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.
What are we up to? See our bank holiday opening hours
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.
Can't visit the shop?
Have a look at our webshop for a few of our current shop highlights:
New Arrivals

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Ballard, J. G.
The Drowned World.
£1500.00

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Hodgson, George B.
The Borough of South Shields from the earliest period to the close of the ninetee...
£60.00

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Curle, James.
A Roman Frontier Post and its People. The Fort of Newstead in the Parish of Melrose.
£180.00

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Eliot, George.
The Complete Novels: Adam Bede, The Mill on the Floss, Romola, Silas Marner, Feli...
£280.00

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Fitton, J. Lesley.
The Minoans.
£90.00

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Armstrong, Karen.
A History of God.
£70.00

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Tolstoy, Leo.
Anna Karenina.
£70.00

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Walliams, David.
Mega Monster. [SIGNED with BOOKMARK].
£95.00

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Walliams, David.
FING. [DOUBLE SIGNED].
£175.00
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