Gould's Book Arcade
- July 25, 2006
- Rated 4 of 5 by
marseilles from Metro Manila, Philippines
Book lovers might want to take the bus ride to King's Street in Newtown, beside the University of Sydney, to visit Gould's Book Arcade, a big second-hand bookstore, similar to the Strand in New York City, with piles and piles of second-hand books.
Many of the shelves are filled with books of the "intellectual" type, with the proportion skewed towards owner Bob Gould's own intellectual interest, Marxist philosophy. Several shelves are allotted to Marxist philosophy, but there is a whole range of books on other topics as well--art, fiction, philosophy, literature, and so on.
Although most of the books are arranged (sort of) according to category, hundreds of books are just strewn casually all over the place, so you will really need to take the time to search for the books you are interested in. The store regularly opens at 8am, and stays open until midnight everyday, however, so you'll have plenty of time to browse.
From journal Quick Trip to Sydney