Welcome to Abbey Secondhand Books in Paisley

21 Wellmeadow Street
Paisley
PA1 2EF

info@abbeybookspaisley.co.uk

0141 887 7303

Tue - Sat: 10:15am - 5:15pm
CLOSED MONDAYS

The shop is at 21 Wellmeadow St - near the University and Paisley Museum and Library. About 400m west of both. About 1km west of Paisley Gilmour Street 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!

Most of the books on these pages should be in the shop - somewhere! But some will be sold or out-of-stock so please get in touch if you are coming specially to look at a book you have seen here.

You can see some of our books on the Instagram page.

Book Jacket

Abbey Books has collaborated with West College, Paisley, to initiate a Book Jacket Design competition. This was run as the final term project for students.

The video shows a window display of the entries.

The slides below show:

Whole group NC & HNC Graphic Design

The two Winners Jaime and Valentina with Brian from the shop

Highly Commended Callum, Jo-Ann, Darja & Cat

The two winning designs will be used as the covers for forthcoming books.

Radio Interview

Brian was interviewed on Paisley Radio (26th August 2024) about Abbey Books.

Shop Views

Brian Hannan Titles

The Making of The Guns of Navarone (£10.00)
Brian Hannan
Baroliant Press, 2019
Paperback, ISBN: 9781909773028

Comments: Revised edition.

The Making of Lawrence of Arabia (£8.50)
Brian Hannan
Baroliant Press, 2013
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1873586532

Darkness Visible: Hitchcock's Greatest Film (£7.50)
Brian Hannan
Baroliant Press, 2013
Paperback, ISBN: 9781873586044

The Making of The Magnificent Seven (£37.50)
Brian Hannan
McFarland & Co., 2015
Paperback, ISBN: 9780786496952

Coming Back to a Theater Near You (£30.00)
Brian Hannan
McFarland & Co., 2016
Paperback, ISBN: 9780786498130

Comments: New book

Paisley At The Pictures 1950 (£10.00)
Brian Hannan
Baroliant Press, 2019
Paperback, ISBN: 9781909773080

The Glen Cinema Disaster - Paisley 1929 (£10.00)
Brian Hannan
Baroliant Press, 2019
Paperback, ISBN: 9781909773035

When Women Ruled Hollywood (£10.00)
Brian Hannan
Baroliant Press, 2019
Paperback, ISBN: 9781909773165

Paisley At The Pictures - The Sequel: 1951 (£10.00)
Brian Hannan
Baroliant Press, 2021
Paperback, ISBN: 9781909773141

Amazon

Whether you like it or not we do sell on eBay (George) eBay (Brian) and Amazon. Most books are displayed in the shop first but are moved to Amazon after a while if it seems worth it. We have about 3000 books listed.

Book Tokens

If you want to give a present of money but don't want the poor soul to buy what they want, why not give them an Abbey Books book token? They're nice!

The gentleman in charge of the shop is Brian Hannan, who has been renting the shop since August 2022