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Secondhand bookshop in Sydney

Gertrude & Alice Café Bookstore

Secondhand & newLiteratureCafé
Named for Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, this Bondi café-bookshop began with the owners' own hoard of secondhand books and moved into an old surf shop a block from the beach. Walls of used and new books surround the tables, and lingering over a coffee with something from the shelves is encouraged.
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    Gertrude & Alice Café Bookstore is listed in Sydney, Australia. The recorded address is 1/46 Hall Street, Bondi Beach NSW 2026.

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