PlacesLocals’ pickIndie shopsKingsmead

Persephone Books

A shop that reprints forgotten women writers in dove-grey covers, with the books stacked round the room.

Category
Indie shops
Area
Kingsmead
Where
8 Edgar Buildings, BA1 2EE
Opening
Weekdays 10am to 6pm, Sat 11am to 5pm
Price
££
Best time
Weekday
Website
persephonebooks.co.uk
The window of Persephone Books on Gay Street, Bath

Photo: Anthony Parkes, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Where

Where it is

The larger pin is Persephone Books. The smaller ones are other places within about 15 minutes on foot.

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Kept by handChecked Source: persephonebooks.co.uk

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