Bookshops in Manchester
Including new, second-hand and antiquarian book suppliers in Greater Manchester

Central Manchester & Salford Bookshops

Featured Listing: GIBB'S BOOKSHOP Antiquarian & New Books and Classical Compact Disks A well-known and small family run Manchester bookshop that was established in 1922 by Robert Francis Gibb. Currently run by third generation family members, who pride themselves on a friendly personal involvement and level of service. Older Manchester students, (the author among them) may remember this little gem of a bookshop, formerly located in Charlotte Street in Manchester city centre, and now trading purely online. Their website has a full search and online shopping cart facilities. Telephone: 0161-998 2794 Email: rob@gibbsbookshop.co.uk Website: www.gibbsbookshop.co.uk

Listed Alphabetically:

• ADULT BOOKSHOP
  5 Paton Street, Manchester M1.
  Tel: 0161-236 6337.
  
  
• IAN ALLEN BOOKSHOP
  Unit 5, Piccadilly Station Approach, Manchester M1 2GH.
  Tel: 0161-237 9840. Specialist books on transport subjects, including
  aviation, bus, military, rail, road, shipping and trams.
  
  
• BLACKWELLS BOOKSHOPS
  149-153 Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9RU.
  Tel: 0161-274 3331.
  Fax: 0161-274 3228.
  --- and at:
  Horlock Court, University Road, Salford M5 4WT.
  Tel: 0161-737 4565.
  Fax: 0161-743 0566.
  
  
  

• BLACKWELLS THEATRE BOOKSHOP
  Royal Exchange, St Anns Square, Manchester M2 7DH.
  
  
• BORDERS BOOKSHOP
  
  Unit 29, Manchester Fort Shopping Park, Cheetham Hill Road,
  Manchester M8 8EP. Tel: 0161-833 0208.
  Large bookshop with coffee shop. Opening hours: Mon-Fri: 9.00am-8.00pm. Sat: 9.00am-7.00pm and Sun: 11.00am-5.00pm.
  
  
• CATHEDRAL BOOKS LIMITED
  250 Chapel Street, Salford M3.
  Tel: 0161-833 0092.
  
  
• CHRISTIAN WORLD CENTRE BOOKSHOP
  123 Deansgate, Manchester M3.
  Tel: 0161-834 6060.
  
  
• HAIGH & HOCKLAND LIMITED
  University Precinct Centre, Oxford Road, Manchester M13.
  Tel: 0161-273 4156. Fax: 0161-273 4340.
  --- and at:
  UMIST Branch, UMIST Library, Manchester.
  Tel: 0161-200 4936.
  --- and at:
  Medical Bookshop, Horniman House, 399-401 Oxford Road,
  Manchester M13.
  Tel: 0161-273 6799.
  
  
• HAMMICKS BOOKSHOP LIMITED
  Trinity Court, John Dalton Street, Manchester M2.
  Tel: 0161-832 5557.
  
  
  
  
• HIGHOPTION LIMITED
  34 Shudehill, Manchester M4.
  Tel: 0161-839 0376.
  
  
• HMSO BOOKS
  9-21 Princess Street, Albert Square, Manchester M60.
  Tel: 0161-834 7201. Fax: 0161-833 0634.
  
  
• ODYSSEY 7 SCIENCE FICTION BOOKSHOP
  Unit 7 University Precinct Centre, Oxford Road, M13.
  Tel: 0161-273 6666.
  
  
• PARKS BOOKSHOPS LIMITED
  19 Brown Street, Manchester M2 1DA.
  Tel: 0161-834 4019. Fax: 0161-832 9240.
  Specialists in business and professional books.
  
  
• PATHFINDER BOOKSHOP
  60 Shudehill, Manchester M4. Tel: 0161-839 1766.
  
  
• PORTLAND BOOKSHOPS LIMITED
  1 Oxford Road, Manchester M1. Tel: 0161-272 6060.
  
  
• R.I.B.A. BOOKSHOP
  113-115 Portland Street, Manchester M1.
  Tel: 0161-236 7691/1153.
  
  
  
  
• WATERSTONES BOOKSELLERS
  91 Deansgate, Manchester M3 2BW. Tel: 0161-832 1992.
  --- and at:
  17 St Anns Square, Manchester. Tel: 0161-834 7055.

  

Greater Manchester, Suburban & District Bookshops

Listed Alphabetically:

• THE BOOKSHOP
  441 Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester M20 4AN.
  Tel: 0161-445 4345.
  Web: www.poptel.org.uk/biz/bookshop.html.
  Rightly named, regarded as essential visiting by many Manchester students - new & second-hand books, and specialising in the Social Sciences - we have it on good authority that it's an institution!!
  
  
• BOOK CENTRE
  247 Wilmslow Road, Manchester M14.
  Tel: 0161-256 3108
  
  
  
  
  
• BOOKMARK
  52 Moorfield Walk, Urmston M41.
  Tel: 0161-748 4982
  Wide range of books, CDs, Stationery, Cards.
  
  
• CHORLTON BOOKSHOP
  506 Wilbraham Road, Manchester M21.
  Tel: 0161-881 6374.
  
  
• DOLPHIN PUBLICATIONS
  Langley Road South, Pendleton, Salford M6.
  Tel: 0161-745 7805/9466.
  
  
• ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA INTERNATIONAL
  Trafford House, Chester Road, Stretford M32.
  Tel: 0161-873 7306.
  
  
• HORWITZ BOOKSHOP
  2 Kings Road, Prestwich, Bury M25.
  Tel: 0161-773 4956.
  Jewish and Hebrew publications and artefacts.
  
  
  
  
• JEWISH BOOK CENTRE
  25 Ashbourne Grove, Salford M7.
  Tel: 0161-792 1253.
  
  
• MADAME BUGGALUGS
  11 Church Street, Eccles, Salford M30.
  Tel: 0161-789 3331.
  
  
• MENZIES, JOHN (UK) LIMITED
  Unit 91, Arndale Centre, Stretford M32.
  Tel: 0161-865 8130.
  
  
• MORTEN, DAVID E, BOOKSELLER
  86 Atwood Road, Didsbury, Manchester M20.
  Tel: 0161-445 7629.
  
  
• ROLEX BOOKS & MUSIC SHOP
  81 Wilmslow Road, Manchester M14.
  Tel: 0161-225 4448.
  
  
• SIRI ELLIS BOOKS
  The Last Drop Village, Bromley Cross, Bolton BL7 9PZ.
  Daytime Phone: 01204 597511.
  Email: mail@siriellisbooks.co.uk

  

Second Hand, Rare & Antiquarian Bookshops in Greater Manchester & the Northwest Region

Listed Alphabetically:

• ABACUS BOOKS
  24 Regent Road, Altrincham, WA14.
  Tel: 0161-928 5108.
  
  
• ATHERTON BOOKS
  110 Market Street, Atherton.
  Tel: 01942-884286.
  
  
• BOOKS UNLIMITED
  64A Park Road, Hale, WA15.
  Tel: 0161-980 8064.
  
  
• BOWDEN BOOKS
  300 Union Road, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, Lancashire.
  Tel: 01254-872978.
  
• BRIDGEWATER BOOKS
  28 Sunderland Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire.
  Tel: 01625-424763.
  
  
• BROADHURST & CO LTD
  5&7 Market Street, Southport, PR8 1HD.
  Tel: 01701-532064 and 534110.
  
  
• CAMPUS BOOKSTALL
  120 Grosvenor Street, Manchester M1.
  Tel: 0161-273 8070.
  
  
• FIRST EDITIONS
  399 Oldham Road, Rochdale.
  Tel: 01706-58300 or 01706-31136.
  
  
• ERIC MORTEN BOOKSELLERS
  Warburton Street, Didsbury, Manchester M20.
  Tel: 0161 445 7629 or 01260 277959 for the Antiquarian Department.
  Email: Morten.booksellers@lineone.net
  Antiquarian Book Department: ericmorten@beeb.net.
  Mortens are the oldest established Booksellers in Manchester and the surrounding area. Established in 1877, originally in Shudehill and Tib Street in the city centre, expanding later to the shop in Brunswick Street where they servedstudents at the University in 1940.They moved to Didsbury in 1958, using only a small room they soon expanded to the entire row of shops in the street and began publishing in n 1966 since when they have gone on the publish over 179 titles on Local History subjects. Their Antiquarian Department is now at Brookands House in Cheshire.
  
  
  
  
• FOREST BOOKS OF CHESHIRE
  Ginnel Gallery, 18-20 Lloyd Street, Manchester M2.
  Tel: 0161-834 0747.
  
  
• GEORGE KELSALL BOOKSLLERS
  22 Church Street, Littleborough, Lancashire OL15 9AA.
  Tel: 01706-370244 or 379767 evenings.
  
  
• GEORGE STREET LOFT
  31 George Street, Glossop.
  Tel: 01457-863413.
  
  
• GIBB'S BOOKSHOP
  Tel: 0161-998 2794
  Email: rob@gibbsbookshop.co.uk
  Website: www.gibbsbookshop.co.uk
  
  
• GREAT GRANDFATHERS BOOKSHOP
  82 Towngate, Leyland, Preston, Lancashire.
  Tel: 01772-422268.
  
  
  
  
• HALL BANK BOOKSHOP
  9 Hall Bank, Buxton, Derbyshire.
  Tel: 01298-70889.
  
  
• HIGH STREET BOOKSHOP
  6 High Street, New Mills, Derbyshire.
  Tel: 01663-746216.
  
  
• JOHN S. WORTHY BOOKSELLERS
  399 Oldham Road, Rochdale.
  Tel: 01706-58300/31136.
  
  
• LEES, BOB
  65 George Street, Oldham OL1.
  Tel: 0161-628 4693.
  
  
• LITTLE HOLCOMBE BOOKS
  52 Bridge Street, Ramsbottom, Bury.
  Tel: 01706-825322.

  
  
  

• MACCLESFIELD BOOKS
  124 Chestergate, Macclesfield, Cheshire.
  Tel: 01625-425352.
  
  
• MOORLAND BOOKS
  Alexandra Craft Centre, Mill Street, Uppermill.
  Tel: 01457-871306.
  
  
• OLD BOOKWORM, THE
  5 Rowarth Close, Glossop. Tel: 01457-854707.
  
  
• PARAMOUNT BOOK EXCHANGE
  25 Shudehill, Manchester M4.
  Tel: 0161-834 9509.
  
  
• ROCHDALE BOOK COMPANY
  399 Oldham Road, Rochdale.
  Tel: 01706-31136/58300.
  
  
• SECOND HAND & RARE BOOKS
  1 Church Street, Manchester M4.
  Tel: 0161-834 5964.
  
  
• SIRI ELLIS BOOKS
  The Last Drop Village, Bromley Cross, Bolton BL7 9PZ.
  Daytime Phone: 01204 597511.
  Email: mail@siriellisbooks.co.uk
  
  
  
  
• SYKES, ELIZABETH - CHILDREN'S BOOKS
  52 Bridge Street, Ramsbottom, Bury.
  Tel: 01706-825322.
  
  
• TALISMAN BOOKS
  42 Town Street, Marple Bridge, Stockport SK6.
  Tel: 0161-449 9271.
  
  
• TOWPATH BOOKSHOP
  27 High Street, Uppermill, Saddleworth.
  Tel: 01457-877078.
  
  
• TREGLOWN, ROGER J, BOOKSELLER
  28 Lansdowne Street, Macclesfield.
  Tel & Fax: 01625-618978 (24 hours).
  
  

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