Bookstores in Gloucester
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Dogtown Book Shop
132 Main St, Gloucester, MA 01930
Tuesday - Friday: 11am – 6pm, Saturday & Sunday: 10am - 6pm
Since 1997
Locally owned
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The Bookstore of Gloucester
61 Main St, Gloucester, MA 01930
Mon-Wed 10am-5pm, Thu-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 9am-5pm
Graphic novels
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Read the guideOf the 3 bookstores listed in Gloucester, 3 give a phone number, 2 publish opening hours and 3 have a website. No national chains here — every bookstore on this page is independent. By what they offer: 2 sell used books. The longest-running is Ten Pound Island Book Co, in business since 1976. The nearest bigger selection is Salem with 8.
More bookstores within 30 miles of Gloucester
Only 3 bookstores listed in Gloucester itself, so here are the closest ones in nearby towns. Distance is straight-line from Gloucester.
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Toad Hall Bookstore
2.6 mi · 47 Main St, Rockport, MA 01966
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Bullseye Books-Flyboys
2.6 mi · 25 Main St, Rockport, MA 01966
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Susie's Stories Rockport
2.8 mi · 51 Bearskin Nck, Rockport, MA 01966-1642
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Manchester By the Book
7 mi · 27 Union St, Manchester by the Sea, MA 01944
Mon-Thu 10am-6pm, Fri-Sat 10am-7pm, Sun 10am-6pm
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Book Shop of Beverly Farms
9.3 mi · 40 West St, Beverly, MA 01915
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Babies and Books
9.5 mi · 14 Masconomet Rd, Ipswich, MA 01938
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Tidal Pages Bookshop
9.6 mi · 24 Central St, Ipswich, MA 01938
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Paper & String Books
11.1 mi · 59 Railroad Ave, Hamilton, MA 01982