in the south of manchester for over 20 years. World of books is one of the largest online sellers of second hand books in the world. Free english classes, arabic class, and art gallery, all at alexandria library. Ask for a free quote from bookshops listings near you. We sell online, through abebooks uk and amazon uk, and are open to the public, 10am5pm, 5 days a week. The decision to connect the didsbury village bookshop to this charming little cafe was a stroke of genius, allowing visitors to browse the selection of secondhand books before bringing their purchases through to the cafe to enjoy with a cup of tea and locally sourced fresh food.
We buy rare and second hand books from around the uk. Mar 20, 2007 cant remeber the road name but right in centre of manchester there is a second hand book stallmarket. Mar 29, 2019 more than setdressing for your brandnew vintagelook shelves, books are there to learn from and lose yourself in and are the perfect gift for just about anybody. It lists those who provide second hand books in leicester. Id like to visit any nice used book shops with a decent amount of books on sale.
Secondhand bookshops are a dying breed, getting priced out by high street bookstores and alienated by the rise of the sinister electronic reader. Browse bookshops in manchester featuring photos, videos, special offers and testimonials to help you choose the right local bookshops for you. New and secondhand books, in english, arabic, urdu, farsi, kurdish, hindi. John and sue worthy, trading as the rochdale book company, opened an antiquarian and secondhand book shop in 1972, but had to close at the end of 2005 to make way for a large roundabout. Whether its the latest big name blockbuster or a oneoff textbook your grandpa once told you about, the independent bookshops of manchester are sure to. Sep 18, 2018 as much about the hunt as the find, the simple pleasure of searching out, rediscovering and breathing new life into forgotten objects of the past has an enduring appeal. The only one i know of is paramount books on shudehill, but i remember it. It features second hand bookshops in stockport and buxton, who offer second hand books and rare books. Mar 08, 2007 and the second hand bookshops in charing cross road are also not as great as they probably should be.
Leno, john bedford as well as small printing business, he set up a second hand bookshop in holywell street. Rows and rows of eclectic books lie waiting to be thumbed through here at bookbuyers, and a quick visit will often fly by when you get lost in the many genres on offer. We place a strong emphasis on selfstudy and you will spend a lot of your time reading, in order to get a better understanding of your subject area. 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. Second hand bookshops stockport welcome to the directory of stockport second hand bookshops. John and sue worthy, trading as the rochdale book company, opened an antiquarian and second hand book shop in 1972, but had to close at the end of 2005 to make way for a large roundabout. We have everything from classic childrens books to fireside fiction, super scifi, travel and history books. The best independent bookshops in and around manchester. I will still be checking the email if anyone needs to get in touch.
An independent bookshop celebrating the cultural richness of the famous curry mile in manchester and its unique. Many of our books come from britain and are less common than those found on some other sites. Jun 12, 2018 this awardwinning family bookshop one of the top 50 in britain offers titles for adults and children new and secondhand plus stationery, gifts and educational toys and games. I use stockport central library and bredbury library a lot and order books from there. Independent bookshops in northwest england books the. Delph books antiquarian and secondhand book dealers was established in 1979, and is run by frank lamb. During this time we have expanded into one of the largest book retailers in manchester. Antiquarian books for sale in manchester mortenbooksellers. A family business since the 1960s, this secondhand bookstore and comic shop on shudehill is a manchester institution, especially the music. Millions of cheap secondhand books are offered for sale online by thousands of booksellers and bookshops on the. Oct 01, 2009 the british library of secondhand books, raved the new statesman.
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Second hand books leicester second hand bookshops in leicester. Here at troutmark books, we are happy to buy books from you to add to the collection in our bookshop. This awardwinning family bookshop one of the top 50 in britain offers titles for adults and children new and secondhand plus stationery, gifts and educational toys and games. The default is for bookshops worldwide though you can always toggle to usa or uk after the search. Has anyone got any recommendations of good second hand book shops in greater. Part of the thrill is the setting in an elaborate victorian railway station, buffers and ticket grille still in place. Specific search or random browse, have a pick, pick a surprise, surprise yourself. Whether youre looking for a novel to enjoy in the sun or something on your university reading list, bristols bookstores have it all.
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A wide range of jewish titles are stocked, including liberal, reform, conservative and orthodox publications, as well as secular and academic titles. Second hand shopping in manchester and beyond creative tourist. Nov, 2012 by james scott with the second hand booktrade looking rather worn and frayed around the ages, mm browses the best places to pick up inexpensive books. Youll receive up to 40% of the retail value in blackwells gift cards or 33% by card refund. Second hand bookshops are a dying breed, getting priced out by high street bookstores and alienated by the rise of the sinister electronic reader.
More than setdressing for your brandnew vintagelook shelves, books are there to learn from and lose yourself in and are the perfect gift for just about anybody. From bestselling new releases to wellthumbed handmedowns, via comics, cookery, and the downright kooky, heres our guide to the best bookshops in manchester. Second hand bookshop castle arcade, cardiff troutmark books. Check out our guide to the best second hand shopping to be had in manchester and beyond. Has anyone got any recommendations of good second hand book shops in greater manchester. Head inside, past the bar and down into a treasure trove of secondhand books. I have not tried it yet, but there is a scheme, where if your boroughs library in greater manchester has not got a book, you can borrow it from another borough. Whether its the latest book release, fiction or nonfiction.
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