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 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!
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.
The Search page which may be useful if you have seen a book on the site but can't remember where.
There is a Rubbish/Interesting page under Books, which some of you may find ..... interesting?
New Book(s)
A Dish Served Cold £10.00
George Colkitto
Paperback, ISBN:9781838405274
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Robert Tannahill's Paisley (£4.00)
Paul Wandrum
Paperback, ISBN: 9781789729283
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Black is the Colour(£8.50)
Seamus Connolly
Paperback, ISBN: 9798688650365
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From Small Lochs to Great lakes(£15)
Donald MacDonald
Paperback
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Replacement Service - Collected Bus Poems (£10.00)
Chips, Paracetamol and Wine (£7.50)
Graham Fulton
Paperbacks, ISBN: 9781916214569 and 9781916312135
Listen Closely - an oral history of Kilbarchan 1900-2000 (£15.00)
Colin Campbell & Christine MacLeod
Paperback, ISBN: 9781916111219
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A Man of Constant Sorrow & other Irish Writing (£2.00)
Scotland Free or a Desert!
A play loosely based on the Paisley riots of 1819 (£2.00)
Craig Burrell
Paperbacks
Local Authors
- The Stories Behind Some Paisley Memorials (£7.50)
- Paisley's Roll of Honour (£8).
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"A collection of poems remembering and celebrating the passion and resilience of the women who worked in the thread mills and in the making of the town."
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"Set in the Benderloch area of Argyll, the book tells the story of a city boy, Steve, who finds himself catapulted back in time to the Bronze Age where he must lift a curse that condemns Aiden, his father Finn, and a thief Fergus, to be murdered over and over again every midsummer."
- Fraser's Voices, Weird Tales and Viking Trails Around Largs.
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- Learning to Listen: Life and a Very Nervous Dog (£10.00)
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- The Making of The Guns of Navarone (£8.50)
- The Making of Lawrence of Arabia (£8.50)
- Darkness Visible: Hitchcock's Greatest Film (£7.50)
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We have about 12 other titles by Graham Fulton.
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"Poems inspired by Celtic art."
- 6 Referendum Stories (£2.00)
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The first collection of Rashelle's poetry.
See more at www.ponderingsfrompaisley.com
Rashelle works in the shop.
"Scotland, 1965. Seventeen-year-old Stephen McBride has a dull, grey, average life in the impoverished town of Ferguslie Park. When he sees ten pounds on the floor of the corner shop, he takes a risk and spends the money on himself at the local fairground. He doesn't know it at the time, but his one dishonest decision changes the rest of his life."
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- The Making of The Guns of Navarone (£8.50)
- The Making of Lawrence of Arabia (£8.50)
- Darkness Visible: Hitchcock's Greatest Film (£7.50)
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"This is the story of seventy-two men from one village [Bridge of Weir] who fought and died in the Great War"
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" As the First World War draws to an end, Petty Officer Johann Schettler is embroiled in a mutiny of German Sailors. In the midst of the Battle of George Square, Schettler meets the fiery Kate A'Herne."
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Amazon
Whether you like it or not we do sell on eBay 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.
Postcards
We sell a few old postcards in the shop - we classify them as either pre-written or unused. It is hit and miss which ones are on display at any time.
We also have a few new postcards, produced by one of our customers. They include four of the old Renfrew Airport which closed in 1966. These cards sell at £1 each, or 4 for £3.
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!
Writing
Oak Tree Arts run a junior writers' club in the shop on Saturday mornings with four classes - although not this year because of coronavirus restrictions.
Imagine (Junior ages 9-11) 10:30am - 11:30am
Create (Junior ages 9-11) 11:30am - 12:30am
Inspire (Senior ages 12+) 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Excelsior (Senior ages 12+) 2:00pm - 2:00pm
The Corona Chronicles is their December 2020 book.
ISBN: 9798570513129
Special Books
The Books page has a wee few special secondhand items. If you use the menu you should also find pages for Poetry and Folio Society books.
Small Print
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!
We don't take holidays apart from around Christmas Day and New Year. Possibly 25th, 26th, 27th Dec and 1st, 2nd, 3rd Jan.
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.
A bheil thu airson faighinn a-mach ma bhios a' Ghàidhlig aig Seòras coir? Uill, bi. Ach chan eil aon fhacal aig a' chorr.
