2nd Hand & Rare Books
1 Church Street
MANCHESTER  Greater Manchester  M4 1PN
tel: 0161 834 5964  map
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.

The Bookshop
4 Victoria Square  Whitefield
MANCHESTER  Greater Manchester  M45 6AL
tel: 0161 796 2111
Open: 7 days untill 4.00.  map
Literally thousands of books, every kind, every genre, hardbacks and paperbacks, all arranged in categories, shelves wall-to-wall, a truly fantastic stock, and he is still moving stock in and arranging rooms at the rear of the shop. Formerly of Heywood market and Houldsworth Mill Reddish Stockport.
    A remarkable shop looks very local and ordinary from outside in a poor area. But inside excellent keen friendly owner willing to negotiate prices of extensive good modern mainly paperback books. WAD. - Norman Davies 01.10.10.

EJ Morton
6 Warburton Street
MANCHESTER  Greater Manchester  M20 6WA
tel: 0161 445 7629  fax: 0161 448 1323  map

Needful Things
52 Ainsworth Road  Radcliffe
MANCHESTER  Greater Manchester  M26 4EA
Tel: 07902 992632  e-mail  website  map
Open: Monday - Friday 9.30 - 5.30, Saturday 9.00 - 5.30 & Sunday 11.00 - 4.00.
Books and collectables.
    A nice little shop, prices very reasonable, owner friendly and welcoming, and quality of the books was great. - The Wanderer 11.05.10.

Oxfam Bookshop
605 Wilbraham Road  Chorlton cum Hardy
MANCHESTER  Greater Manchester  M21 9AS
tel: 0161 8817808  map
    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 Book Exchange
25-27 Shudehill
MANCHESTER  Greater Manchester  M4 2AF
tel: 0161 834 9509  map
Open: Friday & Saturday.
    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  Greater Manchester M22 4WT
tel: 0161 945 8604  e-mail  website  map
Open: 7 days 10.00 - 5.00.
Extremly 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 twohours 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.

The Shudehill Book Centre
34 Shudehill
MANCHESTER  Greater Manchester  M4 1EZ
tel: 0161 839 0376  map
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.