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October 2023 by Katie Boudreau
A cute and eclectic book shop in downtown Palo Alto. The store has real charm, and was popular with tourists and locals alike.
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October 2023 by Beck Orion
Really nice bookstore with a reasonably priced selection of new and used books. I enjoyed the wide variety of history books. The employee were very friendly, too. The only downside was parking was hard to find. I recommend the parking garage under the police station (about 2 blocks and a 5 minute walk). Apple Pay is accepted here.
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October 2023 by Melody Proebstel
This place is a treasure. Their collection is so fun to browse through. Definitely worth a visit!
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June 2023 by Amir S.
A perfect place for book-lovers with helpful, friendly staff. Their collections make for great gifts.
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June 2023 by Anne H
Bell Books is a treasure to have in Palo Alto! This unique bookstore is a must to visit for any bibliophile. They carry a range of older and new publications, as well as some first editions and some signed editions. They had a beautiful selection of journals, too lovely to pass up getting one. They even had Georgette Heyer novels (older printed copies and brand new ones) which I bought a few for friend gifts! Great customer service too.
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June 2023 by Usha Dawn
I was here looking for books and found interesting story books for children. The service is great, if you have any questions on specific types of books, they help you. I paid and the receipt was sent to my email.
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February 2023 by N L
Love this place! It's small, but packs a phenomenal selection of books. Definitely worth a visit.
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February 2023 by Shreya Deodhar
Nice Store and the owners are very helpful. Great collection of books!Many good copies of books signed by the Authors.
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January 2023 by David McMillan
Great diversity of used books, meaning common to very rare, as well as vast subject areas. Curated selection of new books. Independent, friendly, helpful, will search for and find readers copies of out of print books. In shop collection specialties included, essay, Americana and California history. Buys collections.
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December 2022 by lorod
Great books store. The owners were very friendly and knowledgeable. And some of them know how to sing! Gau....da....te......hahahah
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December 2022 by courtney stockman
Best bookstore in the area. So much fun to explore and the staff are incredibly friendly and helpful.
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November 2022 by Mariah W.
So adorable! Love that masks are still enforced since it's such a small/high touch space. A great mix of new and used/collectible books. Didn't end up purchasing this time but will be back!
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October 2022 by Kathy T.
Lovely bookstore. This book store have limited editions and 1st editions books stored in glass cabinets which is interesting to glimpse at. Large variety of books, statues and figurines at every eye turn. Definitely a must visit if your nearby.
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October 2022 by David Calhoun
Really cool bookshop, tons of old books. Second largest philosophy section I've seen (first is Maruzen in Kyoto, which is all brand new books). This place has a lot of books which were given to the philosopher Richard Rorty and sold here after he died - some books still even have handwritten post it notes from the philosopher (e.g. "Mike, please make a photo copy of pages x-z, RR"
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October 2022 by Oliver Squire
Great attention to detail: little signs about authors, quotes from classics etc, this place is a celebration of books. A broad range of subjects and within each subject actually good books e.g. science section was full of books that genuinely sounded intriguing to read, not just text books or the usual popular science titles. Excellent selection of 1st editions too. I would definitely recommend this place over the Stanford Uni "book" store which is mainly just a clothing store. Best I could find there was an overpriced copy of Sapiens Vs in Bell's for less money I got a copy of Don Quixote and a 1st edition English translation of Mendoza's City of Marvels. I would have happily spent more time there, highly recommended.
