Commonwealth Books is a hidden gem located in Downtown Crossing in Boston, at the corner of Washington and Spring Lane. This cool, cute bookshop in the alley offers tons of awesome used and rare books, with a fantastic selection across many genres and decades. Its extensive holdings include art, poetry, history, fiction, and a quite strong antiquarian selection. The store also has really cool maps, old photos, old prints, and antique pictures spanning from the 1600s. It is a very cool detour for the historical aspect, with well-organized books. The staff are super nice, friendly, and helpful. It is a great place to find unique and interesting things, with very reasonable offerings. The store is open seven days a week.
A great bookstore, very large, well stocked and organized. Many historical and more recent books. I looked for a book by Dennis Lehane (the author of Mystic River, who is from Boston) but couldn't find it. Damage. But an address that I recommend for lovers of old paper.
June 2024
Cook place. Love that’s it’s hidden away. Not a great selection but they have some really cool maps and old photos and stuff.
May 2024
Nice selection of used books. Nice rare book section only a few blocks from Brattle Books.
