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We offer over 40,000 titles in-store and order titles from all over the Anglo-American world.
We offer in-store pickup the same day or standard shipping by post
Location
Abbey Bookshop
29 Rue de la Parcheminerie
75005 PARIS
Monday - Saturday, 10AM - 7Pm
Sunday 2PM- 7PM
01 46 33 16 24
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About the Abbey Bookshop
In 1989, Brian Spence, who hails from Toronto, crossed the Atlantic to bring his Abbey Bookshop to an international audience. The Abbey Bookshop in Paris’s Latin Quarter has for the last twenty years become a cultural epicenter for Canadians, Anglophones and Anglophiles from all corners of the world. Although offering a wide variety of Canadian books, its main attraction is an eclectic collection of over 35,000 titles in English ranging from scholarly to popular literature.
The shop sits on rue de la Parcheminerie, originally named rue des Escrivains for the scribes and scriveners who were the heart of the Parisian book trade until parchmentmakers replaced them in the late Middle Ages. On July 1, 1989 the Abbey Bookshop brought the book trade back to this historic street.
The building Spence serendipitously discovered for his shop is the eighteenth-century Hotel Dubuisson, one of the most handsome in the Latin Quarter. The historic “hôtel” is protected as a monument for its picturesque façade, sculptural decoration and carved doors.
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Abbey Bookshop Events
Upcoming Events
- Wed, May 10American University Of Paris LibraryMay 10, 2023, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.American University Of Paris Library, 6, rue du Colonel Combes
Sun, Oct 09The Abbey BookshopOct 09, 2022, 11:54 a.m.The Abbey Bookshop, 29 Rue de la Parcheminerie, 75005 Paris, France- Sun, Dec 20Paris Gare de LyonDec 20, 2020, 11:00 a.m.Paris Gare de Lyon, Place Louis-Armand, 75571 Paris, France
Sat, Dec 12the Abbey PopshopDec 12, 2020, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.the Abbey Popshop, 38 bis Boulevard Beaumarchais
Sun, Nov 0829 Rue de la ParcheminerieNov 08, 2020, 3:00 p.m. CST29 Rue de la Parcheminerie, 29 Rue de la Parcheminerie, 75005 Paris, FranceNov 08, 2020, 3:00 p.m. CST29 Rue de la Parcheminerie, 29 Rue de la Parcheminerie, 75005 Paris, FranceMeet Oscar the bee, who makes honey from poetry, or an outlaw pickle who rides a giraffe! There's a whale with two tails, another with wings, and the Dontknowsians who don't know a thing. Calling kids of all ages to join us for an afternoon of imagination, and more.
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