About Abbey's

ABOUT ABBEY'S BOOKSHOP

Abbey's at 131 York Street (next to QVB) is an Aladdin's cave for readers and Sydney's much-loved indie bookshop since 1968 ~ Where ideas grow.

It was 1968 when Eve & Ron Abbey founded Abbey's. From that time on we've curated a distinctive collection.

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AN ALADDIN'S CAVE FOR READERS

Nestled beside the Queen Victoria Building...

Abbey's Bookshop at 131 York Street has become an institution among readers and knowledge seekers looking for those hard to find books. Abbey's remains a favourite of many of Australia's academics and authors, politicians and lawyers.

We're a 'must' if your interests are in...

...history, science, crime fiction or literature. Our customers often express their surprise and delight at finding books they were unaware of, whether from smaller publishers or sourced from overseas.

And more treasures lie upstairs...

...Thousands of fantasy and science fiction books in our GALAXY Bookshop, plus an enormous range of fiction in other languages within our Language Book Centre.

Abbey's really is an Aladdin's cave for readers!

FORTY MEMORIES

To read more about our history, click: FORTY MEMORIES. This is the book we published to celebrate our 40th birthday.

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SINCE 1968 • OUR HISTORY

Abbey's Bookshops Pty Ltd comprises: Abbey's Bookshop, Galaxy Bookshop and Language Book Centre.

Abbey's Bookshop was established in Sydney in 1968 by Ron and Eve Abbey at 115 Pitt Street, relocating one year later to Sydney's historic Queen Victoria Building.

EVE ABBEY

OWNER & CO-FOUNDER

In 1983, the restoration of the QVB heralded a move to 66 King Street, where the company already operated Penguin Bookshop (since 1977) and Oxford and Cambridge Bookshop (since 1978), specialising in the books of those publishers.

ALAN ABBEY

GENERAL MANAGER

In 1986, all 3 shops moved to their current premises at 131 York Street, opposite the QVB and only 100 metres from Town Hall Railway Station.

DAVID HALL

MANAGER, ABBEY'S

Other shops operated in Sydney by the company have included Henry Lawson's Bookshop, City Lights Bookshop, Centrepoint Bookshop, Tank Stream Bookshop, Bargain Bookshop and Budget Bookshop.

CHRISTIAN HUMMELSHÖJ

ASSISTANT MANAGER, ABBEY'S

In 1994, Ron Abbey retired from the business, with Eve Abbey, Jack Winning and Peter Milne remaining as shareholders. Following the retirement of Jack and Peter in 2008 and 2011 respectively, Eve Abbey became the sole shareholder, with her son Alan as managing director and David Hall as shop manager.

LINDY JONES

SENIOR BOOKSELLER & BOOKBUYER

Galaxy Bookshop opened in 1975 at 106a Bathurst Street, and moved ten years later to 203b Castlereagh Street. In 1993, they relocated to 222 Clarence Street, behind Abbey's. In 2002, they moved to 143 York Street, just a few doors away. In June 2011, they moved to the first floor of 131 York Street, sharing the space with Language Book Centre.

CRAIG SLATER

MANAGER, GALAXY

Language Book Centre was opened in 1976 at 127 York Street, moving in 1986 to the first floor of 131 York Street, above Abbey's.

CHRISTOPHER VILLAMAR

MANAGER, LANGUAGE BOOK CENTRE

MANIFESTO FOR THE ADVENTUROUS READER

Abbey's is so much more than the latest new releases. Digging into the back catalogues of writers and discovering the links between topics is exactly what our customers love about Abbey's - it's a place where connections are explored and reading trails can be followed.

Where ideas grow

GALAXY is Sydney's specialist for Science Fiction & Fantasy books, graphic novels, toys, games & merchandise for Star Wars, Doctor Who, Star Trek, Game Worlds and much more!

Where worlds await

Foreign Language Books & ESL - Students, teachers, travellers and migrants are welcomed to Australia's No.1 language bookstore.

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