Every time we travel, we look for specialized bookstores to purchase publications for our library. We know that this search is often not easy. That is why we wanted to make it easier for those who find themselves in the same situation during their travels.
Below is a list of some of our favorite bookstores around the world, where you can find excellent selections of publications.
Since the scope of artist publications is limited, the list also includes bookstores that specialize in art, design, and architecture books.
| Place | Bookstore name | Specialty |
| San Pablo, Brazil | Banca Tatuí | Section on zines, illustration books, graphic narrative, novels |
| San Pablo, Brazil | Lovely House | Artists publications, book art |
| New York, USA | Printed Matter, Inc | Artists publications, zines |
| New York, USA | Strand | Selection of artist books, rare books, and secondhand books on the 4th floor |
| Chicago, USA | Quimby’s | Zines |
| Los Ángeles, USA | Arcana | Art books, photography, design, architecture, catalogs, used books |
| Los Ángeles, USA | Hauser & Wirth | Books on art, photography, design, and architecture |
| Amsterdam, Netherlands | Boekie Woekie | Artist publications, magazines, zines |
| Amsterdam, Netherlands | San Serriffe | Artist books, design books, art and literature |
| Paris, France | After 8 Books | Artist books, zines, catalogs |
| Berlin, Germany | ein.Buch Haus | Artists publications |
| Berlin, Germany | Zabrieskie | Selection of art books related to nature |
| Madrid, Spain | Ivorypress (temporarily closed) | Artist books, catalogs, art books, design and architecture books |
| Madrid, Spain | Lawrence | Artists books |
| Lisbon, Portugal | STET | Artists books, photography books |
| Porto, Portugal | Matéria prima | Selection of art books, zine |
| Santiago, Chile | Metales pesados | Books on art, theory, novels and essays. |
| Tokyo, Japan | SKWAT / twelvebooks | Books on art, design, architecture, photography, fashion, cinema. Magazines, rare books. |
| Tokyo, Japan | Tata Bookshop | Artist books, zines, art books, secondhand books |
| Tokyo, Japan | Book and sons | Books on art, photography, design, and architecture. Zines |
| Tokyo, Japan | POST | Artist books, art books, design and photography |
| Tokyo, Japan | Utrecht | Artist publications, zines, design and photography books |
| Tokyo, Japan | Smoke books | Artist books, photography books, secondhand books, catalogs, rare books |
| Tokyo, Japan | SUPER LABO | Photography books |
| Tokyo, Japan | Totodo | Secondhand books on photography, design, art, architecture, and fashion |
| Tokyo, Japan | Honkbooks | Artist books, zines, photography books |
| Tokyo, Japan | Dessin | Secondhand books on photography, design, art, fashion |
| Tokyo, Japan | Shibuya Publishing & Booksellers | Publicaciones de artista, libros de arte, diseño, literatura, ilustración |
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Wonderful. Please keep up the list. How about Santiago de Chile?
erdmute