Patrick S.
4/19/2025
I think this is the nicest bookstore I have visited in the Bay Area. It feels like something from Hogwarts. Twenty-foot high shelves are filled to the ceiling with beautiful volumes. Antique...
Bell's Book Store
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536 Emerson St
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Welcome to Bell's Books Bell's has been a part of downtown Palo Alto, California, now central to Silicon Valley, for over 65 years. We stock over 150, 000 quality used and out-of-print hardcover volumes, as well as many fine antiquarian volumes. In addition we have a hand-picked selection of new books. We offer over 500 subject categories which include the following specialties: History, Horticulture, Literature, Children's Books and the Arts.
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4.5115 reviews
Michael A.
8/2/2025
Selections are fine. Service is meh. For the space there are a lot of great books, but I just don't feel welcomed or appreciated here. I prefer Keplers down the way or Books Inc. Id even go over...
Ellen H.
12/9/2024
Bell's Book Store is unlike other bookstores and that is what makes it so fun to peruse! They have a great selection of books. I'm sure they are actually structured very logically and orderly...
Aubany G.
5/13/2024
What a dream!!! This bookstore feels like it belongs in a hidden nook in NYC or in Europe somewhere, but it's in Palo Alto. It took me a minute to figure out the layout of the genres, but wow. It...
Elena D.
8/15/2025
Bell's Books is a beautifully curated cultural treasure, the selection ranges from rare old volumes, to imaginative children's books, gorgeous gift books, and limited edition local history. The...
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