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Abacas Books _ Cards/STOKE-ON-TRENT/56 - 60 Millrise RoadMilton
Abacas Books & Cards
56 - 60 Millrise Road Milton STOKE-ON-TRENT ST2 7BW
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tel:
01782 543005 e-mail
Open: Monday - Friday 9.00 - 4.00, Saturday 9.00 - 1.00
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Medium size stock on most subjects, from paperbacks to antiquarian books. We also stock new local history books & greetings cards. Established 1980.
Paperbacks £2, hardbacks £4. Clean, well ordered but small. Worth visiting several times a year. David and Margaret are very helpful and friendly. Rosie Gamgee 10.11.12
A fabulous bookshop and cardshop run by delightful people, David and Margaret. The second hand books are all clean, well cared for and categorised. The shop is spotlessly clean and a pleasure to spend time in. I have known this shop for years and years and it's such a pleasure to meet proprietors who make you so welcome and are themselves so keen on books and reading. Go there and enjoy. Neville Seabridge 10.05.14
Abacas Books now closes on a Monday but is otherwise open Tuesday to Saturday. Books are still priced as above. The Art section is worth consideration as is the section on World Wars. Good free parking at park opposite. Rosie Gamgee 18.01.20
Per the owner, the shop gets about a 100 books a week in, so don't expect a huge turnover of stock. What is in is priced to sell (mostly under £5) with quantity discounts automatically applied on top. Perhaps a little better on non-fiction.
The layout is tidy as well. Light filters seem to have been applied to the side window panes so the shop might appear dark and shut from the outside. Came away with a boxful but YMMV as ever. Stive 30.10.21
Andie_s Book Shop/STOKE-ON-TRENT/Longton Market
Andie's Book Shop
Longton Market Transport Lane STOKE-ON-TRENT ST3 1BZ
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tel:
07531 464604 web
Open: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 9.00 - 5.00.
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Market stall selling mostly paperbacks.
Bethel Books /STOKE-ON-TRENT/New Hall Street Hanley
Bethel Books
New Hall Street Hanley STOKE-ON-TRENT ST1 5HQ
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Open: Monday, Wednesday & Friday 9.30 - 4.30
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Small stock of secondhand and new theology and other Christian books. We also stock a variety of greetings cards. Bethel Bookshop is part of and run by Bethel Evangelical Free Church, Stoke on Trent. It is not run for profit, and is staffed by volunteers. Most Fridays the pastor, who is rather knowledgable about books, is in the shop.
Fair Reader/LICHFIELD/186 Walsall Road
Fair Reader
186 Walsall Road LICHFIELD WS13 8AH
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01543 255103
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G. _ J. Chesters/TAMWORTH/Unit 4, Pooley Hall Farm Buildings
G. & J. Chesters
Unit 4, Pooley Hall Farm Buildings Pooley Lane Polesworth TAMWORTH B78 1JA
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01827 894743 e-mail
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.30 - 5.30.
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Large stock of antiquarian, scholarly and enthusiasts' books.Visitors by appointment. We now work from a warehouse so do NOT keep regular opening times.
Gallery Bookshop/LEEK/17 Broad St
Gallery Bookshop
17 Broad St LEEK ST13 5NR
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01538 372961 and 01538 384337 e-mail web
Open: Wednesday and Friday 10.00 - 5.00, Saturday 9.00 - 5.00
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A secondhand bookshop in the cellar of the Gallery picture-framers, which belongs to a new bookshop elsewhere in Leek.
We visited this tiny hidden-away shop on a Saturday in August and made some delightful finds. Strong on local history and also history in general, military history and English literature. Just tell staff in the framery you want to see the secondhand books. There was nobody downstairs on the day we went but they accept your payments upstairs. (Saturday is also the town's Market Day where we also found a book stall run by a Stockport secondhand dealer, Ian. He had just bought a large railways collection which was on display. We will visit him soon and report back. S+S 27.09.21
Michael Morris Antique Maps, Books and Prints/BURTON UPON TRENT/Weavers Green
Michael Morris Antique Maps, Books and Prints
Weavers Green Needwood BURTON UPON TRENT DE13 9PQ
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tel:
01283 575344 e-mail web
Open: By appointment.
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Varied stock but specialising in maps, plans, charts, atlases, prints, engravings, manuscripts and ephemera. Prices from very little to quite a lot. If you can give me an idea of your interests I may have something for you. I've been established - supplying libraries, museums, record offices, the trade and collectors - since 1993. I also buy and swap.
New Chapters Bookshop (RSPCA)/STOKE-ON-TRENT/6 Fountain Square
New Chapters Bookshop (RSPCA)
6 Fountain Square Hanley STOKE-ON-TRENT ST1 1LG
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tel:
01782 207779 web
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.00 - 4.30.
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Charity bookshop full of quality books and vinyl records at amazing prices.
A charity bookshop that’s worth visiting if you’re in the area. Not a huge selection, but you might find the odd interesting title in amongst the usual charity shop stock. Martin R 28.07.21
Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum/LICHFIELD/Breadmarket Street
Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum
Breadmarket Street LICHFIELD WS13 6LG
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tel:
01543 264972 e-mail web
Open: Daily 10.30 - 4.30 1 March - 31 October, 11.00 - 3.30 1 November - 28 February.
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Although our bookshop contains some new titles (mainly pertaining to Johnson and Lichfield), we mainly stock a large range of secondhand books. Our titles span across a range of different genres, including fiction, biographies and historical novels.
Still there after many years and the 2nd hand stock is spread around 1 period room upon 1st entering. It does not require admission to the museum to buy from the 2nd hand stock. Stock levels are not huge but both fiction and non-fiction is covered alongside the gift shop which naturally is Samuel Johnston orientated. I left with 2 reasonably priced military books and they do take cards as payment. The assistant made me aware the building has been selling books since the 1700s which must make it one of the oldest in England. Laurence Batchelor 15.10.18
St Giles Hospice Bookshop /BURTON UPON TRENT/192 Station Street
St Giles Hospice Bookshop
192 Station Street BURTON UPON TRENT DE14 1BH
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tel:
01283 516218
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.30 - 4.30
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Parking for donation of books at the rear of the shop.
The best charity bookshop I've seen. Very well organised and stock topped up regularly, so worth repeated visits. This is the cream of a chain of shops run by this excellent charity. Prices realistic. Some remainders, some used. aeromike 25.07.15
St Giles Hospice Bookshop /LICHFIELD/22 Market Street
St Giles Hospice Bookshop
22 Market Street LICHFIELD WS13 6LH
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01543 254664 e-mail web
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.30 - 4.00.
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Stocking a wide range of titles, including blockbuster fiction, travel and leisure companions, histories, reference guides, children's books, and antiquarian volumes. New stock added every day.
Charity shop with everything categorised. Prices agreeable but perhaps less than 1000 books. Worth popping in if you plan to visit this charming small city. Laurence Batchelor 18.07.15
Return visit after 3 years. A small charity shop with everything catagorized and reasonable prices. I must be honest and say I struggle to find military books to buy here despite them having a bookcase full as they always seem to be only common titles. There is also an Oxfam bookshop on the same street and the Samuel Johnston Museum is still selling 2nd hand books. It is still worth visiting this small pleasant city even though it's lost its main 2nd hand bookshops. All the shops to visit are contained in this 1 street and in walking distance from the car parks and in addition there are 3 or 4 general charity shops which have small selections of books. The only other place which use to have 2nd-hand books was a dealer housed within the antiques centre near the to the lake by the Cathedral but they have now departed. Laurence Batchelor 15.10.18
