last edited Dec 11, 2019
Bookshops in Paris
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General Bookshops
These are bookshops that cover all aspects of travel, without specific focus on geographic zones, types of travel, or activities.
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121 av. Ledru-Rollin, 75011 Paris. Tel: 01 43 38 15 77. Travel guides and cultural books, illustrated books, travel journals, language and cookery methods, maps and plans, and even a small children’s section.
55 rue Ste Anne, 75002 Paris. Tel: 01 42 86 17 38. The bookshop of the travel agency Voyageur du Monde, offering standard travel books (guides, literature, etc.).
26 bd St Michel, 75006 Paris. Tel: 01 44 41 88 88. All collections of maps and guides, with second-hand books at unbeatable prices.
16 rue des Écoles, 75005 Paris. Tel: 01 43 26 04 52. Specialised in books on Africa, as well as Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and the humanities.
60 rue St-Honoré, 75001 Paris. Tel: 01 42 36 12 63. One of the oldest travel bookshops in Paris.
107 rue de la Boétie, 75008 Paris. Tel: 01 43 98 85 12 (France section) or 01 43 98 85 13 (international). Standard travel books (guides, literature, etc.), with a strong collection of maps and plans.
Librairie du musée de l'Homme
Place du Trocadéro, 75016 Paris. Tel: 01 47 55 98 05. Notably ethnographic publications.
Michelin
32 av. de l'Opéra, 75001 Paris. Tel: 01 42 68 05 00. Primarily Michelin’s own publications.
26 rue St Louis en l'Ile, 75004 Paris. Tel: 01 43 25 17 35. The oldest travel bookshop in France. A vast selection, specialising in maps and out-of-print books.
48 rue des écoles 75002 Paris. Tel: 01 53 10 48 48. Among other things, a good selection on hiking, particularly in cartography.
Asia/Pacific Specialists
11 cité Véron, 75018 Paris. Tel: 01 42 62 04 00. All of Asia, with guides, language manuals, travel journals, and rare reprints.
La 3ème Veille
42 rue Milton, 75009 Paris. Tel: 01 40 16 13 87. A general collection and old books, primarily on Asia.
72 bd Sébastopol, 7500 Paris. Tel: 01 42 72 70 31. Japan, Korea, China, and Southeast Asian countries. Also manuals, dictionaries, newspapers, magazines, and books in Chinese.
Les Herbes sauvages
5 rue Belleville, 75019 Paris. Tel: 01 42 41 46 40. Primarily China, but also Southeast Asia and India.
Librairie de l'Inde
20 rue Descartes, 75005 Paris. Tel: 01 43 25 83 38. A vast selection on India and its neighbours.
Librairie de l'Institut du Monde Arabe
1 rue des Fossés Saint-Bernard, Place Mohammed V, 75005 Paris. Tel: 01 40 51 38 38. Probably the most comprehensive bookshop on this part of the world, with all books dedicated to Muslim countries.
Librairie Orientale
51 rue Monsieur le Prince, 75006 Paris. Tel: 01 43 26 88 65. The Orient, from the Near to the Far East, and secondarily Francophone Africa.
Librairie Tokyo
4 rue Sainte Anne, 75001 Paris. Tel: 01 42 96 07 94. The specialist on Japan, with books in both French and the original language.
Maisonneuve
3 rue Saint Sulpice, 75006 Paris. Tel: 01 43 26 86 35. Southeast Asia and the Middle East, but also Africa and developing countries in general.
Orients librairie
10 bd Arago, 75013 Paris. Tel: 01 45 35 80 28. Specialised in rare or out-of-print books in all languages.
Sudestasie
17 rue Cardinal Lemoine, 75005 Paris. Tel: 01 43 25 18 04. Strong focus on geopolitics and economics. Also novels, travel journals, and treatises on Asia.
You Feng
45 rue Monsieur le Prince, 75006 Paris. Tel: 01 43 25 89 98. China and its neighbours.
Africa Specialists
La Table d'Isis
3 rue Fontaine, 75009 Paris. Tel: 01 48 78 38 60. Egypt, from guides and maps to illustrated books on the country.
Librairie d'Egyptologie
7 rue Bonaparte, 75006 Paris. Tel: 01 43 26 74 88. Another specialist on Egypt.
Présence Africaine
25 bis rue des Écoles, 75005 Paris. Tel: 01 43 54 15 88. Africa through its novels, travel journals, and poetry.
Tiers-Mythe
21 rue de Cujas, 75005 Paris. Tel: 01 43 26 04 52. Books of all kinds and on all subjects.
Europe Specialists
Bibliothèque Nordique
6 rue Valette, 75005 Paris. Tel: 01 43 29 61 00. The Nordic countries.
Calligrammes
8 rue de la Collégiale, 75005 Paris. Tel: 01 43 36 85 07. Specialised in German-speaking countries.
Desmos
14 rue de Vandamme, 75014 Paris. Tel: 01 43 20 84 04. Specialist on Greece.
Éditeurs Réunis
11 rue Montagne Sainte Geneviève, 75005 Paris. Tel: 01 43 54 74 46. Specialised in the former USSR.
Librairie du Globe
2 rue Buci, 75006 Paris. Tel: 01 43 6 54 99. Specialised in the former USSR.
Librairie du Portugal
146 rue Chevaleret, 75013 Paris. Tel: 01 45 85 07 82. One of the Parisian bookshops specialising in Portugal.
Librairie du Savoir
5 rue Malbranche, 75005 Paris. Tel: 01 43 54 22 46. Specialist, notably, in Romania.
Librairie Espagnole
7 rue Littré, 75006 Paris. Tel: 01 43 54 56 26. Obviously specialised in Spain.
Librairie Italienne
54 avenue de Bourgogne, 75007 Paris. Everything on Italy.
Librairie Lusophone
22 rue Sommerard, 75005 Paris. Tel: 01 46 33 59 39. Portuguese-speaking countries.
Librairie Polonaise
123 bd St Germain, 75006 Paris. Tel: 01 43 26 04 42. The specialist on Poland.
Librairie Portugaise
10 rue Tournefort, 75005 Paris. Tel: 01 43 36 34 37. All books on Portugal.
Librairie Russe
9 rue de l'Éperon, 75006 Paris. Tel: 01 43 26 10 60. One of the Parisian bookshops specialising in Russia.
Librairie Smith
248 rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris. Tel: 01 44 77 88 99. The UK, but also the USA.
Livre Ouvert
48 rue des Francs Bourgeois, 75003 Paris. Tel: 01 48 87 97 33. The Nordic countries.
Marissal Bücher
42 rue Rambuteau, 75003 Paris. Tel: 01 42 74 37 47. One of the German bookshops in Paris.
Tour de Babel
10 rue de Roi de Sicile, 75004 Paris. Tel: 01 42 77 32 40. Specialist in Italy.
Yougofrance
63 rue Traversière, 75012 Paris. Tel: 01 43 46 08 15. Specialised in the regions of the former Yugoslavia.
America or English-Language Specialists
Abbey Bookshop
29 rue Parcheminerie, 75005 Paris. Tel: 01 46 33 16 24. One of the English-language bookshops in Paris.
Brentano's
37 av. de l'Opéra, 75002 Paris. Tel: 01 42 61 52 50. Another English-language bookshop in Paris, with books and periodicals.
Librairie Monsieur le Prince
49 rue Monsieur le Prince, 75006 Paris. Tel: 01 43 26 36 19. A large selection on the Caribbean.
Librairie du Québec
30 rue Gay-Lussac, 75005 Paris. Tel: 01 43 54 49 02. Everything on Quebec.
Arctic-Antarctic Specialists
Grand Nord-Grand Large
15 rue du Cardinal Lemoine, 75005 Paris. Tel: 01 40 46 05 14. Primarily a travel agency specialising in the Far North and Antarctica, but also books on these destinations.
Mountain or Sea Specialists
Club Alpin Français
24 av. de Laumière, 75019 Paris. Tel: 01 42 02 68 64. In line with its activities, a collection focused on mountains.
Librairie Maritime et d'Outremer
55 rue de la Grande Armée, 75016 Paris. Tel: 01 45 00 17 99. Everything on the sea and boats, including travel, with a strong cartographic collection.