C M.
10/14/2025
I first found Bell's when waiting around town several days to bring our preemie daughter home from the hospital. The now-adult daughter visits it whenever she's at home for a few days. The staff...
Bell's Book Store
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536 Emerson St
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Bell's Books, located in downtown Palo Alto, California, has been a staple in the community for over 65 years, catering to both locals and visitors alike.
With a vast collection of over 150,000 quality used and out-of-print hardcover volumes, as well as new books in various subject categories, Bell's Books is a treasure trove for book lovers seeking history, horticulture, literature, children's books, and the arts.
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4.5119 reviews
Mabelle T.
11/12/2025
Bell's Book Store is one of those places that just holds so much character and charm that I hope it never closes. The amount of selection in this place is beyond anything that I've seen from an...
Stacy C.
10/27/2025
I was wandering around downtown Palo Alto with my sister when we came across Bell's Bookstore. I didn't know anything about it, but was captivated the moment I walked in. They offer new, used,...
Hollie B.
10/18/2025
Bells is magical!! Happy 90th birthday!!! The selection is curated between classics and contemporary. The children's section was perfectly balanced! The passageways, staircases, and stacks upon...
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...
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