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Archives Fine Books

With over a million fine old books from all genres and eras, this unique Brisbane CBD bookstore is the kind of place to get lost in for days

Read On Archives Fine Books

With over a million fine old books from all genres and eras, this unique Brisbane CBD bookstore is the kind of place to get lost in for days

Read On Archives Fine Books

Brisbane’s best secondhand bookshops and where to find them.

Books on shelves with blue rear wall inside The Cupboard Under The Stage, Empire Revival, Paddington
Paddington
The Cupboard Under The Stage
Booklovers will be over the moon when they discover The Cupboard Under the Stage, a hidden gem of Paddington
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Shelves of books at the Cystic Fibrosis Queensland Bookshop
Nundah
Cystic Fibrosis Queensland Bookshop
Cystic Fibrosis Queensland Bookshop is one of Brisbane’s best-kept secrets, boasting wall to wall books of every genre
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Entrance to Gigglefit Grammar Wynnum
Wynnum
Gigglefit Grammar
Gigglefit Grammar, previously known as Bayside Books, is the oldest bookstore in Wynnum
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The Cupboard Under the Stage Paddington

Brisbane's Best Secondhand Bookshops

Here are the best secondhand book shops in and around Brisbane for those who appreciate just how magical reading is
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Books on shelves and stacked on the floor inside The Really Good Bookshop Hillcrest
Hillcrest
The Really Good Bookshop
The Really Good Bookshop is a reader’s paradise, practically bursting at the seams with a huge range of books, book-related gifts
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Exterior of Salisbury Community Bookshop
Salisbury
Salisbury Community Bookshop
Salisbury Community Bookshop is a treasure trove of bargain books, housed in a former grenade factory in the heart of Salisbury
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Street library in Brisbane
Of Brisbane
Street Libraries
There's a quirky reading revolution that has quietly spread across Brisbane (and the world!) - pop-up street libraries
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Exterior of Bent Books, West End
West End
Bent Books
Housed within a coloured colonial cottage at the intersection of Boundary & Vulture Streets is a secondhand book collector’s dream
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Books on shelves and on tables inside Archives Fine Books
CBD
Archives Fine Books
Over half a million fine old books from all genres and eras are crowded into the ceiling to floor dusty shelves of Archives
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