Above S&G Bistro, we are one of the largest second hand book shops in Wales with over 100,000 in stock. Dr Who, art, antiquities/collectables, crafts/hobbies, DIY, fishing, fiction, gardening, health, history, horror, lit-crit, music, plays, poetry, religion, royalty, Shakespeare, sport, transport, theatre, war/military, westerns. Trade welcome.
You have to enter though a cafe smelling of chips and go up the stairs to find the entire first floor including a vast cavernous upstairs hall - presumably an old chapel - filled top to bottom with books. High prices and a rather tired old stock are helped hugely by the apparently permanent half price sale. Worth a visit. George Marshall 06.02.09
Even with a 50% discount some of the stock strikes me as being overpriced - e.g. an early Penguin paperback, not particularly rare and lacking a paper jacket, at £40 (£20)! Henry Middleton 15.10.09
Agree, even with 50% off this is one of the most overpriced bookshops anywhere. Huge stock but surprisingly uninteresting. Norman Davies 24.04.10
Lovely coffee smells greeted me when entering the cafe which wafted up the stairs to the bookshop. A very varied selection of books on the many shelves with a stong section on religion. I spent some time in the literature room and saw quite a number of titles circa 1820-40. Although I only purchased three volumes there was much I could have bought had I had the space. New owner is Darren who showed me the thousands of remainder books he has in store which will eventually find their way into the shop. Chris Harte 18.08.10
A large fiction section caused initial excitement however most of the fiction stock was of charity shop standard , There were still a few decent pickings to be had and a methodical search can be rewarding. Sales are handled by the surly cafe staff who appear to have no interest in book sales. The travelling bookdealer 10.08.13
Not been for 20 years, popped in on Friday. Much of a muchness stock-wise, multiple copies of some bizarre titles in my field of interest. Half price was a nice surprise on the purchase I made. Anthony 08.02.14
Vast stock, well laid out and not too cramped. Sadly the stock is generally somewhat poor, and overpriced even at 50% off. And the place feels abandoned - no sign of an owner or even an attendant. Ewie 01.11.14
Revisited, nothing much changed, stock looks very familiar. Odd goodie but frankly ridiculous prices even at half price for many often not good condition items. Have a look if not visited before. Norman Davies 14.11.14
Since the new owner Darren took over, this is the biggest and best secondhand bookshop for many miles around, well worth a visit. Always open, constant new stock, all subjects. a must see! Paolo 22.09.16
News of a new owner and 'constant new stock' had me all excited. Sadly, there was no sign of any owner, no sign of any new stock, just the same old tired dusty books that have been there on the shelves since I don't know when. If you've never been here before then it's certainly worth a visit, as there are a lot of books, though as others have mentioned even at half-price some are dear. But really, if you've visited in the past eight years or so, forget it - the same books are still there. Needs a complete overhaul and some of the much-promised new stock needs to make the shelves. A great disappointment. Steve 13.03.17
Revisited today, Saturday, and was open. Full of fairly dull books, as other visitors have commented. You might find something, but not sure it would repay the time taken! Robert Brown 22.09.19
My first bookshop visit post lockdown. Agreed, lots of mediocre material, but some gems amongst them, and part of the fun here is wading through and looking. Father, daughters and myself all found something worth having and well priced, against my previous experiences here in the past. Anthony 06.09.21
Things have improved here. I spent some hours going through all sections but the books on high shelving defeated me. Some might think the selection of titles could be "dull" but in them there are some real treasures. I have been coming here for over thirty years and never fail to purchase. The owner has re-priced downwards as his predecessors had been somewhat optimistic with their pricing. A bit untidy but to the collector that is the joy of the place. Very strong on fiction but very well sorted on the shelves. Politics excellent. I am re-visiting next week to continue my searching. Chris Harte 05.12.21
Shop closed on Thursday 12 October, a special journey made for nothing. Disappointed 12.10.23
A pleasant lady has been appointed to tidy things up. She has done an excellent job but, alas, knows little about books. The books are tidier but classifications are a mess. I spent three hours searching the shelves and came to the conclusion that a huge number of titles I first saw thirty-five years ago are still awaiting new homes. Pricing is, at times, through the roof and reflects a lack of understanding. A revisit is not on the agenda for the rest of this decade. Chris 12.10.24
First visit here for about a decade and many of the same books that I viewed then are still sitting on the shelves. Books that were published 10 to 20 years ago are marked up as new and priced at a pound or so below the published price. As such books that would be £5 to £10 elsewhere are around £18 to £20 here. I did unearth a couple of reasonably priced volumes which I was happy with but had to dig through a lot of dross to get there. Life is short so I very much doubt that I would waste any of it in returning here. David 14.08.25
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