Aug 26, 2014 17 wonderful melbourne bookstores every book lover must visit. Alices bookshop is a traditional, slowbookshop, established in 1986. Dymocks has been helping australians buy the perfect book for over 141 years. The paperback stocks an extensive selection of new release and backlist titles, particularly fiction, australian non fiction, history, poetry, classics, music books, cultural studies and travel. Grub street bookshop you cant miss this fitzroy institution, with its trestle tables of wellpriced used books nestled between boutiques, bars and ice cream stores on brunswick street. Vinnies is your number one destination for affordable and preloved items. With a range of bookshops from holeinthewall laneway bookshops to some of the largest bookshops in australia, it includes independent, specialist and antiquarian booksellers as well as flagship shops for some of australias leading national book retailers. The best secondhand bookshops in melbourne whether youre a bibliophile with a passion for rare books or an avid reader out for a bargain, melbourne has a wealth of stores to choose from. This page uses frames, but your browser doesnt support them.
I was wandering if there are any gooddecent secondhand record stores. Home to many of australias best loved authors, the city is also full of great booksellers. Antiquarian and quality secondhand booksellers abound in melbourne, and are proactive in. Millions of products all with free shipping australia wide. Melbournes best secondhand bookstores urban list melbourne. The best secondhand bookshops in melbourne whether youre a bibliophile with a passion for rare books or an avid reader out for a bargain, melbourne has a wealth of stores. Shops throughout victoria open 6 days a week for recycled clothing, bricabrac, homewares and electrical. Its hipster capital, melbourne, is a unesco city of literature hosting literary festivals and being home. Everything you buy or donate inspires change in your local community. For 30 years we have bought and sold books of merit.
We can order in all of your book list needs, new and second hand where applicable. With 650 stores across australia your local vinnies is probably closer than you think. We are centrally located in melbourne s cbd, only 2 minutes walk from melbourne central station. Parish bargain shop flemington st georgesbrotherhood of st laurence. Technical book shop, melbourne, victoria, australia. The shops also have a real second hand bookshop atmosphere by which i mean, the books are put into appropriate sections, mostly, but overflow onto piles on the floor you feel youll discover, any moment, a title thats been on your wishlist for years. Come here for a large selection of clothing albeit the majority is ladies fashion. In the middle of fitzroys cafe society, just a few minutes from melbourne s cbd, page two is located in a warehouse with a colourful past, including life as a furniture factory, aboriginal arts centre and the australian print workshop. The 6 best secondhand bookshops in melbourne time out. Academic and high school bookshop we buy and sell high. 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. In the middle of fitzroys cafe society, just a few minutes from melbournes cbd, page two is located in a warehouse with a colourful past, including life as a furniture factory, aboriginal arts centre and the australian print workshop.
Technical book shop melbourne, victoria, australia. City basement books, the last secondhand bookshop standing in melbournes cbd. Free next day delivery for people in isolation during these trying times in our local area melbourne cbd, north melbourne, west melbourne, east melbourne, collingwood, fitzroy, north fitzroy, carlton, carlton north, parkville, princes hill, and brunswick. We provide secure ordering through ssl secure sockets layer this site designed and constructed by j. With fashionforward boutiques, elegant arcades and buzzing shopping centres, melbourne is australia s best shopping destination. This cosy dungeon of secondhand books will take you from. They are an independent bookshop, owned by cooks and lovers of food and books, committed to stocking the best books on food and wine. Alices bookshop is a general secondhand bookshop, with approximately 18,000 books housed in four rooms on the ground floor. Grants bookshop antiquarian, rare and out of print books. At good games melbourne, we cater to every type of gamer. The paperback bookshop is an independent, general bookshop that was established in melbourne, australia in the early 1960s. Alices bookshop is a traditional, slow bookshop, established in 1986. Astrolabe booksellers is the leading antiquarian second hand used bookseller in australia s island state.
Secure online ordering and worldwide delivery available. Here are eight of melbournes best secondhand bookstores, where you can flick through dusty and dogeared novels to your hearts content. Pick up from mitcham or i can package for posting at your cost by tracked australia post parcel. At 302 racecourse road flemington this is a classic. Browse through the online book catalogue at elizabeths bookshop, one of australia s largest second hand bookselling operations. All things 1940s through to 1990s hello jtandbritworthy denim ensembles. Opening up shop in 2002, retrostar vintage clothing is now hailed the largest vintage store in melbs. We are a wheelchairaccessible space that can cater up to players, with onsite genderneutral bathrooms. Embiggen books and qv will be hosting a book signing of his brand new biography, anything is possible in the qv square at. Browse our complete stock listing search our subject categories information page about us email. With a range of bookshops from holeinthewall laneway bookshops to some of the largest bookshops in australia, it includes independent. St vinnies mitcham is an excellent second hand storeop shop with a large selection of goods.
Dymocks melbourne is located on the lower ground floor at 234 collins street has the latest topselling and new release books, and if you cant find what youre looking for, our friendly staff can. Second hand clothing retail in melbourne cbd, 3000 vic. Melbourne is the centre of one of the most engaged and energetic bookselling communities in australia. Oct 04, 2017 come and meet cosentino, one of the greatest magicians in the world. The store is a pleasure to visit with excellent displays in the window and a well organised store.
Rare, antiquarian and out of print books grants bookshop. List of melbourne city bookshops walking tours of melbourne. We are proud to stock a wide range of games including yugioh. The shops generally have a good range of these and they are at reasonable prices. Enter your suburb or postcode for information on how to donate, volunteer and find the vinnies shops closest to you.
Here are our top melbourne second hand shops and op shops for range, price, ambience and charitability. Bookworms will find an eclectic range of titles, spanning biographies, history, arts and entertainment and fiction, and prices are reasonable. Down the rabbit hole to stacks and stacks and stacks of second hand books. Please search or browse our inventory of hard to find, out of print, used, and rare books online. The longer running of two secondhand bookshops operated by david and penny syber the other is at 668 glenhuntly rd, caufield, syber s books windsor has occupied the same space for over 20 years now.
Melbourne second hand shops the world loves melbourne. If you don t see a law book or set of second hand law reports that you require, let us know and we will source it for you. Beat the rush taking 2020 book list orders now and purchasing second hand books. A book lovers guide to melbourne city of melbourne whats on blog. There are also many book sellers as against bookshops not listed e.
Best book shops in melbourne officially recognised as a unesco city of literature, melbournes love affair with the printed word and picture runs deep. Having moved from its original elizabeth street digs to a flinders street abode in 2010, city basement books stands as arguably melbourne. I will be in melbourne for one afternoon next february before flying to new zealand the next day. Established in 1998 with the belief that the medical book industry had a need for a specialist bookshop with an emphasis on. Melbournes best secondhand bookstores the urban list. Elizabeths bookshops online secondhand book dealers.
Dymocks dymocks melbourne bookstore in victoria vic. Elizabeths bookshop online secondhand book dealers. Books for cooks specialise exclusively in new, old, vintage and antiquarian books on wine, food and the culinary arts. We have stores in accessible retail locations across australia where customers can buy books, stationery, music, dvds, bluray disks and games with the help of our experienced booksellers. Having moved from its original elizabeth street digs to a flinders street abode in 2010, city basement books stands as arguably melbourne cbd s best second hand bookstore. One of the most popular shopping hubs in the city, bourke street mall is buzzing with locals and tourists rushing from shop to shop buying from some of the countrys biggest brands. Shop 2, 4 pascoe vale road, moonee ponds fully booked.