Independent bookshop in Amsterdam, Netherlands
An independent family-owned English bookshop in Amsterdam since 1972.
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Antiquarian in Amsterdam, Netherlands · since 1946
A family antiquarian business on the same street since 1946, now filling five floors of a former department store with secondhand and antiquarian books and prints. Art, architecture, classical archaeology and biology are the strengths, and the topographical prints are a find in themselves.
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Independent bookshop in Amsterdam, Netherlands
A publisher-bookshop focused on architecture, gardens and natural history.
Independent bookshop in Amsterdam, Netherlands
One of the largest independents in the Netherlands, on the Spui.
Antiquarian in Amsterdam, Netherlands
A historic covered passage belonging to the University of Amsterdam, lined with booksellers' stalls. A place for old prints, scholarly books and the occasional antiquarian surprise.
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Independent bookshop in Amsterdam, Netherlands
A bright bookshop near the Rembrandt House with a travel mezzanine.
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Secondhand in Amsterdam, Netherlands
A canal-side secondhand shop specialising in English-language books, run for decades on the principle of buying and swapping. Two floors of carefully arranged stock.
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New & secondhand in Maastricht, Netherlands
A bookshop built inside a thirteenth-century Dominican church, with frescoes overhead.
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Towns and cities, A–Z
Page 1 of 2. Each has its own guide with a map and, where the shops are close enough, a walking route.
Towns and cities
- 's-Gravenhage22
- 's-Hertogenbosch6
- 't Harde1
- Aalsmeer1
- Aalten1
- Akkrum1
- Alkmaar6
- Almelo1
- Almere1
- Amersfoort9
- Amstelveen4
- Amsterdam73
- Apeldoorn8
- Appingedam1
- Arnhem8
- Assen2
- Baarn1
- Barneveld2
- Bedum2
- Beek en Donk1
- Bemmel1
- Bergen (NH)2
- Bergen op Zoom2
- Berkel en Rodenrijs2
- Berlicum1
- Best1
- Biddinghuizen1
- Bilthoven1
- Bladel1
- Blaricum1
- Blokzijl1
- Bodegraven1
- Bolsward1
- Boxmeer1
- Breda6
- Breukelen1
- Brielle1
- Broek op Langedijk1
- Bruges1
- Buitenpost1
- Bunnik1
- Bunschoten-Spakenburg1
- Burgum1
- Bussum1
- Capelle aan den IJssel2
- Castricum1
- Culemborg1
- Damwâld1
- De Blesse1
- De Meern1
- Dedemsvaart2
- Delft7
- Den Burg2
- Denekamp1
- Deventer11
- Doesburg1
- Doetinchem2
- Dokkum2
- Dordrecht11
- Drachten3
- Driebergen-Rijsenburg1
- Dronten2
- Edam1
- Ede4
- Eerbeek1
- Egmond aan Zee1
- Eibergen1
- Eindhoven13
- Elburg1
- Emmeloord1
- Emmen1
- Enkhuizen1
- Enschede3
- Ermelo3
- Franeker2
- Geldermalsen1
- Geldrop1
- Geleen1
- Gendringen1
- Genemuiden1
- Giessenburg1
- Goes5
- Goirle1
- Gorinchem2
- Gorredijk1
- Gorssel1
- Gouda5
- Groningen18
- Grootegast1
- Haaksbergen1
- Haarlem10
- Hardenberg2
- Harderwijk3
- Haren Gn1
- Harlingen2
- Hasselt1
- Hattem2
- Hedel1
- Heel1
- Heemstede1
- Heerenveen1
- Heerlen2
- Heesch1
- Heeswijk-Dinther1
- Heeze1
- Helmond2
- Hengelo4
- Heusden1
- Hilvarenbeek1
- Hilversum3
- Hollum1
- Hoofddorp2
- Hoogeveen2
- Hoogland1
- Hoogvliet1
- Hoorn3
- Houten2
- Houwerzijl1
- Huizen1
- Hulst1
- IJsselmuiden1
- Joure1
- Kapelle1
- Katwijk2
- Kerkrade1
- Kesteren1
- Klazienaveen1
- Kootwijkerbroek1
- Kortenhoef1
- Krabbendijke1
- Krimpen aan den IJssel1
- Laren1
- Leek1
- Leerdam2
- Leeuwarden6
- Leiden13
- Leidschendam1
- Lelystad1
- Leusden1
- Lichtenvoorde1
- Lisse5
- Lochem1
- Loosdrecht1
- Maarheeze1
- Maarn1
- Maarssen1
- Maassluis2
- Maastricht4
- Margraten1
- Markelo1
- Meliskerke1
- Meppel1
- Middelburg7
- Middelharnis1
- Middenmeer1
- Mijdrecht1
- Moerkapelle1
- Monnickendam1
- Montfoort1
- Nes1
- Nieuw-Lekkerland1
- Nieuw-Vennep2
- Nijkerk2
- Nijmegen6
- Nijverdal1
- Noordwijk1
- Nunspeet3
- Oegstgeest1
- Oisterwijk2
- Oldenzaal1
- Olst1
- Oosterbeek1
- Oosterhout4
- Oosterwijtwerd1
- Oss2
- Oud-Beijerland2
- Ouddorp1
- Oudenbosch1
- Ouderkerk aan de Amstel1
- Pijnacker1
Finding bookshops in the Netherlands
- How many bookshops are listed in the Netherlands?
The Atlas currently lists 646 active bookshops across 263 towns and cities in the Netherlands. This is the number in our directory, not a claim that every shop in the area has been recorded.
- Can I find secondhand bookshops in the Netherlands?
61 listed shops are categorised as selling secondhand books. Stock changes frequently; ask a shop directly if you need a particular book.
- Are the opening hours and accessibility details checked?
The Atlas displays available source information. A listing without opening hours or access details is incomplete, not necessarily closed or inaccessible. Check each shop's website and confirm anything essential before travelling.
- Can I add a shop or correct a listing?
Yes. Send the shop's name, location and a reliable website or other source. Suggestions and corrections are reviewed before changing the Atlas.
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