Antiquarian Books of Boston
2 Milk St.
292-4700
T: State
Shop located near State Street T station sells books collected from Harvard professors, covering a variety of disciplines and eras.
The Boston Globe Store
1 School St
367-4000
T: Downtown Crossing or State
Made-to-order reproductions of Boston Globe newspaper pages dating back to 1872; glossy prints of photos from the paper; Red Sox memorabilia; Boston souvenirs.
Booksmith
http://www.brooklinebooksmith.com/
279 Harvard St
Brookline, MA 02446-2908
Phone: (617) 566-6660
Brattle Book Shop
http://www.brattlebookshop.com/
9 West St (Cross Street: Washington Street)
542-0210
T: Park, Downtown Crossing, or State
Antiquarian bookseller; more than 250,000 books, maps, postcards, and more, including first editions and collectibles.
Calamus Bookstore
http://www.calamusbooks.com/index.shtml
92 South St.
338-1931
T: South Station
Gay- and lesbian-themed books, CDs and DVDs.
Central China Book Co.
http://www.chinabookstore.net/
44 Kneeland St
426-0888
T: Chinatown
More than 100,000 Chinese titles, plus arts and crafts, art supplies, CDs, and videos.
Globe Corner Bookstore
http://www.globecorner.com/
28 Church St., Cambridge
497-6277
T: Harvard
Maps and travel books.
Grolier Poetry Bookshop
http://www.grolierpoetrybookshop.com/
6 Plympton St., Cambridge
547-4648
T: Harvard
The oldest continually run poetry bookshop in the U.S. stocks over 15,000 volumes.
Harvard Bookstore
http://www.harvard.com/
1256 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge
661-1515 or (800) 542-READ
T: Harvard
Consistently voted “Best of Boston.” Fantastic selection of remainders.
The Harvard Co-op [pronounced in one syllable, “coop”]
http://harvard.bkstore.com/
1400 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge
499-2000
T: Harvard
Yes, it’s Harvard’s official bookstore. But be warned: it’s a Barnes & Noble. Wide selection of books and magazines, plus Harvard memorabilia.
Harvard University Press Display Room
http://www.hup.harvard.edu/insidehup/displayroom.html
1350 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge (in the Holyoke Arcade)
495-2625
T: Harvard
Stocks all new releases and many backlist titles, hardcover editions of popular paperbacks, and a “small but select group” of out-of-stock and out-of-print Harvard titles. Check out the Bargain Alcove. Offers complimentary seasonal and backlist catalogs.
Lucy Parsons
http://www.lucyparsons.org/
549 Columbus Ave
267-6272
T: Back Bay or Massachusetts Ave.
Politically progressive store selling new and used books; magazines, newspapers, and journals; and posters, bumper-stickers, t-shirts, cards, and pins.
The MIT Co-op [pronounced in one syllable, “coop”]
http://mit.bkstore.com/
T: Kendall
Smaller sibling of the Harvard Co-op; sells MIT merchandise and textbooks for MIT students.
MIT Press Bookstore
292 Main St., Cambridge
253-5249
T: Kendall
Also sells scholarly books from other publishers.
Quantum Books
http://www.quantumbooks.com/
4 Cambridge Ctr., Cambridge
494-5042
T: Kendall
Discounted computer books and advanced-level technical, professional and academic titles.
Schoenhof's Foreign Books
http://www.schoenhofs.com/
76A Mount Auburn St., Cambridge
547-8855
T: Harvard
Stocks books in French, German, Russian, Spanish, Italian, and classical languages. Also sells children’s books and language instruction material in over 700 languages and dialects.
Trident Booksellers & Cafe
http://www.tridentbookscafe.com/
338 Newbury St.
267-8688
T: Hynes/ICA
The independent bookstore in the Back Bay has a wide selection and knowledgeable staff. Also has a popular restaurant.