A GUIDE TO GREATER VICTORIA & VANCOUVER ISLAND SECONDHAND & RARE BOOKSELLERS & BOOKBINDERS.
- VICTORIA
Books on View p. 250-483-1860
702 View Street
Victoria, BC info@russellbooks.com
Ron & Diana de Pol
Located in the Heart of Downtown Victoria we offer Used, Discounted & Remaindered Books covering all categories. We also have a varied selection of Discounted Cards, Journals, and Calendars.
Hours: Monday-Saturday 10-5
Bring & Buy Books p. 250-382-1241
1241 Esquimalt Road
Victoria, BC V9A 3P2 rayandsharonk@shaw.ca
Ray and Sharon Kennedy
Pop in for a coffee & a chat. Stay awhile and browse through our wide and
varied selection of quality used paperback and hardcover books. Something for all ages and interests.
Dark Horse Books p. 250-386-8736
623 Johnson Street
Victoria, BC V8W 1M5 amberose@live.ca
Vera Mezger.
Victoria’s eclectic and unusual ‘quasi-alternative’ liberal arts bookshop. Sci-fi / fantasy; metaphysical / occult; performing & lively arts; general, alternative & queer fiction; children’s books; alternative non-fiction; etc. Always buying in these genres. Art shows by local artists & occasional readings by authors. Call for information.
Hours: Wed-Sat 10-6, Sun-Tues 12-5. Closed Winter Tuesdays.
Fairfield Book Shop p. 250-386-9095
247 Cook St. (Cook Street Village)
Victoria, BC V8V 3X4
Juliette, manager Linda, book assistant
A very large selection of current paperbacks to buy or exchange. You have come to the RIGHT place to satisfy your recreational reading needs. A broad variety of “Book Club” picks & award winning contemporary fiction in stock.
Hours: Monday-Saturday 10-5, Sunday 12-5
The Grafton Bookshop p. 250-370-1455
2238 Oak Bay Avenue f. 250-370-1411
Victoria, BC V8R 1G5 info@graftonbooks.com
www.graftonbooks.com
A traditional English-style secondhand and antiquarian book shop in the heart of Oak Bay Village. Drop in and browse through our large and varied collection of books. We also sell old magazines and ephemera. Books & collections bought.
Hours: Monday-Saturday 10-5, Sunday 12-4.
James Bay Coffee & Books p. 250-386-4700
145 Menzies Street A bookstore and Internet Cafe
Victoria, BC V8V 2G4 jbcoffeeandbooks@shaw.ca
Used books of all kinds including art, Canadiana, illustrated history, literature, etc. Rare as well as general stock. A unique and interesting shop in a heritage building in the heart of James Bay village. Adjoining espresso bar and internet cafe.
Hours: Open 7 days. 7:30-10
Legends Comics & Books p. 250-388-3696
633 Johnson Street legendscomics@shaw.ca
Victoria, BC V8W 1M7 www.legendscomics.ca
Lloyd Chesley & Gareth Gaudin
Graphic novels, comic books, reprints, histories and studies; all formats,
all genres; expert in back issue collectibles. Won the “Harry Kremer Award”
for Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Retailer, presented by the JOE
SHUSTER Awards, chosen from 450 comic shops and first B.C. winner
Hours: Sunday – Tues 12-5, Wednesday – Saturday 10:30-6
Pages Used Books p. 250-652-4341
Unit 5A, 7103 W. Saanich Road (Trafalgar Square)
Brentwood Bay, BC V8M 1R1 pjbooks@shaw.ca
Janice & Peter Bugslag
A large variety in most categories including a large selection of mystery & science fiction. Easy access with lots of parking.
Hours: Monday – Saturday 10:00 – 5:30
Penelope’s Book Stop p. 250-391-9529
1610 Island Highway (6-Mile Market) info@penelopesbookstop.com
Victoria, BC V9B 1H8 www.penelopesbookstop.com
A bright shop, thousands of books for all ages, and a friendly staff make this stop a browser’s delight.
Hours: Monday – Saturday 10-5
Renaissance Books p.250 381 6469
14 Bastion Square ( Commercial Alley)
Victoria, BC., V8W 1H9 pgraybooks@shaw.ca
Quality used books for Readers, Scholars and Collectors Specialties include Art, Literature & History, with a fine selection of Books on Books, Children’s, Illustrated, Modern Firsts, Poetry, First Nations, BC History, and more.
Winter hours 11-5, Summer hours 10-6. Open Sunday afternoons
Russell Books p. 250-361-4447
734 Fort Street f. 250-381-3939
Victoria, BC V8W 1H2 info@russellbooks.com
Ron & Diana de Pol www.russellbooks.com
Vancouver Island’s largest collection of used books! We also have a huge selection of remaindered titles and new best sellers. Come check out our wonderful collection of cards, calendars & journals. Bring in your high quality books for cash or trade.
Hours: Monday – Saturday 9-5:30, Sunday 11-5
Shepherd Books p. 250-383-3981
826 Fort Street orders@shepherdbooks.ca
Victoria, BC V8W 1H8
Peter and Jennifer Shepherd
Introducing Victoria’s newest second hand bookstore where the best in current and classic titles are bought and sold. Browse through our selection at your leisure or let us help choose just the right book for you.
Monday to Friday 9:30am-6pm; Saturday 9:30am-5pm; Sunday 11am-4pm
Smart Book Shop p. 250-721-4200
105-4430 W. Saanich Rd (Royal Oak Shopping Centre)
Victoria, BC V8Z 3E9
Reg Smart, owner Joyce & Steve, book assistants
New & used books. Publishers’ remainders/discount books arriving weekly. Huge selection of current paperbacks to buy or exchange. Stamp supplies & accessories for the hobbyist.
Hours: Monday – Friday 10-6, Saturday 10-5, Sunday 12-5
Snowden’s Bookstore p. 250-383-8131
619 Johnson Street
Victoria, BC V8W 1M5 snowdensbks@hotmail.com
Tod Marshall, Owner
Victoria’s oldest bookstore; buying, selling & trading books & magazines. Something for everyone’s interest! Large selection of paperback novels, literature, mysteries, sci-fi and everything in between.
Hours: 7 days a week 10-5
Sorensen Books p. 250-383-3215
1027 Cook Street (just off Fort Street)
Victoria, BC V8V 3Z7 info@sorensenbooks.ca
Cathy Sorensen, Owner www.sorensenbooks.ca
New, gently used and rare books, old postcards & vintage photographs bought and sold. Specialty consignments welcome. Over 18 years experience. Member: Canadian Booksellers Association & The Ephemera Society of America.
Hours: Tues-Friday 11am-5:00pm, Sat 11-4 Closed on Sunday & Monday.
- SOOKE
The Reading Room Bookstore & Cafe
1360-6660 Sooke Road p. 250-642-3964
Sooke, BC V9Z 0A5 readingroom@shaw.ca
Kathy Drover
Come in and browse our ever expanding inventory of quality new, used and remaindered books. Good selection of general stock in a comfortable setting.
Hours: Monday-Saturday 9:30-5:30, Sunday 10:30-4
Well Read Books p.250 642-6726
104-6596 Sooke Road
wellreadbookssooke@telus.net
(corner of Church & Sooke Rd)
Sooke, BC V9Z 0W7
Rob Westgate
Come and browse through a wide variety of used & antiquarian books.
There’s something for everyone in this cosy and fascinating little bookshop.
Hours: Saturday and Sunday 12-4 and “When the Sign is Out, we’re Open!”
- SIDNEY
Beacon Books p. 250-655-4447
2372 Beacon Avenue f. 250-655-5283
Sidney, BC V8L 1X3 beaconbooks@shaw.ca
www.sidneybooktown.ca
Large general secondhand bookstore, usual and unusual books of all kinds, rare and antiquarian. Large Paperback Room. Out-of-Print book order service. Friendly staff to help you, & Rosabelle our store cat. Credit cards & Interac.
Hours Mon to Sat 10-5:30 Sun & most holidays 12-4
Book Cellar p. 250-655-3969
2423 Beacon Avenue f. 250-655-5283
Sidney, BC V8L 1X5 bookcellar@shaw.ca
www.sidneybooktown.ca
Specializing in military history and biography, history of war, naval and maritime, aviation in peace and war, railways & railroads, transport, R.C.M.P history, heraldry and genealogy. Collectors’ decorative maps. Military ephemera.
Hours: Mon to Sat 12-4 Sun Closed or by chance.
Country Life Books p. 250-655-4447
2372A Beacon Avenue f. 250-655-5283
Sidney, BC V8L 1X3 beaconbooks@shaw
www.sidneybooktown.ca
Specializing in all types of crafts – from basketry to weaving, do-it-yourself, housebuilding, interior decoration, & technical. Comprehensive cookbook and gardening sections. Pets, horses, small farming, and country living. Collectibles & ephemera.
Hours: Mon-Sat 10 to 5:30, Sun & most holidays 12 to 4
Galleon Books & Antiques p. 250-655-0700
9813 Third Street
Sidney, BC V8L 3A6 galleonbooks@hotmail.com
Rod Laurie & Brian MacLean www.sidneybooktown.ca
Wide selection of quality used books, including Nautical,
BC History, Art, First Nations peoples, Exploration, Military, Art and Children’s Books. Come view our antiques & collectibles too. Estates and private libraries purchased.
Hours: Monday – Sunday 10-5:30
Paperback Writer p. 250-655-1964
2426 Beacon Avenue f. 250-655-5283
Sidney, BC V8L 1X4 tefb@telus.net
www.sidneybooktown.ca
Specializing in paperback books – your favourite authors from Archer to Zola. Mystery & crime drama, historical fiction, adventure, science fiction, westerns, popular fiction. Vintage paperbacks, computer books & illustrated paperbacks.
Hours: Mon to Sat 10 to 5:30, Sun 12-4
The Haunted Bookshop p. 250-656-8805
9807 Third Street f. enquire
Sidney, BC V8L 3A6 bookshop@shaw.ca
Odean Long Member ABAC / ILAB
The Island’s oldest antiquarian bookshop buys, sells and appraises quality, collectible books and ephemera on most subjects. Since 1947 our shop has catered to the recreational reader, to the scholar and to the collector.
Hours: Monday – Saturday 10-5, Sunday 12-5
Time Enough for Books p. 250-655-1964
2424 Beacon Avenue tefb@telus.net
Sidney, BC V8L 1X4 www.sidneybooktown.ca
Gently used books – a small eclectic store specializing in children’s books, health & psychology, audiobooks. Varied subjects including nautical, Canadiana, homecrafts and the arts. Enjoy book browsing in the heart of Sidney Booktown.
Hours: Mon to Sat 10 to 5:30, Sun 12-4
FERGCHESTERS BOOKS & THINGS p.250-656-5884
2426B Bevan Avenue
Sidney, BC V8L 1W1 f.
Mona Ferguson & Eric Manchester
email: info@fergchesters.com
www.fergchesters.com
The $4.00 bookstore! No book over $4.00! Thousands of used fiction, non-
fiction & collectible books; plus, Avon product catalogue sales. Brightly
lit, spacious, and wheelchair friendly. Free on-street parking. One block
off Beacon.
- UP-ISLAND & GULF ISLANDS
Bygone Books p. 250-741-1766
99 Commercial Street
Nanaimo, BC V9R 5G3 bygonebooks @shaw.ca
Joel Johnston
Antiquarian, scarce and general stock with special emphasis on art, aviation, first nations, fishing, B.C. history, military and nautical.
We purchase private collections.
Hours: Mon & Sat 10-5, Tuesday to Friday 9-5, Sun 11-4
Gallowglass Books p. 250-746-4104
40 Ingram Street f. 250-746-4108
Duncan, BC V9L 1N7 books@gallowglassbooks.com
Jeff Downie www.gallowglassbooks.com
Gallowglass books is a very large used and rare bookstore in downtown Duncan and open 7 days a week. We have over 50,000 books for you to choose from.
Sabine’s Fine Used Books
3101-115 Fulford Ganges Road p. 250-538-0025
Grace Point Square sabinesbooks@saltspring.com
Saltspring Island, BC V8K 2T9 www.sabinesbooks.com
Fine old and nearly new books, antiquarian & contemporary, in all categories with specialties in nature, children’s, history, literature and more.
Hours: Monday – Saturday 10-5, Sunday 12-4
Salamander Books
Mail: PO Box 1547 V9G 1B2
535 First Avenue p. 250-245-4726
Ladysmith, BC f. 250-924-4726
Frieda Douglas salamanderbooks@shaw.ca
Visit us in downtown Ladysmith. Come in to our store; relax and browse. We have an interesting selection of both new and used books. We also feature pottery by Mary Fox.
Hours: Mon-Fri 9:30-5:30, Saturday 10-5, Sunday 12-4
- BY APPOINTMENT & ON LINE
Bellefair Books p. 250-381-3023
Suite 122, 964 Heywood Avenue
Victoria, BC V8V 2Y5 bellefairbooks@telus.net
Patricia Andrew www.BellefairBooks.com
We stock a broad range of titles, notably in history, biography, the sciences, and fiction, many of them collectible. We strive for excellent customer service & offer free book-searching services. Collections & libraries sought.
By Appointment
Bjarne Tokerud, Bookseller p. 250-381-2230
(By Appointment and Mail Order)Rare Books, Travel & Exploration, Voyages, Arctic & Western
Canadiana, Photographs, Photograph Albums, Historical
Paper, Autographed Letters by Famous and Notable People,
Unusual archives on any topic. Catalogues issued.
Member ABAC / ILAB / PBFA 26 years experience www.bjarnetokerud.com email : bjarnetokerud@shaw.ca
Bookmarc.ca p. 250-818-3828
Malahat, BC heymarc@bookmarc.ca
Member, IOBA
Bookmarc Books specializes in Fantasy, Horror, Science & Weird Fiction. Located just north of Victoria we offer next day local delivery & appointments can be arranged. Fine speculative fiction in paperback, hardcover & original pulp magazine format.
Dale Cournoyer, Bookseller p. 250-595-4246
2819 Graham Street dclibris@telus.net
Victoria, BC V8T 3Z3 www.abebooks.com/home/dclibris
Fine General Stock *** Antiquarian *** Rare & Unusual Books
Bought and sold since 1990.
Appointments easily arranged.
Thompson Rare Books p. 250-335-1182
Dunlop Point 1-3 mjt@mjtbooks.com
Hornby Island, BC V0R 1Z0 www.thompsonrarebooks.com
Michael John Thompson Member, ABAC / ILAB
Our specialties include literary first editions, fantasy, mythology and folklore, detective fiction and mysteries, illustrated books, children’s books, and fine printing & bindings. Established in 1983.
Hours: by chance or by appointment, catalogues issued haphazardly.
Voss Art & Antiques Book Division
1027 Pandora Avenue p. 250-413-7735
Victoria, BC V8V 3P6 voss@shaw.ca
Geoffrey Voss www.vossantiques.com
We buy & sell books, prints, maps & documents. We specialize in old books on History, Natural History, Science, Medicine, Engineering, Architecture & Religion. The family business is owned & operated by a retired university professor and his wife, a librarian. House calls made.
Williams Books p. 250-598-6405
books@williamsbooks.com
www.williamsbooks.com
An online bookshop specializing in children’s and illustrated, mystery and detective, and Canadian literature. Always buying in these fields.
- BOOKBINDERS
Beddall Bookbinding Conservation & Restoration p. 250-888-9380
840 Snowdrop Avenue
Victoria, BC V8Z 2N4 booksvi@bookbinder.ca
Dave Allen www.bookbinder.ca
Hand bookbinding, repairs, family history, album binding, hot foil stamping. Whether you want your heirloom books to look new, retain their antique look but be readable again, or want a unique custom-designed cover, BBC&R can do the work.
Hours: By appointment only.
Meadland Bindery p. 250-652-0231
1192 Dignan Road
Brentwood Bay, BC V8M 1H4 meadlandbindery@shaw.ca
Lorraine Butler
Over 20 years experience. Specializing in book restoration and conservation, we offer all aspects of hand bookbinding including custom binding and paper repair. For quality work at reasonable cost, visit the newly refurbished bindery for a free estimate.
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9-4:30
MAPS
DOWNTOWN VICTORIA
VICTORIA
Books on View
Dark Horse Books
Fairfield Book Shop
James Book Coffee & Books
Legends Comics & Books
Renaissance Books
Russell Books
Shepherd Books
Snowden's Bookstore
Sorensen Books
BOOKSELLERES/BINDERS OUTSIDE OF MAP AREA
SAANICH
Smart Book Shop
OAK BAY
Grafton Books
ESQUIMALT
Bring & Buy Books
WESTERN COMMUNITIES
Penelope's Book Shop
CENTRAL SAANICH
Pages Used Books
Meadland Bindery
SIDNEY
Beacon Books
Book Cellar
Country Life Books
Fergesters Books & Things
Galleon Books & Antiques
The Haunted Bookshop
Paperback Writer
Time Enough for Books
UP ISLAND & GULF ISLANDS
UP ISLAND & GULF ISLANDS
Bygone Books
Gallowglass Books
Reading Room Bookstore
Sabine's Fine Used Books
Salamander Books
Well Read Books
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