Keel Row Books is the longest established antiquarian and second-hand bookshop in the North East of England. We travel countrywide to buy and sell rare and second-hand books, maps, photographs and ephemera.
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here.The shop is based in an rambling Victorian townhouse in historic North Shields, close to the mouth of the River Tyne. We specialise in signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings, literature and modern first editions, children's books, and the history and topography of Northumberland, Durham and Newcastle, including the works of Thomas Bewick. The bookshop carries an extensive stock of second-hand books.
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Have a look at our webshop for a few of our current shop highlights:
New Arrivals

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Apollonius of Rhodes.
The Voyage of Argonautica.
£140.00

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Verne, Jules.
Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas.
£190.00

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Stevenson, Robert Louis.
Treasure Island.
£70.00

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Dick, Philip K.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep; A Scanner Darkly.
£120.00

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Christie, Agatha.
The ABC Murders.
£180.00

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Stevenson, Robert Louis.
Treasure Island.
£60.00

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Beevor, Anthony.
Stalingrad.
£60.00

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Christie, Agatha.
And Then There Were None.
£225.00

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Burgess, Anthony.
A Clockwork Orange.
£150.00
Pay us a visit to discover everything from beautiful antiquarian books
to Penguin paperbacks to modern first editions.
Our rambling bookshop is just a few minutes from Tynemouth and the coast.
OPENING HOURS
Mon . . . . . . . 10.00 - 5.00pm
Tues . . . . . . . 10.00 - 5.00pm
Wed . . . . . . . 10.00 - 5.00pm
Thur . . . . . . . 10.00 -5.00pm
Fri . . . . . . . . . 10.00 - 5.00pm
Sat . . . . . . . . . 10.00 - 5.00pm
Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . CLOSED