| 2nd Hand & Rare Books 
1 Church Street
MANCHESTER Gt. Manchester M4 1PN map
tel: 0161 834 5964
Open: Monday - Saturday 12.00 - 4.00.
General secondhand stock but particularly topography and natural history.
Essentially a market stall. - Gerald Baker.
This is a market stall, but when I went there I went there on a Wednesday afternoon (7 Oct) the shutters were down and it looked as if it were closed. - jduster 15.10.09.
Fun to rummage and spotted some good review copies. Books have no prices so you have to ask. When I offered a fiver, the ownwer said he would give me five! Enough said. - Ken Bogle 30.09.10.
Seems to be more often closed than open, but I managed to find it open on Wednesday afternoon (was closed on 28.9. but open 29.9. around the same time). Not well sorted, but good bargains - mainly a one pound per book shop. - Joachim Duester 05.10.10.
E J Morton
6 Warburton Street
MANCHESTER Gt. Manchester M20 6WA map
tel: 0161 445 7629 fax: 0161 448 1323
Eclecta Books
Room at the Top Vintage Goods
First Floor The Produce Hall Market Place
STOCKPORT Gt. Manchester SK1 1EW map
e-mail web
Open: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 10.00 - 400, and on the second Sunday of every month.
Collectable books and ephemera, antiquarian and modern.
Empire Exchange
1 Newton Street
MANCHESTER Gt. Manchester M1 1HW map
tel: 0161 236 4445
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.00 - 5.30, Sunday 1.00 - 4.30.
Secondhand vinyl and CDs plus books, magazines and memorabilia.
Manchester Bookbuyers
Church Street Market
MANCHESTER Gt. Manchester M4 1PN map
Open: Tuesday - Saturday 9.00 - 6.00, Sunday 11.00 - 5.00.
Secondhand book stall opposite the Arndale Centre.
Oxfam Bookshop
605 Wilbraham Road
Chorlton Cum Hardy
MANCHESTER Gt. Manchester M21 9AN map
tel: 0161 8817808
Very good example of its type - for once a good varied selection well worth a look. Avoid the "special collectors items" which are as usual overpriced. - Norman Davies 01.10.10.
Paramount Books 
25-27 Shudehill
MANCHESTER Gt. Manchester M4 2AF map
tel: 0161 834 9509
Shutters down and 'Open Thursday Friday Saturday' painted on the wall (I went on a Wednesday). - Gerald Baker.
A fun and quirky little shop with potted plants and a big sofa. Strong on sci-fi, comics, and ephemera, with a more limited stock covering most topics including history and novels. A bit pricey, but there really is nothing else in central Manchester. - George Marshall 26.10.09.
Only saw it from the outside on Wednesday - what I read said "open Friday and Saturday" - Joachim Duester 05.10.10.
Sharston Books
Unit 15 Wearlee Works
Longley Lane Sharston
MANCHESTER Gt. Manchester M22 4WT map
tel: 0161 945 8604 e-mail web
Open: 7 days 10.00 - 5.00.
Extremely comprehensive stock, with a book on almost every subject.
This is a very large warehouse on two floors just off the main road. I spent just over two hours there and only managed to look through British topography and architecture. Prices are also very reasonable. - Graham Eastwood
Situated on an industrial estate just off the M56, most books are mainly to be found in the large building although others are in portakabins sited outside. There can be either hours of searching the thousands of titles or a brisk walk around observing little for the collector. Either way, it's worth a visit. - Chris Harte 15.02.10.
This is the best used bookshop in Greater Manchester, but the serious bibliophile or collector should ask to see the `internet section' upstairs. They have there sequestered thousands of quality books (at somewhat higher prices). - Jay Kennedy 11.05.10.
Certainly packed with huge numbers of books and agree WAD. There are however problems with book storage and condition, particularly in the walk in shipping containers. Best selection definitely upstairs which can be seen on request. - Norman Davies 01.10.10.
Well worth a visit. Massive selection on all subjects (not exactly my thing, but if a shop has a space for a whole shelf labelled "Marilyn Monroe biographies" then you know they have a lot of books). Came away with a £60 stash of books, which would have probably cost us double if bought in most secondhand shops - some real bargains. - M&O 17.08.12.
Dusty, cluttered gem of a place. All topics catered for and reasonably priced. Ivy growing through the roof, tight squeeze into SF section but I always find buried treasure here. - Rosie Gamgee 10.11.12.
Talisman Books
42 Town Street
Marple Bridge
STOCKPORT Gt. Manchester SK6 5AA map
tel: 0161 449 9271
Open: Monday & Tuesday 2.00 - 5.00, Thursday - Saturday 11.00 - 5.00.
Small to medium size general stock, Modern 1st's, modern fiction, Terry Pratchett. Stephen King. Topography, Penguins, philosophy. cookery, children's collectables. We are still here because we try harder - come and see us. Picturesque village next to river with other shops/cafes/pubs/restaurants. Free car parking. Bus and rail links.
Small shop but well laid out with very varied stock. Prices are fair and owner is friendly. Well worth a visit. - The Wanderer 09/01/09.
Lovely little two-storey shop, in very picturesque setting. Prices are good - and stock is suitably eclectic. Very friendly owner - can recommend highly. - Steve 10.05.12.
The Shudehill Book Centre
34 Shudehill
MANCHESTER Gt. Manchester M4 1EZ map
tel: 0161 839 0376
General stock of secondhand hardback and paperback books as well as magazines.
It's like a disappointing fair ground ride: huge signs all the way up the front of the building promising 'Manchester's Number One Book Shop' quicken the pulse but inside its just a dark dank ground floor of well thumbed porn mags and a few sad remainders. - George Marshall 26.10.09.
As George Marshall wrote a year ago: mostly porn magazines, porn videos and a few paperbacks. - Joachim Duester 05.10.10.
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