Alhambra Books: Vast, well-organized used books for niche and classic reads in Edmonton
Alhambra Books is a large, well-organized used bookstore in Edmonton, offering thousands of titles across history, religion, local history, art, psychology, music history, and more. Shoppers praise fair prices and a welcoming browse, with neat shelves and helpful staff who can quickly locate titles. A back-area display features antique postcards, and the store invites readers to explore unique subjects.
10115 81 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T6E 3Y8, Canada
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A wide selection of affordable used books across genres like history, art, psychology, and niche subjects.
Fair and selective purchasing of used books from sellers to restock shelves with quality titles.
Specialized collections including Canadian history, music history, and other hard-to-find topics.
Unique display of vintage postcards from around the world for collectors and enthusiasts.
Friendly staff help locate specific books or authors quickly and efficiently.
Overall rating
Jean DeBernardi
An excellent used book store, with a large range of books on diverse topics. If you are seeking to sell books, they are selective but offer fair prices. I think this is a winning combination since motivated sellers will help them restock their shelves with books worth buying.
Kyra Markov
Very neat place to check out. It’s quite large and this is a good place to go for super niche books like Canadian history, music history, art books, psychology books you name it. They probably have any unique subject you can think of. If you love old book smell, you’ll wish you could wear this places scent as a perfume haha. Make sure you give yourself some time when going here because there’s a lot to look at. The books are also a very very fair price, better than some other used book stores I’ve found.
Martin Ly
Great little shop. Friendly staff. Well organized and a good selection of history, religion and local history.The non fiction section was decently sized. The popular book section was a bit smaller. They did ask right away if we needed help. Sometimes this can be great. Sometimes this needs to be pulled back so not to scare people into not buying. In my situation, I was looking for a specific book and they were able to easily and quickly locate the author.
Aline Desrosiers
Was early for an appointment and decided to walk into this place as I love to read. Anyone who also loves to read, needs to stop in here! There is such an amazing selection and soo well organized. As I was going to another place after, and I saw soo many books I wanted to take home, I need to return and pick them up!
Arielle Mavridis
This is a great used bookshop in Edmonton, and I would recommend this store to anyone who is looking for a good book, or even just in the mood for a nice place to meander around and browse on a hot day. I found the prices to be some of the best in the city for affordability and fair market value, they don't overcharge even though they easily could because independent bookstores are becoming more and more scarce. There were many rows of books, with shelves ranging from shoulder height, to some going all the way to the roof. I'm sure there is easily thousands of books to choose from, and I would definitely say this place is worth the trip. In the back area of the store, there is a display with tons of cool antique postcards from around the world, and I could help but buy some
