Astrolabe booksellers is located in hobart, tasmania, and carries a good range of antiquarian and secondhand books on a wide variety of subjects, specialising in works on tasmania click here for our full list of tasmanian titles. Best of canberra callout secondhand bookshops the riotact. We have everything from classic childrens books to fireside fiction, super scifi, travel and history books. Our glebe and blackheath branches both carry extensive secondhand sections and between them stock around 20,000 titles.
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We dont have our secondhand books catalogued on a computer, but we know what weve got. This website will help you find the best places to go and the best things to see in the arts in tasmania. Your search for book shops second hand antiquarian in north hobart tas 7000 on goguide has returned 32 results. Today, nearly 25 independent booksellers sell secondhand and antiquarian books, prints and other works on paper to thousands of readers and collectors who, via ferry, flood into this small town. A fullers gift voucher, for your family, friends and loved ones.
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. Like all good new age bookshops, babylon, located in the slightly outoftheway victoria street, behind centrepoint shopping centre, is less about the books and more about the whimsy. Please search or browse our inventory of hard to find, out of print, used, and rare books online. Hobarts secondhand bookshops are a vast source of books from inexpensive bestsellers to new, rare and outofprint books you can also find classic collectibles, rare signed editions and used textbooks. Couples passion project turns shed full of secondhand. Travelling around tassie t times weve noticed and stopped at many 2nd hand bookshops, but admit that i cant remember where they were. In 2005, don dales, our own local entrepreneur established the only book village east of the mississippi in historical hobart, new york. Youll find more incense than you could poke a levitating guru at, dozens of tiedye harem pants with matching sandals, and a bewildering mass of candles and lamps. Oconnells bookshop is the oldest antiquarian and second hand bookshop in adelaide, trading for almost 60 years. Could someone please advise where i can find good bookstores in. Cracked and spineless new and used books, hobart, tasmania. The best secondhand bookshops in melbourne time out. Second hand clothing retail in hobart, tas aussieweb. Foot traffic has been slow so i have decided to shorten my hours for the next 6 weeks with the possibility of it continuing through winter.
New titles arrive instore each week too many to list so please use our book enquiry form or phone us on 03 6223 1803 if you cant find the book you are after our specialty tasmanian selection is huge and complemented with a selection of secondhand titles for those wanting older books about our islands fascinating history and many. Find directions to local secondhand dealers in hobart, tas with ease. The longer running of two secondhand bookshops operated by david and penny syber the other is at 668 glenhuntly rd, caufield, sybers books windsor has occupied the same space for over 20. Postage is free, and it can be sent to you, the recipient, or it can be collected in store. It offers insider tips, itineraries and todo lists, profiles some exceptional artists and delivers news and editorial on the arts in tasmania. Cracked and spineless new and used books home facebook. Collectors corner was established in 1981 as a specalist music, book coin and stamp dealer. Secondhand bookshop dealing in good quality secondhand books, all categories.
If you have any extra requests, just write them in the order notes at the checkout. We carry a huge range of all kinds of books in all subject areas from rare antiquities, first editions, literary curiosities and out of print to modern popular fiction and nonfiction. Click here to expand your search area to book shops second hand antiquarian in tas. Our massive collection of over 2 million cheap used books also comes with free delivery in australia. Masterful recommenders, curious readers, eccentrically knowledgeable, community proud and 90odd years young.
Find directions to local secondhand and antiquarian books in hobart, tas with ease. We have grown over the years to be one of tasmanias largest and most diverse specialty stores. Secondhand book stores in launceston, tas startlocal. If youre looking for advice, our specialist high street bookshops are staffed by expert volunteers.
You can search and browse our curated collections the cream of the crop at any time here. We are one of the leading independent bookshops in tasmania. Second hand bookshops hay on wye booksellers tripadvisor. Dymocks hobart store trading hours, contact details and map. If you are interested in used collectable second hand books and perhaps havent been to a fair, the royal national is a good place to start.
A massive sprawling metropolis of new and secondhand books hidden away in one of hobart s central arcades. Aussieweb local search can help you find second hand clothing retail, or other businesses, in hobart, tas. Sifting through the local secondhand bookshop to kill 20 minutes left paul and karen morgan with a lot more than some light reading to take home. New titles arrive instore each week too many to list so please use our book enquiry form or phone us on 03 6223 1803 if you cant find the book you are after our specialty tasmanian selection is huge and complemented with a selection of secondhand titles for those wanting older books about our islands fascinating. Secondhand and antiquarian books in hobart, tas australia. Melbournes best secondhand bookstores the urban list. The hobart bookshop is a proud independent bookshop with an emphasis on tasmaniana, poetry and literature. Bookshops and bookstores in hobart hobart info guide. Usually for small quantities of books the customer will only be paid in the form of credits i. Here are eight of melbournes best secondhand bookstores, where you can flick through dusty and dogeared novels to your hearts content.
Just tassie books operates from the book cellar in campbell town, where its extensive tasmanian collection sits alongside quality old and new books with a strong heritage flavour. Proprietor michael sprod is a longstanding member of. There is a large range of booksellers with immensely varied stock right across the price range if you turn up in the last hour or so there are often bargains to be had. There is a an unbeatable selection of cheap secondhand books hardback and paperback just waiting for a new home. We have a longstanding online presence and post australia wide and internationally. It is located in the arts precinct of salamanca and is a short walk from the city centre and wharf area. Our monthly newsletter, fullers findings, has been revived. Bookshops secondhand hobart s secondhand bookshops are a vast source of books from inexpensive bestsellers to new, rare and outofprint books you can also find classic collectibles, rare signed editions and used textbooks. A member of the coop gets a 10% discount on stationery. National library online shop australian the national library online shop in canberra sells books and other merchandise published by the national library of australia as well as books by australian authors, books with australian content, and international books of literary merit. The tasmanian almanack for the year of our lord 1826, being the second after leap year, calculated for the meridian of hobart town facsimile ed tasmaniana facsimile editions, no.
The nearby salamanca arts centre houses a number of galleries, and look out for the antique shops and secondhand bookshops in the laneways and arcades around the market for some excellent finds, too. One of my joys of visiting new places is exploring a towns bookshops. The books are mainly titles on reading lists or general fiction with very large collection of english literature. Use startlocal to find the most popular secondhand book stores in tas. I guess it also depends where your trip is taking you. Get contact details, videos, photos, opening times and map directions. Looking for second hand clothing retail in hobart, tas. Browse over 60,000 new titles, preowned novels and secondhand antique books, all available to buy online. We lean towards the literary and keep a close eye on anything published locally. In addition we now have over 10% of our selection of secondhand books available to search and order online via abebooks. Secondhand bookshop cape town, cape town, south africa.
The proprietors, christopher pearce and janet grecian, have a long history in bookselling and actively support the local. But i vaguely remember one being down in the huon valley perhaps south near dover which was on the right hand side of the road located in an old church. Hobart has a broadspectrum of bookshops also see second hand bookshops suitable for all tastes, ranging from the general booklover to the specialised reader. Prices begin at just 60 pence plus postage so a bargain is never far away.
Explore tasmanias vibrant arts and cultural scene with the tasmanian arts guide. One of hobarts bestloved and prettiest artdeco pubs. Astrolabe booksellers is the leading antiquarian secondhandused bookseller in australias island state. Millions of cheap secondhand books are offered for sale online by thousands of booksellers and bookshops on the. Were a member of the hobart antiquarian and secondhand booksellers association, and our secondhand section includes fiction, australian art, biography, and especially rare and old tasmanian books. While the number of melbourne bookshops has decreased in recent years, we remain one of only five unesco cities of literature for a reason. Secondhand bookshops these bookshops usually buy secondhand books off customers for resale.
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