Book Gallery - Phoenix, Arizona

Patrick V.

Book Gallery is phenomenal! The breadth of subjects is staggering. If you love REAL books, old books, unique books, incredibly hard to find books, etc. this is a spot you will come back to again and again. Come get lost and spend a few hours in one of the best ways possible!

The S.

What a great find!! Seriously, if you love books, and haven’t been here, you are really doing yourself a disservice. I found several books that I could not find ANYWHERE else! Seriously, one could spend hours just looking at all of the fantastic books they have here. It is almost as though it was personally curated by and for book lovers like myself!
Mike has brilliant customer service, and does a great job discussing books and connecting with you on the books you love.
Don’t hesitate, go there today!

Russell H.

Amazing bookstore with one of the best rare book collections, especially the Sci-Fi section. If you are looking for a rare 1st edition, or a great gift for a book lover, this is the place.

Johnathan N.

📚 📜 One of the larger high quality used bookstore I've been to. Kind employees. The owner loves his craft and took his time to tell me book histories, show me all around the store, and had very pleasant conversations about everything I was interested in. Incredibly well organized, even with many boxes of books still waiting to hit shelves. I lucked in to some amazing books.

Highlight of the day was showing me an extremely rare first edition of Dune. Astounding!

I can't wait till my next Phoenix visit. 🏜️

Brittany T.

This was my most favorite book store I’ve ever visited. I got lost in here for almost 2 hours. There was such a huge range of everything - along with stacks and stacks of books that i would never be able to explore all in a day. I highly recommend any book lover to go to this store. I’ll be back frequently.

Drew P.

One of the best bookstores in the country. In my recent stop through Phoenix I was lucky enough to stop by, and the owner Mike is very helpful and extremely knowledgeable. In all my travels across the US, you rarely find bookstores this well run and this well stocked with treasures. This store is special.

msbusyblonde

Book Gallery is a not so secret spot that feels like a well-kept secret. It's a secondhand book store that is bulging at every corner with rare, collectible, and some current titles stacked and stuffed into aisles of tall wood bookshelves.

There were boxes filled with books not shelved, rows and rows of Arizona Highway magazine, and tall stacks of leather bound National Geographic. You could spend hours finding something you were never looking for.

It feels like walking through someone's attic stuffed with years of collecting, and yet at the same time, you get the sense that the owner knows exactly where everything is. It's quiet and worn and to any book lover it's the most beautiful sight...and smell.

Kelsey S.

Book Gallery is a hidden gem of a bookstore. I say hidden because we were two of maybe five customers in the giant store on a Wednesday morning. Though I didn't spot any recently published books, there were endless shelves and countless titles. Book Gallery sells rare and fine books (per their business card), spanning every genre and category one could imagine. Mike, the owner, spent all the time we were in-store taking business calls, cataloging books, and chatting with a customer about their recent finds. He gave off a sort of wise wizard vibe, very fitting for the owner of a rare books bookstore.

I recommend setting aside at least an hour or two to browse, it was more of a museum experience for me. I was grateful for some seating to peruse several treasures I came across, shooting me back in time to when the texts were published.