Welcome to Abbey Secondhand Books in Paisley

The shop is at 2 Well St -  near the University and Paisley Museum and Library. About 400m West of both.  About 1km West of the station.  See map.

Abbey Books has 40,000 books (who's counting?) on a wide range of topics.  Almost too much history, poetry and fiction never mind art, music and drama.  And then there's the children's books!  Oh, and sheet music!  And we've got piles of railway books we want rid off!

If you are wondering if this is the Abbey Books that operated in Paisley for about 25 years in Johnston St,  Gordon St  and, for a short while, in Wellmeadow St., the answer is Yes but the owner is new.  

We are delighted that Oak Tree Stories will be running a writers' club in the shop. It is for children (9 to 12 years) and starts on Saturday 11 September. Follow this link for more details.

The Books page has a wee few special but secondhand items.

For some reason we stock a few brand new books - some Cheap and some Not Cheap.  The Not Cheap tend to be of local interest.  The New Books page gives more details but these give a flavour:

An Old Song and Edifying Letters of the Rutherford Family, Robert Louis Stevenson, 1982,  Archon Books (ISBN 0-208-01973-1) and Wilfion Books (ISBN 0-905075-12-9)   (£8)

Gaelic books for learners and luchd-fileanta.

Local books published by Grian Press: 

West Kilbride - Annals of an Ayrshire Parish by Rev. John Lamb

History of the Town of Greenock by Daniel Weir

Poems and Songs by Robert Tannahill  (Sold Out)

Peter's Railway by Christopher Vine

Books by John & Noreen Steele:

Welcome to Wee Cumbrae

Whispers of Horse Island

Burning Ships

Jobs For The Boys:  The Story of a Family in Britain's Imperial Heyday,  Hew Stevenson, Dove Books, 2009   ISBN 978-1-902563-02-2  (£27)

A DVD:  The Legacy of the Glen Cinema
On Hogmanay 1929 a fire in the Glen Cinema in Paisley killed 71 children. The short film “Legacy of the Glen Cinema” contains unseen footage from the 75th Anniversary Exhibition and lantern procession and interviews with the survivors of the tragedy.

Free WiFi.

On a good day, you might get the offer of a free cup of coffee.   We would sell it if people would pay!

Opening hours:  Mon - Sat  10:15am - 5:15pm

Address: 2 Well St., Paisley,  PA1 2SP

Tel: 0141 887 7303 

Email: info@abbeybookspaisley.co.uk  

The proprietor is George Bell.  A nice wee Swiss girl wanted to see his photo. Thanks to Mr Ian Angus for providing one.  It must have been a happy day.