Welcome to the Brattle Book Shop

One of the largest used book stores in the New England area, the Brattle features an outside sale lot, two floors of general used books, and a third floor collection of rare & antiquarian books. An experienced buyer is available from 9am-5pm. For buying and appraisal services, visit the Sell Books page. Decorating a home? Check out our decorator's page. Email questions and comments here. If you can't make it in today, browse the online Rare Book Room. Locate us on Google maps.


New to the Rare Book Room:



First American Edition of Moby-Dick...$50,000
Signed Letter from Herman Meville...$17,000



Signed document and portrait
of Andrew Jackson in frame...$2,500



New Collections: Modern Literature, Children's & Illustrated, Knitting & Crafts




WBZ's Video Clip about the Shop:


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Look here for advice on decorating with books