This place is just brilliant. In the land of bookshops, this is the king. Set over three floors,…read morethis is a veritable Aladdin's cave of books (although I suppose it has more of the look of an old Oxbridge library) new and old across several subjects and genres. Plus prints and cards of course. It's an absolute must for anyone who even vaguely likes books. I could have stayed here for hours, browsing for unusual, rare, beautiful or of-the-moment books. The bookshop also contains a sizeable cafe and a cinema, which unfortunately we weren't in time to visit but I'll be back.

One of the coolest bookshops I've ever seen. I was visiting Hereford with some friends and we came…read moreto Hay for the day. Totally worth the nasty rainy drive in. It's like stepping back in time and there was literally any book that you could think of + more. I would recommend coming here for anyone that is visiting this general area. Hay itself is such a cute quaint town. And it being full of books, doesn't hurt

Small shop but packed full of any comic you could ever think of and action figures and funk pops…read moreand other geeky items. When I went I bought sinister 7 spiderman comic for 7.99 and I was also given a free comic book and a comic book full of reviews of other comics. Great prices and a massive selection of comics to choose from. I will definitely go again I follow them on twitter and Facebook

I love this shop, being a self proclaimed geek and big kid. Although it's not very big there is a…read morelot of goodies packed into the store. There is all manner of comics and graphic novels on sale ranging from all your favourite super heroes from Marvel and DC to Manga titles to the more adult titles by Alan Moore and Frank Miller. I especially love the range of action figures that they stock which are hard to get hold of locally. My Mcfarlane figure of The Crow has got pride of place in my Cinema room. Part of the store upstairs is ofter closed off to the public which can be frustrating as I don't go into Swansea that often. Shame the store was'nt bigger so they could pack more stuff in.

I can't tell you how great I think the staff are in this book shop. They are always so helpful in…read moretrying to find you what you want or making suggestions for what you might like. Its obviously a second had book shop so you might not always get what your looking for, but I find if your looking for something thats been out a few months and was quite popular it'll probably end up and for a lot cheaper than you'll buy it in Waterstone. I recently got that Girl with a Dragon Tattoo for a couple of quid. Always worth a look, or handing your old books too.

This is one of two Oxfam shops on St Mary Street, the being other an Oxfam Boutique, but this haven…read moreis by far my favourite. Selling a range of second-hand books, from History to Cooking, Oxfam can stake its claim as the only store of its kind on St. Mary Street. And this place is always busy, but never under stocked. I managed to find a pristine copy of a hardback I'd been wanting, and the cost came to only £7. Speaking of cost, each book's price is written in the upper right hand corner of the inside cover (most of the time, in pencil, which comes to a relief for those who are precious about their books, like me). If you get tired of with browsing, make your way toward the back end of the store where you'll find a selection of fair-trade chocolates and other gifts.

This is one of the many book stores in the "book village" of Hay on Wye in Wales. Like most of the…read morebookstores there, they have quite a selection of new and used books. Me, I go for the used ones since they're cheaper. I did find some nice bargains here and a couple hard-to-find books that I had been looking for. If you cannot visit all the bookstores in the village, make sure that you don't miss this one!

This is a great shop that carries quality books at fair prices. I visited the shop probably 3 times…read moreduring a trip to Glastonbury a little over a year ago. It was difficult selecting from so many hard-to-find titles, and also considering I had to get them back home to the States. I just ordered a few online and the shipping was incredibly fast! I highly recommend if you have an interest in esoteric and occult books.

Courtyard books is a second hand shop where you will find all the esoteric or spiritual books you…read morehave been looking for at reasonable prices. The staff is friendly and one of the great feature of the shops is: they can buy books from you! They give you a reasonable price for your books.

Lots to choose from, great variety of all different kinds of books, magazines and collectibles…read more Very overpriced though.

I've found some great books here and is my go-to second hand book shop. It's worth noting that they…read morealso sell comic books, and lots of them! The reason I havn't given 5 stars is that their email doesn't work and they havn't gotten back to me about some books I wanted to sell them.

I wish Canton could get itself an independent local book shop like this one for Roath residents! I…read morethink every local shopping area needs a decent book shop, but sadly many of them don't have one, presumably because the big high street chains and online stores such as Amazon are squeezing the little ones out. Wellfield Bookshop seems to be going strong, though. Despite its compact size, it has a good (if rather crammed-in!) range of fiction and non fiction lining its shelves, as well as some Welsh language titles, children's books, and travel guides. Obviously it can't compete with the likes of Waterstones in terms of '3 for 2' offers or range of stock, but it does the best it can with the space it has - and they will order in titles if they don't have them in stock. This is the only shop selling new books in the area (there are a few charity shops selling a random range of second hand novels, but that's about it), and luckily they seem to get a fair amount of custom. When I last visited on a day in the middle of the week there were several other customers browsing the shop - let's hope it stays that way.

It is quite difficult to find independent bookshops these days, so I was quite excited when I went…read morefor an explore. It is quite a cosy little shop, long and thin and with childrens books at the back - as it should be! As an independent bookshop it has some wonderful idiosyncrasies. Firstly, what I would have normally classed as 'fiction' is titled 'general'. I quite like this. Obviously a section for books that you might actually read. You know, general books! There are specialist sections also, including health and education etc. My particular favourite was the religion section. I have never seen so many books about Angels. Earth Angels, Angel Tarot, Pet Angels etc. There was a fair few sets of tarot and bibles of magic etc. And then, just next the famous 'Power of Now', tucked down in a corner, was a couple of Bibles. This shop definitely has its own identity!

Quite simply; my favourite charity shop in Clifton. The quality of the donations is very high, and…read moreit's ideal for local students as a lot of the offerings are old texts books on a variety of subjects from graduates gone by. If you're looking for something specific, just ask the friendly staff who tend to know what they've got in stock. The volunteers are quite savvy to what to price their books at so don't be surprised to pay a fair price for the stock here. But remember what the cause is, and how every penny you spend here is going towards the greater good. Also remember that anything you donate here will be greatly appreciated.

It would appear that having done so well as a regular shop selling clothes and such like this…read morecharity megalith has turned to shops focussing on specifically book and music. The move has gone well with this number of Cotham Hill feeling more like a regular book store than a charity one. The range is incredible, and it's hard to believe all these books have come from donations alone. From fiction to non-fiction pretty much all topics and ideas are given at least a light sprinkling of attention. There's even a section on esoteric studies! This is a well stocked music and literature outlet that's quite rightly always busy.

Until as recently as yesterday, the last time I had entered Halls Bookshop was at least three years…read moreago. So I was much surprised to find the shop almost completely unrecognizable, my initial reaction was where were all the books? If not for Mrs. Hall standing patiently behind the till I would almost have believed I had entered the wrong shop. Halls now appears to resemble a rather nice gift, candle, and card shop so perhaps a name change is in order? The card selection is very good for an independent retailer, and you're sure to find something that will be to your satisfaction. It's almost surprising how extensive the candle selection is, so I get the impression that they're clearly very popular (I'm actually wishing I'd bought one now). Halls also has a rather nice selection of notepads (think Paperchase but more unique), which are very good value. On the book front, there remains a very small selection, which are mainly about cooking or the local area. In the age of big chain bookshops such as Waterstones, and until recently Borders, It has become harder and harder for independent bookshops to compete (especially with supermarkets getting in on the action), it is therefore quite heartwarming that rather than shutting shop, Halls has managed to make changes and continued to survive. Personally I think Llandaff High Street wouldn't feel right without this store, so I really hope with these changes that Halls succeeds.

Excellent shop crammed with lots of things you know you need! One of those places you could spend a…read morelong time in just browsing... great ranges of cards of all types and description, old fashioned proper toys and books from bestsellers to pulp fiction. Something for everybody A real find!