A catalogue of valuable new and second hand books english and foreign in. Three years ago, a sydney auction house took half his collection. Store address suite 204, level 2, 39 liverpool st sydney nsw 2000 ph 0292615225 cnr of liverpool st and sussex st in commerce building. Berkelouw have years of experience in providing books for interior decoration, retail and corporate displays, film, theatre and commercials.
The choice of used books is massive thousands of classic novels and bestsellers, biographies and memoirs, selfhelp, cookbooks, childrens books, affordable textbooks for school, and outofprint titles. Gleebooks online bookshop and literary events sydney australia. Advice on selling second hand books hi r sydney i am moving out of home to university and need to get rid of the majority of my rooms contents a lot of which is old books. Mar 17, 2020 yes and its even free if youre in the inner west of sydney until the end of march 2020. Most nights after dinner my father would sit in his library, pick one off the. To help you find the best second hand stores located near you in sydney, we put together our own list based on this rating points list. These societies hold book sales and other fundraisers to benefit the libraries. Hi, can anyone please recommend a secondhand bookshop in sydney, maybe one with a cafe, and open in the evenings. Xavier mahogany bar stools pair since 2004 xavier furniture has been producing unique, timeless furniture.
Proprietor michael sprod is a longstanding member of the australian and new zealand association of antiquarian booksellers. No one wants to buy books, so what to do with a beloved book. Our collection of second hand books is huge and growing all the time, so theres always something new to discover. Where to find 12 of sydneys best book shops urban list sydney. Its hipster capital, melbourne, is a unesco city of literature hosting literary festivals. Kinokuniya sydney offers a large range of books with over 300,000 titles in english, japanese, chinese, french and german.
Great for those studying and cant afford the textbooks. Please search or browse our inventory of hard to find, out of print, used, and rare books online. 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. The groups use donated books to stock library shelves or resell the books at fundraising events. Kinokuniya kinokuniya sydney offers a large range of books. Browse through the online book catalogue at elizabeths bookshop, one of. Below is a list of the top and leading second hand stores in sydney. Our massive collection of over 2 million cheap used books also comes with free delivery in australia. This really is the treasure chest of secondhand books. A quirky notsolittle bookshop, packed to the rafters with second hand and. City basement books having moved from its original elizabeth street digs to a flinders street abode in 2010, city basement books stands as arguably melbourne cbds best second hand bookstore.
Gleebooks secondhand gleebooks online bookshop sydney. If you have a favourite second hand store in sydney, please let us know about it by leaving a comment below. Set at the top of the galeries, kinokuniya is an oasis in the city. Stocking a huge range of books, gifts and stationery over three floors, we have specialist staff to help you in every department. Kinokuniya kinokuniya sydney offers a large range of. We have everything from classic childrens books to fireside fiction, super scifi, travel and history books. Ive heard of ampersand, but judging from its website, its only open during the day. Can anyone recommend places in sydney that accept book donations.
Probably aucklands biggest second hand bookstore, it occupies a beautiful, historic building in onehunga mall. Established in sydney in 1967 goulds book arcade is australias largest retailer of used, remaindered, outofprint and rare books under one roof. Da capo, our sister shop located upstairs sells second hand sheet music, scores and books about music. 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. From hard to find and out of print books to used books across a huge range of subjects, our online bookstore offers fast delivery and outstanding customer service. Elizabeths bookshops online secondhand book dealers first. The majority of our secondhand holdings are not on a database. Bookworms will find an eclectic range of titles, spanning biographies, history, arts and entertainment and fiction, and prices are reasonable. World of books is one of the largest online sellers of second hand books in the world. Our glebe and blackheath branches both carry extensive secondhand sections and between them stock around 20,000 titles. 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. Situated in the historic dymocks building in george street, in the heart of sydney, dymocks sydney is possibly australias largest book and stationery store. In addition we now have over 10% of our selection of secondhand books available to search and order online via abebooks.
The bower also provide assistance in rehoming certain types of preloved items via a truck collection service. We provide secure ordering through ssl secure sockets layer. We have a vast range of books in many categories with a special interest in australia history including military, aboriginal. Escape the hustle and bustle of the cbd with its extensive catalogue of.
The berkelouw family has been trading in books for six generations. Buying second hand goods is not only cheaper, but benefits the environment and your local community. Second hand isnt second best repair it city of parramatta, in partnership with the bower parramatta, offers residents free repair assistance on the last saturday of each month at their local branch 10 hunter street, parramatta. Melbournes secondhand bookshop trail the sydney morning herald. The ten best bookstores in sydney concrete playground. Secure online ordering and worldwide delivery available. 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. Local thrift stores local second hand thrift stores can use your donated books. 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. When youve found the books you want well ship qualifying orders to your door for free in 100% recyclable packaging. But theres so much this city has to offer, and in particular when its miserable out.
Astrolabe carries a good range of antiquarian and second hand books on a wide variety of subjects, specialising in works on tasmania, australia, antarctica, aborigines especially tasmanian, and maritime subjects. This really is the treasure chest of second hand books. Crammed with books both old and new, collectors editions, art and design magazines, lgbti stories, fiction, poetry, chicklit and classics the offerings are endless. The few places that ive been to have said no or have been very selective, which is understandable. Browse over 60,000 new titles, preowned novels and second hand antique books, all available to buy online. Yes and its even free if youre in the inner west of sydney until the end of march 2020. Melbournes secondhand bookshop trail the sydney morning. Used books are often treasures that are outofprint or rare. Alvis speed models in detail speed 20, 25, 3 12 litre and 4. Upstairs, theres a sizeable collection of secondhand titles covering. Tanya natalie is also an accomplished editor, if you are interested in having your own work edited.
Books are our passion as well as our business and it is always a pleasure to meet customers who share our love of books. Melbournes best secondhand bookstores the urban list. The best independent bookstores in sydney dotted across the suburbs of sydney are some of the city s finest bookstores. Shop used books australia online second hand bookstore. Typically, library societies accept likenew and gently used book donations. Buy books online or at 1 york street history, science. Whether it is a handful of books you no longer want, or you need help disposing of a large collection or estate. A bookshop in port moresby have requested books for their bookshop. Browse through the online book catalogue at elizabeths bookshop, one of australias largest second hand bookselling operations. This secondhand store features a beautiful courtyard that transforms into a tapas bar when the sun sets. 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. We have a collection of over 35,000 books, along with a cosy reading room for you to relax in. I love browsing through secondhand bookshops and i am particularly fond of the elizabeths bookshop located on pitt street. Picking up secondhand books while travelling is one of our favourite things to do.
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. Elizabeths bookshops online secondhand book dealers. These books are second hand but still in usable condition. Heres my selection of my favourite second hand bookstores in sydney.
Heres my selection of my favourite secondhand bookstores in sydney. Whether its the latest book release, fiction or nonfiction. The latest second hand textbooks at the university of sydney. Gleebooks online bookshop sydney literature, bookstore. Weve put together a list of sydneys best bookshops, from the dusty to the designer. Dymocks dymocks sydney bookstore in new south wales nsw. This is the online shopping web site of hondarake full of books second hand japanese bookshop in sydney australia. Sydney had the cleanest air of any major city today. Goulds, elizabeths, a little place opposite holt st and a place up towards st peters station on the western side of king st all sell second hand books. Delivers to or services australiawide online only mycroft books is a secondhand book store based in sydney. To see if your items are accepted for rehoming or to book for a collection, visit the bower website. Since 1989 the shop was at the city end of king st, newtown, but moved in late 2018. It is the undisputed king of secondhand books in sydney. A local, familyrun bookshop, goulds is a member of the australian booksellers association aba.
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