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Books from Bell’s, since 1935!

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HOURS

Monday through Thursday 11:00 – 5:00

Friday 11:00 – 8:00

Saturday and Sunday 11:00 – 5:00

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Located in downtown Palo Alto, Bell’s has served the Stanford University and Silicon Valley communities, providing new, used, and rare books since 1935. We are the oldest and only bookstore located in the downtown area.

Give us a call at (650) 323-7822 with any questions.

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A 1955 photo of Bell’s Books when it was called Bell’s College Book Shop, but still located at our current address! Image from the Menlo-Atherton High School Yearbook.

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New shipments arriving daily!

We are happy to provide personalized gift shopping via phone or in person.
Free gift wrapping!
350,000 titles from which to choose!

Give us a call at (650) 323-7822 with any questions.

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Check out the fabulous windows on our Instagram account: @windowsofbells

…and our News page will let you know about our most recent happenings!

Our century-old storefront houses 350,000 volumes on two floors. Spilling over with hardcover and quality paperback books in 500 subject categories, there is, quite literally, something for everyone at Bell’s:

Fine bindings, large format art books, 19th Century treasures, second-hand reading copies of classics at affordable prices, children’s picture books, signed first editions, technical books, philosophy, an entire history room, handsome sets, ornamental horticulture, thousands of volumes of poetry, literature, architecture, religion, natural history and more…

We would love to help you build a collection of your own.

Bell’s purchases fine books and private collections.