Used book shops boston

The store spans three floors the first two containing a broad variety of used titles and the third boasting a treasure trove of antiquarian editions as well as an outdoor section tucked into a brickclad. A striking tour of the creatures lost and found on a changing planet, our upcoming exhibition pairs books and etchings by d. Most cities have seen the decline of the bookstore, but boston cambridge has been adding. Best boston bookstores for used and new books and textbooks. Welcome to one of americas oldest and largest used book shops. Boston college textbooks eagles new, used, rental and.

One of the oldest and largest used bookstores in america, the brattle book shop has been peddling reads since 1825 and now is home to a stock of over 250,000 books, maps and postcards. Booksmiths used book guidelines are heretheyre mostly looking for paperbacks and dont take textbooks at all. Since 2004, the used book cellar, located in the basement of brookline booksmith, has been bostons bestkept secret. Our store is the place to go to in boston for book advice, recommendations and inspiration. Book fairs, such as the abaa fair and the satellite fair in boston this week are where many of those dealers who do not have open shops can be seen. The book shed has thrived in this town of fewer than a thousand residents by attracting usedbook buyers to the 15,000 handpicked volumes of owner joseph trenn. Alibris is your source for new and used books, textbooks, music and movies. Top 10 best used book stores in boston, ma updated covid19. The 6 best independent bookstores in massachusetts the. When raven opened an outpost on newbury street in 2010, a good deal of head scratching ensued. The silver unicorn bookstore is a new independent bookstore for people of all ages in west acton, ma. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. We are conveniently located in downtown crossing in boston, at the corner of washington and spring lane oldest street in boston.

Shop boston college new, used, rental and digital textbooks at the bookstore. Boston, ma 02116 617 5789000 ravens used books has a location in newbury st. Best used bookshops in new england 2012 new england today. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Brattle book shop in downtown boston welcome to one of. Alibris has been selling books, movies and music since 1997. One of americas oldest and largest antiquarian book shops, est 1825. Waterstones boston is your local, friendly bookshop. Dating back to 1825, this threestory downtown boston landmark carries more than 250,000 used books including an outstanding selection of outofprint, as well as rare books on the third floor, maps, prints. The more worn a copy of on the road, the quicker it seems to sell, says david fredette, manager of boston book annex, a used bookstore on beacon street.

Abebooks visited russell books in victoria, canada, and asked them to explain what they looked for when acquiring a used book to sell in their shop or online. When raven opened an outpost on newbury street in 2010, a good deal of headscratching ensued. Located in kenmore square, just around the corner from historic fenway park, comicopia has been serving the comicsloving public of boston since 1989. The brookline booksmith book club is held on the second monday of every month, at 7. Our booksellers have a wealth of knowledge and experience. Opened by charles eliot goodspeed, the shop quickly became well known for its. Through meaningful work in our stores, online business, popup shops. The best bookshops in boston and cambridge, ma, usa lse blogs. These days, most mainstream video stores like blockbuster and suncoast have anime, video game shops.

Founded about a decade ago, the used book superstore definitely lives up to its name. One of the oldest and largest used bookstores in america, the brattle book shop has been peddling. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. See all the best of boston winners for best used bookstore from throughout the years. The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it. Goodspeeds book shop opened in 1898 at beacon and somerset streets in boston, massachusetts. 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.

And now with our local library and bookstore feature, you can. The best used bookstore, in boston, as selected by boston magazine. We buy everything from single volumes to estates, condition providing. Raven used books 23 church street, harvard square cambridge, ma 028 617. In the used book cellar downstairs, shelves are pushed aside for readings with local and emerging writers, and the shop sponsors big names like. Commonwealth books is smaller than brattle book shop, but it has a broad inventory including rare editions, antique prints and maps, so this is.

But as a life long book collector, boston is amongst the best cities around that has quality shops. Best used bookstores in new england new england today. Musicians have access to the largest selection of mandolins for sale in boston ma area at fretted instrument workshop. With over 25,000 books in our inventory, youre guaranteed to find something to pique. Brattle book shop is one of the oldest bookstores in america, having opened in 1825. The 9 best independent bookstores in boston culture trip. It offers more than 100,000 gently used and new books in a huge, airy shop. The greater boston area is full of great used and antiquarian bookstores. Abebooks uniqueness is our network of independent booksellers who work with us to provide the most diverse selection of rare, used and outofprint. Best used bookstore in boston, ma brattle book shop, commonwealth books, more than words, raven used books, rodneys bookstore, brookline. With roots that stretch back to 1825, the brattle is the venerable center of bostons usedbook scene. Boston area mangaanime stores last updated 12004 note.

Raven used books specializes in carefully selected scholarly and literary books. With all deference to the online bookselling behemoths, i would rather hunt for books in shops that smell like fine old paper and leather bindings, places where useless and pointless. George emery littlefield 1900, early boston booksellers 16421711, boston. What makes this used bookstore so interesting is not its. The best 10 used bookstore in boston, ma updated covid19. Alibris buy new and used books, textbooks, music and movies. The brattle book shop offers full appraisal services for estate, tax, and donation purposes. The used book superstore warehouse of used books in. Dating back to 1825, this threestory downtown boston. Used and specialty bookstores in the greater boston area. The rest is either worthless or worth about a penny a book online. Are you looking to get moneystore credit for them, or just get rid of them. This list was originally compiled before the huge boom in manga and anime.