Abbey Bookshop
2 White Hart Arcade
LAUNCESTON  Cornwall  PL15 8AA
tel: 01566 779113  e-mail  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.00 - 5.00.
Gen.stock 15K books. Contemporary lit. mass market, art, photography, history, cookery, craft, biogs. Psycology, philosophy, cinema, travel/topo. Specialist: Irish. Relocated from Camden Lock London to Cornwall in 2002.

Bonython Bookshop
16 Kenwyn Street  
TRURO  Cornwall  TR1 3BU
tel: 01872 262886  e-mail  website  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.30 - 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.

Books By the Sea
7 Belle Vue
BUDE  Cornwall  EX23 8JL
tel: 01288 359335
Open: 7 days 9.00 - 5.00.
1000s of secondhand books on all subjects, over two floors.

Bookends of Fowey
4 South Street  
FOWEY  Cornwall  PL23 1AR
tel: 01726 833361  e-mail  website  map
    Secondhand and antiquarian books, and in particular those by Cornish authors. - TBG.
    A sweet little shop in one of the most deligtful 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.

Bookmark
34  Arwenack St
FALMOUTH  Cornwall  TR11 3JB
tel: 01326 211252  map
    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.

The Book Shop
10 Church Street  
LAUNCESTON  Cornwall  PL15 8AD
tel: 01566 774107  fax: 01566 777299  e-mail  website  map
New bookshop with general secondhand books in the basement.

The Book Shop
2  Barras St
LISKEARD  Cornwall  PL14 6AD  map
tel: 01579 342112
    New bookshop with a few secondhand books. - TBG.

Bosorne Books
The Cook Book  4 Cape Cornwall Street
ST. JUST  Cornwall  TR19 7TZ
tel: 01736 787266  website  map
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.

Bosco Books
The Old Hall Bookshop  Chapel Court  Shutta Road  
EAST LOOE  Cornwall  PL13 1BJ
tel: 01503 263700  e-mail  website  map
Open: Summer, Tuesday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00.  Winter, ring first if traveling.
Large general stock and local, military, natural and nautical history. Also prints, maps and original paintings.

Browser's Bookshop
13-15 St George's Arcade  
FALMOUTH  Cornwall  
tel: 01326 313464
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00.
    General seconhand books, paperback fiction and books on the arts. - TBG

Hurley Books
3 Jetty Street
MEVAGISSEY Cornwall  PL26 6UH.
tel: 01726 842200  e-mail  website  map
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
9 Pydar Mews  
TRURO  Cornwall  TR1 2UX
tel: 01872 242532  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00.
Secondhand, antiquarian, out of print, and collectable books. Good general stock, specialising in art and Cornish books. 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
tel: 01736 332266  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00.
A general secondhand bookshop but concentrating on local books, art & design, illustrated books & fine bindings.

Oxfam Bookshop
30 High Street
FALMOUTH  Cornwall  TR11 2AD
tel: 01326 311390  map

Oxfam Bookshop
52 Aylmer Square
ST AUSTELL  Cornwall  PL25 5LJ
tel: 01726 66712  map

Oxfam Books & Music
3/4 Tregenna Hill
ST IVES  Cornwall  TR26 1SE
01736 798362  map
Although not as good as the sadly missed Gallery Bookshop is worth a look.

Polmorla Books
1 Polmorla Road
WADEBRIDGE  Cornwall  PL27 7NB
tel: 01208 814399  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.

The Redruth Bookshop
Unit 4  Symons Terrace
REDRUTH  Cornwall  TR15 1AA
tel: 01209 211112  e-mail  website  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00
    Specialists in new and secondhand Cornish books plus a large stock of more general secondhand books. - TBG.
    A lovely, sprawling bookshop with a very wide and interesting stock. The arrangement on shelves was sometimes rather confusing. The kind of bookshop which gives you the feeling that you could discover that one particular title that has eluded you for years at any moment. A really good, solid, secondhand bookshop. - RS 11.06.10.

Willow Books
Unit 2A United Downs Industrial Estate  St Day
REDRUTH  Cornwall  TR16 5HY
tel: 01209 822011  fax: 01209 822321  e-mail  website  map
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 itnernet book shop but are always delighted for customers to come to our warehouse. Please telephone for details.