Just off the main king street strip in the ever trendy newtown precinct of sydney lies a store that has been a vinyl mainstay for many years. Berkelouw books paddington shopping in paddington, sydney. From the street it looks fairly small and perhaps even a little uninviting, but a trip inside reveals three levels of secondhand books, with nice wooden tables and antique chairs scattered throughout in. Berkelouw books sixthgeneration booksellers whose flagship store specialising in antiquarian and secondhand books is at 19 oxford street, paddington adelaide shop 10, central. Most nights after dinner my father would sit in his library, pick one off the. The next two levels hold a sizeable collection of secondhand titles. Ampersand cafe bookstore 78 oxford street, paddington.
Oxford street has undergone more changes in recent years than shane. The massive store has a small street boutique section, too the. Avoid like the plague sappho books on glebe point rd. Established in sydney in 1967 goulds book arcade is australias largest retailer of used, remaindered, outofprint and rare books under one roof.
The holt street one is called fine print books, south king street. A lovely, light independent bookstore with new books on the ground floor and a fair selection of second hand titles upstairs. A book storecafe selling little marionette coffee and second hand books at remarkable prices. The familyrun gleebooks have been in the book business for over 40 years. The choice of used books is massive thousands of classic novels and bestsellers, biographies and memoirs, selfhelp, cookbooks, childrens. A local, familyrun bookshop, goulds is a member of the australian booksellers association aba.
Heres my selection of my favourite secondhand bookstores in sydney. Three years ago, a sydney auction house took half his collection. Oxford street has made a name for itself for being one of the premier shopping streets in australia. Gleebooks secondhand gleebooks online bookshop sydney. Elizabeths bookshop online secondhand book dealers. Your guide to sydneys markets city of sydney whats on. Delivers to or services australiawide online only mycroft books is a secondhand book store based in sydney. The berkelouw family has been trading in books for six generations. Located in the galleries, high above the busy george street. Elizabeths bookshops online secondhand book dealers. On the cappuccino strip, open 7 days until bed time.
The two ones that give the best prices that ive found are. Welcome to the oxford street bookshop, a treasure trove of popular, collectible and rare antique books in the heart of whitstable. Oxford street has undergone a lot of upheaval in recent years, but berkelouw has remained a fixture. At the beginning of each semester we buy back textbooks that are on the. Theyre also the place to pick up the perfect literary gift, flick through international magazines, listen to records, grab a coffee or glass of wine, and join a book club. We carry a huge range of all kinds of books in all subject areas from rare. Located in the heart of oxford street, the berkelouw paddington store opened in march 1994, and has since become something of an institution amongst sydneys literary community.
Download the app get a free listing advertise 0800 777 449. A bonus is that the sellers will often buy back books from you as well, so i try and take in some to sell before i buy any more too. The people running them know how much books are worth, though, so real bargains are hard to come by. Running from the city through to bondi junction, you can easily spend a day walking up the street. With over 30,000 books in stock across two floors, we invite you to browse our distinctive shop, where every turn leads you to another seemingly hidden room full of beautiful books. Oconnells bookshop is the oldest antiquarian and second hand bookshop in adelaide, trading for almost 60 years. This a store for biblio and audiophiles alike, selling secondhand books as. Sydneys best secondhand bookstores 1 darling street books, 648 darling street, rozelle. Thats right, we want you to have a really good look around for any. At we buy books, we arent just searching for your oldest and most neglected books we want any type of books. No one wants to buy books, so what to do with a beloved. The ten best bookstores in sydney concrete playground.
That word is seldom used in the book world and it is very fitting here. Oxford street has undergone a lot of upheaval in recent years, but. World of books is one of the largest online sellers of secondhand books in the world. This cosy bookshop on crowne street has a loyal following, thanks to its carefully. Sydney has a great collection of new and secondhand bookshops stocked with the latest pageturners, vintage classics, glossy coffee table books and hardtofind titles. Ampersand cafe bookstore in paddington oxford street sydney. This a store for biblio and audiophiles alike, selling secondhand books as well as vintage vinyl. Kinokuniya sydney offers a large range of books with over 300,000 titles in english, japanese, chinese, french and german. Discover the best places to uncover a secondhand classic, pick up the latest. If this is your preference, you should look up your local secondhand book stores and see whether they run a book exchange program. A quirky notsolittle bookshop, packed to the rafters with second hand. Located in the heart of oxford street, the berkelouw paddington store opened in march 1994, and has since become something of an institution amongst sydneys literary. A local, familyrun bookshop, goulds is a member of the. Located just off oxford st, this is one of sydneys most eccentric secondhand stores.
The latest second hand textbooks at the university of sydney. In a book exchange, such as the north sydney book exchange, you can. Storeroom buys, sells and trades clothes to cultivate a colourful collection of oldschool kit that looks like its been lifted. With wish lists you can choose to be notified the instant we find a copy, see how often we find rare titles, and see who else is interested. In addition we now have over 10% of our selection of secondhand books available.
Kinokuniya kinokuniya sydney offers a large range of. This really is the treasure chest of secondhand books. The store is jammedpacked with second hand, rare and outofprint books, which are just waiting to be discovered. Our glebe and blackheath branches both carry extensive secondhand sections and between them stock around 20,000 titles.
The specialist oxfam bookshops on st giles and turl st are both excellent. We buy and sell rare, old, and collectible books as well as fine, used and quality second hand books. Theres no better time than now to browse the rows of sydneys bookstores, old and new. Dorothy gale kinokuniya bookstore, level 2, 500 george street, sydney cbd. It is the undisputed king of secondhand books in sydney. Elizabeths bookshop now at 856 hay street, perth cbd. Paddingtons three storeys house an extensive range of new, rare and secondhand books. Located in sydney, queensland and the southern highlands, berkelouw. Sappho books is a wonderfully ramshackle secondhand bookstore. Used books are often treasures that are outofprint or rare. Our massive collection of over 2 million cheap used books also comes with free delivery in australia. Buy books online or at 1 york street history, science. In keeping with oxford street s famous roundtheclock lifestyle, the store is open until very late most nights of the week, attracting an interesting and eclectic variety of customers.
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