| Abbey Bookshop
2 White Hart Arcade
LAUNCESTON Cornwall PL15 8AA map
tel: 01566 779113 e-mail
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.00 - 5.00.
Gen.stock 15K books. Contemporary lit. mass market, art, photography, history, cookery, craft, biogs. Psychology, philosophy, cinema, travel/topo. Specialist: Irish. Relocated from Camden Lock London to Cornwall in 2002.
Arcadia Books
The Antiques Arcade
Chapel Street
PENZANCE Cornwall TR18 4AJ map
tel: 07967 731333
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 4.00.
Small stock of general secondhand books with some more collectable titles.
Benford Books
9 Old High Street
FALMOUTH Cornwall TR11 2AD map
tel: 07845 666554
Open: Monday - Friday 10.30 - 5.00.
A specialist bookshop covering the fields of aviation, maritime, military, transport and engineering.
Bodmyn Books and Bygones
54 Fore Street
BODMIN Cornwall PL31 2HR map
tel: 01208 892577
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00.
Small stock of secondhand books including railways, military and local history.
This is now a small antiques centre with just a few piles and shelves of books, but I found something interesting in the middle of one pile. - Norman Davies 22.09.11.
Bonython Bookshop
16 Kenwyn Street
TRURO Cornwall TR1 3BU map
tel: 01872 262886 e-mail web
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 4.30.
General secondhand stock, Cornish history and topography, art and children's books. - TBG.
An interesting medium-sized shop with a few items worthy of a second glance. Good for the general reader. - Chris Harte 20.04.10.
Nice shop, but seemingly with a slow turnover of stock; I visit about three times a year with little visible change. Part of this is because of pricing; everything slightly higher than expected (£6 for non-mint Penguin classic?) - C Pittard 31.10.11.
Bookends of Fowey
4 South Street
FOWEY Cornwall PL23 1AR map
tel: 01726 833361 web
Secondhand and antiquarian books, and in particular those by Cornish authors. - TBG.
A sweet little shop in one of the most delightful fishing villages in Cornwall. Very heavily biased towards Cornish topography and Cornish authors with, unsurprisingly, a very large selection of Du Maurier. Literature from elsewhere in the world was a little thin on the ground. Cramped to the point of being difficult to turn around in. Some treasures to be found I'm sure. - RS 11.06.10.
Well worth a detour if you are interested in Cornish authors but not worth a special trip for general readers. - Pondcott 30.03.11.
There is now a Bookends Too a little further along the street that sells new books and classical CDs. - Steven 05.11.11.
Bookmark
34 Arwenack Street
FALMOUTH Cornwall TR11 3JB map
tel: 01326 211252
General secondhand books on two floors. - TBG.
Probably the second best bookshop in Cornwall. Well worth a hours' seach if you can find somewhere to park. Most helpful assistant for whom nothing was too much bother. Strong on nautical matters. - Chris Harte 20.04.10.
Bit of a Driff Special. We used the Park and Ride. - Steven 05.11.11
Bosco Books
The Old Hall Bookshop
Chapel Court Shutta Road
EAST LOOE Cornwall PL13 1BJ map
tel: 01503 263700 web
Open: Summer, Tuesday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00. Winter, ring first if travelling.
Large general stock and local, military, natural and nautical history. Also prints, maps and original paintings.
Good general stock and fair prices. - Pondcott 30.03.11.
Worth a detour and, while in Looe, check out the TocH secondhand room near the main car-park: a true Driff Special of charity shops. - Steven 05.11.11.
Bosorne Books
The Cook Book
4 Cape Cornwall Street
ST. JUST Cornwall TR19 7JZ map
tel: 01736 787266 web
Open: 7 days 10.00 - 5.00 (winter 10.00 - 4.00).
Much better than most cafe-bookshops with interesting, competitively priced books in the rooms above, and fiction in the cafe itself. - TBG.
The genuine oasis-in-the-wilderness. Best bookshop in Cornwall by a long way. Upstairs from the cafe (the coffee was superb) were rooms of rare treasures. Owner refuses to put his titles on the internet hence the presence of such quality. Prices varied but that is of little concern. Visit recommended. - Chris Harte 20.04.10.
I'm writing this review really just to add a counter to the words above. There's nothing wrong with this bookshop at all, it's a very pleasant one with lots of nice books but 'best bookshop in Cornwall' is probably to be taken with the same pinch of salt as some of the same reviewers more acerbic comments on other shops. The stock is not large, although it is varied and interesting, some areas are a little thin but that is, of course, true of any shop. I just wouldn't want anyone else to make a special trip into the wilds of Cornwall, beautiful though they are, on the basis of that last review, as I did. If you are in the area then this is a pleasant shop which is well worth a visit. I can't comment on the cafe but it smelt very nice! - RS 11.06.10.
Churhill Books and Antiques
The Coinage Hall
Boscawen Street
TRURO Cornwall TR1 2QU map
tel: 01872 273799
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 4.30.
A room mostly devoted to secondhand books across the hall from Clifford Gibbs Golf Collectables.
Deja-Vu Antiques & Books
31 Fore Street
LOSTWITHIEL Cornwall PL22 0BN map
tel: 01208 873912
Open: Monday - Saturday: 10.30ish - 5.00-ish.
An antiques shop with a carefully selected stock of some 2,000 books. Subjects include: local history and Cornish topography, art, antiques, cookery, and some fiction.
Hurley Books
3 Jetty Street
MEVAGISSEY Cornwall PL26 6UH map
tel: 01726 842200 e-mail web
Open: Monday -Saturday 10.00 - 5.00 (9.00 - 6.00 in summer).
A good range of secondhand titles - particularly children's, railways and Cornish interest, and some new books.
Just Books
1 Pydar Mews
TRURO Cornwall TR1 2UX map
tel: 01872 242532
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00.
Secondhand and some antiquarian books, particularly Cornish history and topography. Pydar Mews is situated on the left going up Pydar Street from the Cathedral, opposite Boots the chemist.
Gorgeous little shop. No rubbish at all, just a fantastic selection of books for casual shoppers and serious collectors alike. Small and crammed full of books, but also well laid out. A treasure trove. - fastandbulbous.
Hidden away in a mews with the owner somewhat startled by a request for anything pre-war or Victorian. Nice reading material but nothing collectable. - Chris Harte 20.04.10.
Newlyn Books
9 Chapel Street
PENZANCE Cornwall TR18 4AJ map
tel: 01736 332266
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00.
A general secondhand bookshop but concentrating on local books, art & design, illustrated books & fine bindings.
Oxfam Books and Music
3/4 Tregenna Hill
ST IVES Cornwall TR26 1SE map
tel: 01736 798362
Although not as good as the sadly missed Gallery Bookshop, is worth a look.
Oxfam Bookshop
30 High Street
FALMOUTH Cornwall TR11 2AD map
tel: 01326 311390
Oxfam Bookshop
52 Aylmer Square
ST AUSTELL Cornwall PL25 5LJ map
tel: 01726 66712
Polmorla Books
1 Polmorla Road
WADEBRIDGE Cornwall PL27 7NB map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00 (4.00 in winter).
A stock of about 12,000 secondhand books on most subjects. - TBG.
Found the shop somewhat dull and uninteresting. Shelves of books but little to catch the eye. Many Cornish titles which seemed to represent the biggest section. - Chris Harte 20.04.10.
Agree with Chris Harte. Has a good selection but nothing outstanding, also rather old looking stock. Good number of books. - Norman Davies 22.09.11.
The Book Shop
2 Barras Street
LISKEARD Cornwall PL14 6AD map
tel: 01579 342112
New bookshop with a few secondhand books. - TBG.
The Bookshop
10 Church Street
LAUNCESTON Cornwall PL15 8AD map
tel: 01566 774107 fax: 01566 777299 e-mail
New bookshop with some secondhand books in the basement. - TBG.
The Bookshop and The Bookshop Annexe
Honey Street
BODMIN Cornwall PL31 2DL map
tel: 01208 74708
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.30 - 5.00.
New, secondhand and antiquarian books, and in particular Cornwall, railways, aircraft and nautical titles.
n two shops in Honey Street. Very disappointing in terms of quality, price and content. I don't like to be entirely negative so will say it has strong local collection. - Norman Davies 22.09.11.
Willow Books
Unit 2A
United Downs Industrial Estate St Day
REDRUTH Cornwall TR16 5HY map
tel: 01209 822011 fax: 01209 822321 e-mail web
Open: Monday - Friday 9.00 - 5.00.
Cornish bookshop including mining, geological, art, industrial heritage,language cooking, cycling, maps, guides and anything else relating to Cornwall. We are primarily an internet book shop but are always delighted for customers to come to our warehouse. Please telephone for details.
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