An independent bookshop at 131 York Street, in the city opposite the Queen Victoria Building, and really three shops under one roof: Abbey's itself, strong on history, science, classics and crime; Galaxy, its science-fiction and fantasy arm; and the Language Book Centre, one of the country's deepest ranges of foreign-language books — dictionaries, readers and novels in dozens of languages. Actual booksellers, a real shop floor, and stock that declares its hand in the categories rather than the vibe.
Address checked against the operator’s own website, 20 September 2026.
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