Secondhand and Antiquarian Bookshops in West Midlands

The Anchor Charity Bookshop
Unit 21 Central Square Off High Street  Erdington
BIRMINGHAM West Midlands  B23 6RY
tel: 0785 698 6833  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 4.30.
Donated secondhand books, particularly children’s, fiction and reference.

Anvil Books
52 Summer Hill
HALESOWEN West Midlands B63 3BU
tel: 0121 550 0600 map

Bearwood Bookshop
Bearwood Market 509 Bearwood Road
SMETHWICK West Midlands B66 4BE
tel: 0121 434 3339 map

Berry Street Bookshop & Collectors Centre
35, Berry St
WOLVERHAMPTON West Midlands WV1 1HA
tel: 01902 428939 map
A tatty little sex shop with a few dozen poor quality books in the window and on a few shelves to give a facade of respectability. Not worth the effort. The Wanderer. 18/09/08

Brownhills Books (The Old Post Sorting Office)
43c High Street
BROWNHILLS  Walsall West Midlands WS8 6ED
tel: 01543 377660  map
Open: Tuesday & Thursday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00. Other times by appointment or chance.
Massive Stock of used books from two Booksellers, including everything from paperback fiction to collectable children's and antiquarian books. Trade enquires welcome. Large premises (50' x 25') all on one level, down driveway behind High Street shop (Castle Homes estate agents). Parking available down driveway.
    The shop opens on 08.04.06 and Jon Eadon told me that it will take them a while to move the collectable books in. TBG.

Gosford Books
116 Gosford Street
COVENTRY West Midlands CV1 5DL
tel: 024 76220813 map
Open: Monday - Saturday 12.00 - 6.30 (usually)
A old-style bookshop.
The shop has been there for roughly 20 years and run by Robert Gill. Its a gloomy and old fashioned place but still a decent bookshop. - Kevin Ring.

The Handy Bookshop
Coven Farm 6 Brewood Road Coven
WOLVERHAMPTON West Midlands WV9 5DE
tel: 01902 791833 e-mail website map
Open: Thursday - Saturday 12.00 - 4.00
General second-hand and antiquarian books. Also on display - Local artists work and country bygones

Idwal's Books
33 High Street
LYE West Midlands DY9 8LF
tel: 01384 894862 e-mail map
Open: Monday, Friday and Saturday 10.00 - 5.00.
A stock of about 15,000 secondhand books, including fiction, non-fiction and some antiquarian.

Mogul Diamonds
17, High St
Albrighton WOLVERHAMPTON West Midlands WV7 3JT
tel: 01902 372288 map

The Old Bookshop
53, Bath Rd
WOLVERHAMPTON West Midlands WV1 4EL
tel: 01902 421055  fax: 01902 569597  e-mail  map
Open: Tuesday - Saturday 10.00 - 4.30.
Over 35,000 books in stock from paperback fiction to antiquarian, all subjects covered,booksearch available. Established for over 30 years the old bookshop is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the region.
    Good selection, slightly disorganised, books in every possible space, even behind the curtains in the window alcoves. Will be under new management very soon, and hopefully the new owner will arrange the stock to make it easier to browse. Prices were on the whole reasonable but a lot of the paperback books were a bit tatty and overpriced considering the poor quality. The Wanderer. 18/09/08
    Although under new management- it is disappointing and does not currently justify a journey to the out of centre location. - George Marshall 06.02.09.

Oxfam Bookshop
86, High St Harborne
BIRMINGHAM West Midlands B17 9NJ map
tel: 0121 427 4784

Readers World
137, Digbeth
BIRMINGHAM West Midlands B5 6DR e-mail map
tel: 0121 643 8664
Open: Tuesday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.30.
Science fiction, fantasy, horror true crime, westerns, military, plays, poetry, science, DIY, martial arts, reference, history, fashion, design, art fishing, sport, music, occult, philosophy, cookery, t ravel, animals, modern 1st editions, cult authors. old comics & annuals, rare magazines, retro paperbacks & pulps, ephemera and film posters. 80% of or stock is paperback, but we buy & sell all types of good books.
A short walk from the Bullring this medium sized shop is rather larger than expected from its exterior consisting as it does of three rooms. Overloaded and somewhat disorganised, it nevertheless has impressive quantities of old magazines and British comics for sale as well as paperbacks. With all the children's annuals, comics, graphic novels and science fiction & fantasy paperbacks it does come across as a second hand version of the Forbidden Planet chain - which is not a bad thing. Nothing for the antiquarian collector but well worth a visit if you are after "genre" items. - Jeremy Briggs 29.06.09.

St Giles Hospice Bookshop
284a Lichfield Road  Mere Green
BIRMINGHAM West Midlands B74 2UG  map
tel: 0121 308 0006
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.15 - 4.30.
Charity bookshop selling donated books.
    Good turnover of stock and very good prices, plenty of free parking nearby, excellent volunteer staff. I try to donate my unwanted books each time I visit. - Brett 17.09.09.

Stephen Wycherley
508 Bristol Road Selly Oak
BIRMINGHAM West Midlands B29 6BD
tel: 0121 471 1006 map

Wolverhampton Books & Collectables
19 Victoria Street
WOLVERHAMPTON West Midlands WV1 3NP
tel: 07961 902912 map
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.00 - 5.00
General secondhand books and local history.

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