Reverie Booksellers — St Albans
A secondhand bookshop in St Albans, Christchurch. Part of the Greater Christchurch secondhand bookshops directory — see also our NZ used-book price guide.
No rights-cleared photo yet — Mathew’s phone photos welcome. Open the map pin for the street location.
About
Reverie Booksellers sits on Edgeware Road in St Albans — the shop formerly known as Edgeware Paperback Centre, refreshed under new owners with a cleaner facade and a rejigged interior. It’s a classic suburban secondhand bookshop: genre fiction for readers who tear through romance, crime, thrillers, SF and fantasy, with a children’s section worth checking.
Use it as your St Albans / Edgeware used-books stop, or combine with King’s Books & Stamps a short drive away on Stanmore Road for a north-east double browse. Spinoff grouped the two as similar suburban shops catering to voracious genre readers; locals on Reddit still list Reverie when asked where to buy secondhand books in Christchurch.
Price tip: Typical suburban dealer pricing; King’s nearby is often cited as a touch more affordable.
What you’ll find
Genre fiction stacks, science fiction and fantasy, children’s books, and general paperback trade-in stock.
Practical info
- Address
- 52 Edgeware Road, St Albans, Christchurch 8014
- Hours
- Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Sat 10am–4pm; Sun closed
- Phone
- 027 284 8166
- Website
- reveriebooksellers.co.nz
Visitor notes & reviews
“Former Edgeware Paperback Centre — refreshed under new owners; solid SF/fantasy and children’s noted.”
2025-01 · The Spinoff
“Named in r/chch secondhand bookstore threads as a go-to Edgeware option.”
Reddit r/chch