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Abbey's Bookshop at 131 York Street in the heart of Sydney (right next to the Queen Victoria Building) is an iconic Sydney independent bookstore known for its specialisations in history, science and crime fiction - but of course we cover the full range of categories. Since 1968 we've been curating a distinctive collection sourced from publishers large and small, and academic presses from around the world - where ideas grow.
Our long-standing customers express our place in their lives with comments like this one, "Yours is the best shop of its kind in the country so please keep going." So hopefully that gives you an idea of what we do and the passion we bring to it. Our customers are life-long learners and knowledge-seekers and if that sounds like you, then please say hello and come on in to our Aladdin's cave for readers.
• Browse online below - use the slider to zoom up to an easy-to-read size or better still, go 'fullscreen' (bottom right).
• Pick up a copy in-store - 131 York Street (across from QVB).
• Download the PDF version: Click the download arrow button (see buttons at bottom right). You can then zoom the view in Adobe Acrobat Reader, to read the book descriptions at a comfortable size.
• Use 'Order Notes' to ask for a catalogue and we'll put one in with your order.
• See the list of books shown below.
Looking for a special gift - perhaps for yourself? Many authors have walked through our doors (and browsed our shelves) at 131 York Street in the heart of Sydney.
Look for the green SIGNED tag - while stock lasts.
So many beautiful books pass through our doors. These sumptuous titles are perfect for revelling in the photography in a quiet moment or presenting as a gift that will be remembered.
The Alchemist (25th Anniversary Edition)
A Fable About Following Your Dream...
Paperback
$22.99
In Stock 😊
The Illustrated Book of Japanese Haiku
A Journey Through the Seasons with...
Paperback
$34.99
In Stock 😊
All the Beautiful Things
The new historical novel from Australia's...
Hardback
$24.99
In Stock 😊
Off to the Nursery
A Celebration of Gardening, Plants...
Hardback
$24.99
Not in-store but you can order this
Design and Building on Country
First Knowledges for Younger Readers...
Paperback
$26.99
In Stock 😊
Ten-Word Tiny Tales
An anthology of brilliantly illustrated...
Hardback
$27.99
Not in-store but you can order this
A Treasury of Traditional Tales
Retold by Authors from Around the...
Hardback
$32.99
In Stock 😊
Death at the Sign of the Rook
#6 Jackson Brodie
Paperback
$34.99
Not in-store but you can order this
The Legend of Albert Jacka
the Epic Story of the First Australian...
Hardback
$49.99 $39.99
In Stock 😊
Words to Sing the World Alive
Celebrating First Nations Languages...
Paperback
$34.99
In Stock 😊
The Family History Book
How to Trace Your Ancestors in Australia...
Paperback
$32.99
In Stock 😊
Four Points of the Compass
The Unexpected History of Direction...
Hardback
$45
Not in-store but you can order this
Tracks on the Ocean
A History of Trailblazing, Maps...
Hardback
$59.99
Not in-store but you can order this
The Green Ages
Medieval Innovations in Sustainability...
Hardback
$59.99
Not in-store but you can order this
All His Spies
The Secret World of Robert Cecil...
Hardback
$65
Not in-store but you can order this
The Enlightenment's Most Dangerous Woman
Émilie du Châtelet and the Making...
Hardback
$54.95
In Stock 😊
Empireworld
How British Imperialism Has Shaped...
Paperback
$36.99
Not in-store but you can order this
The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective...
Hardback
$41.95
Not in-store but you can order this
Aftermath
Life in the Fallout of the Third...
Paperback
$24.99
Not in-store but you can order this
The Greatest Nobodies of History
Minor Characters from Major Moments...
Paperback
$36.99
In Stock 😊
To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause
The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident...
Hardback
$69.99
In Stock 😊
Personality and Power
Builders and Destroyers of Modern...
Hardback
$55
Not in-store but you can order this
The Secret Life of the Universe
An Astrobiologist's Search for the...
Paperback
$34.99
In Stock 😊
The Little Book of Cosmic Catastrophes (That Could End...
What has happened • What can happen...
Hardback
$32.99
In Stock 😊
Twelve Trees
And What They Tell Us About Our...
Hardback
$49.99
Not in-store but you can order this
Why are We Like This?
An Evolutionary Search for Answers...
Paperback
$32.99
In Stock 😊
The Secret History of Sharks
The Rise of the Ocean's Most Fearsome...
Paperback
$34.99
In Stock 😊
The Happiness of Dogs
Why the Unexamined Life is Most...
Paperback
$34.99
Not in-store but you can order this
Australia at the Movies
The ultimate guide to modern Australian...
Paperback
$39.99
In Stock 😊
The Secret Life of LEGO Bricks
The Inside Story of a Design Icon...
Hardback
$59.99
In Stock 😊
The Natural Gardener
Advice and Inspiration for Wildening...
Hardback
$59.99 $49.99
In Stock 😊
Debt
The First 5,000 Years, Updated and...
Paperback
$44.99
Not in-store but you can order this
You Don't Have to Have a Dream
Advice for the Incrementally Ambitious...
Hardback
$36.99
In Stock 😊
Travelling to Tomorrow
The modern women who sparked Australia's...
Paperback
$34.99
In Stock 😊
Downfall
Prigozhin, Putin and the New Fight...
Paperback
$36.99
Not in-store but you can order this
Cypria
A Journey to the Heart of the Mediterranean...
Paperback
$36.99
Not in-store but you can order this
Vietnamese Folktales for Children
Vietnamese/English
Hardback
$29.99
Not in-store but you can order this
Bilingual Treasury of Chinese Folktales
Ten Traditional Stories & Online...
Hardback
$29.99
In Stock 😊
Korean for K-Pop and K-Drama Fans
Essential Korean Phrases for Everyday...
Paperback
$29.99
In Stock 😊
El Estanque Ribbit-Ribbit / The Ribbit-Ribbit Pond
Spanish / English
Hardback
$24.99
In Stock 😊
El Gato y el Pepino / Cat and the Cucumber
Spanish / English
Hardback
$19.95
Not in-store but you can order this
Japanese for Travelers Phrasebook & Dictionary
Useful Phrases Travel Tips Etiqu...
Paperback
$16.99
In Stock 😊
Jiji Fluffy Purse
Kikis Delivery Service (Studio Ghibli)...
Other merchandise
$44.95
In Stock 😊
Jiji Fluffy Beanbag Plush
Kikis Delivery Service (Studio Ghibli)...
Other merchandise
$23.95
Not in-store but you can order this
Jiji Plush Pencil Case
Studio Ghibli (Kikis Delivery Service)...
Other merchandise
$35.95
In Stock 😊
Totoro with Leaf Stacking Figure
My Neighbour Totoro (Studio Ghibli)...
Other merchandise
$71.99 $59.99
In Stock 😊
Catbus Stacking Figure
My Neighbour Totoro (Studio Ghibli)...
Other merchandise
$71.95 $59.99
In Stock 😊
Nosechara Stacking Figure
Laputa Castle in the Sky Studio...
Other merchandise
$65.95
In Stock 😊
Mushroom Break 11pc 3D Puzzle
My Neighbor Totoro Studio Ghibli...
Other merchandise
$27.95
In Stock 😊
Kikis Delivery Service Jiji
10pcs 3D Puzzle (Studio Ghibli)...
Other merchandise
$26.99
In Stock 😊
Totoro with Leaf Hat 10pc 3D Puzzle
My Neighbor Totoro (Studio Ghibli)...
Other merchandise
$26.99 $21.99
In Stock 😊
Totoro 25pc 3D Puzzle
My Neighbor Totoro (Studio Ghibli)...
Other merchandise
$41.95 $34.99
In Stock 😊
The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
The Definitive Guide to the World...
Hardback
$225 $95
In Stock 😊
12 Days of House of the Dragon
A Pin Collector's Countdown
Calendar
$69.99 $55.99
Not in-store but you can order this
Icebreaker
#1 Maple Hills (Deluxe Collector's...
Hardback
$39.99
Not in-store but you can order this
Star Wars Encyclopedia
The Comprehensive Guide to the Star...
Hardback
$65
Not in-store but you can order this
The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire
Star Wars
Hardback
$42.99
Not in-store but you can order this
12 Days of Beetlejuice
The Ultimate Pin Collector's Countdown...
Calendar
$69.99 $55.99
Not in-store but you can order this
Harry Potter Official Advent Calendar
Hogwarts Seasonal Surprises (25...
Calendar
$59.99
Not in-store but you can order this
Spark of the Everflame
#1 Kindred’s Curse
Paperback
$32.99
Not in-store but you can order this
Glow of the Everflame
#2 Kindreds Curse Saga
Paperback
$34.99
Not in-store but you can order this
Can't Spell Treason Without Tea
#1 Tomes and Tea
Paperback
$34.99
Not in-store but you can order this
The Mimicking of Known Successes
#1 Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti...
Hardback
$36.99
In Stock 😊
Lords of Uncreation
#3 Final Architecture
Paperback
$24.99
Not in-store but you can order this
Resonance Surge
#7 Psy-Changeling Trinity
Paperback
$22.99
Not in-store but you can order this
The wonderful range of gift ideas shown on our Summer Reading Catalogue's back page can be browsed via the button below...
If you're just discovering Abbey's (WELL HELLO THERE!) we welcome you to take a closer look.
We've been around since 1968 and deliver all over Australia (and the world!) from our distinctive collection of books sourced from around the globe.
If you live in Sydney we also offer click and collect from our store in the centre of Sydney CBD at 131 York Street (near QVB).
- Agriculture
- Antiques & Collectables
- Architecture
- Art
- Astronomy & Cosmology
- Biography & Memoir
- Business, Management, Industry
- Chemistry
- Children & Teens
- Cooking
- Crime & Mystery
- Dance
- Design
- DIY
- Earth & Enviromental Sciences
- Economics
- Education
- Encyclopaedias & Reference
- ESL
- Fantasy
- Engineering
- Fashion
- Fiction & Literature
- Film
- Finance & Accounting
- Food & Drink
- Gardening
- Gift Games Puzzles
- Handicrafts
- Health & Wellbeing
- History
- House & Home
- Horror
- HSC Study Guides
- Humour, Satire, Parody
- Information Technology
- Kid's Books
- Languages: Learning, Teaching, Reading
- Law
- Life Sciences
- Literary Studies
- Mathematics
- Medical Science
- Music
- Parenting
- Performing Arts
We have two ways you can make someone feel special - an Abbey's Gift Voucher or Abbey's Gift Card. Gift Vouchers are redeemable online or in-store and have no expiry date.
OUR ONLINE GIFT VOUCHERS are a fast and simple way to email your gift - either directly or send later on. Or perhaps you want to print it yourself and pop into a card. Try it out - just enter the amount and type in the recipient's name, and your name and message.
OUR GIFT CARDS remain popular with customers who like to give something tangible. Gift Cards are credit card-sized and fit easily into your purse or wallet and come enclosed within an attractive presentation slip. They are redeemable online or in-store. Gift Cards have no expiry date and are mailed out Express Post. View the range of gift values we have online, or if you want any other value, please phone 02 9264 3111 or ask in-store.
Find more info about redeeming vouchers and cards in our FAQ: REDEEMING VOUCHERS
A GREAT AUDIOBOOK EXPERIENCE
Abbey's Bookshop is proud to partner with Libro.fm to offer you a wonderful range of audiobooks to complement your reading choices.
• Free to join and buy as you go
• The membership offers are a very good deal
We definitely appreciate the support you're showing by buying from us and supporting an independent bookshop with actual booksellers in a real bookshop. Like schools, universities and libraries themselves, bookshops are a bulwark for our culture.
If you are ordering for a school, university or library for the first time please look here for information about your account...
131 York Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
