Keel Row Books
The North East's longest-running rare and secondhand bookshop, in the heart of Whitley Bay.
About Keel Row Books
Keel Row Books is the longest-established rare and collectable bookshop in the North East of England, based at 93-97 Park View in Whitley Bay. It specialises in first editions, signed and antiquarian volumes, fine bindings and literature, and carries a strong regional collection covering the history and topography of Northumberland, Durham and Newcastle, including works by Thomas Bewick. The shop also stocks children's books, maps, photographs and ephemera, with an extensive online catalogue spanning dozens of subject categories. It offers valuations and buys collections, and is a member of the ABA, ILAB and PBFA professional bookselling associations.
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