Galaxy Bookshop

Nestled beside the Queen Victoria Building... Abbey's Bookshop at 131 York Street has become an institution among readers and knowledge seekers looking for those hard to find books. Abbey's remains a favourite of many of Australia's academics and authors, politicians and lawyers. We're a 'must' if your interests are in... ...history, science, crime... fiction or literature. Our customers often express their surprise and delight at finding books they were unaware of, whether from smaller publishers or sourced from overseas. And more treasures lie upstairs... ...Thousands of fantasy and science fiction books in our GALAXY Bookshop, plus an enormous range of fiction in other languages within our Language Book Centre. Abbey's really is an Aladdin's cave for readers! To read more about our history, click: FORTY MEMORIES . This is the book we published to celebrate our 40th birthday. Abbey's Bookshops Pty Ltd comprises: Abbey's Bookshop, Galaxy Bookshop and Language Book Centre. Abbey's Bookshop was established in Sydney in 1968 by Ron and Eve Abbey at 115 Pitt Street, relocating one year later to Sydney's historic Queen Victoria Building. In 1983, the restoration of the QVB heralded a move to 66 King Street, where the company already operated Penguin Bookshop (since 1977) and Oxford and Cambridge Bookshop (since 1978), specialising in the books of those publishers. In 1986, all 3 shops moved to their current premises at 131 York Street, opposite the QVB and only 100 metres from Town Hall Railway Station. Other shops operated in Sydney by the company have included Henry Lawson's Bookshop, City Lights Bookshop, Centrepoint Bookshop, Tank Stream Bookshop, Bargain Bookshop and Budget Bookshop. In 1994, Ron Abbey retired from the business, with Eve Abbey, Jack Winning and Peter Milne remaining as shareholders. Following the retirement of Jack and Peter in 2008 and 2011 respectively, Eve Abbey became the sole shareholder, with her son Alan as managing director and David Hall as shop manager. Galaxy Bookshop opened in 1975 ...Read More