Smith's Bookshop — Woolston
A secondhand bookshop in Woolston, 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
Smith’s Bookshop is a historic Christchurch name now trading from The Tannery in Woolston. Post-quakes it shifted from the towering multi-floor secondhand institution many locals remember toward a mix of new illustrated and coffee-table books plus secondhand, rare and antiquarian stock.
Spinoff ranked it last in its pure-secondhand list and suggested it’s best when you need an obscure out-of-print volume and are willing to pay. Still, the Tannery setting makes it an easy combine with nearby Book Barn on Ferry and a Woolston / Opawa afternoon. Open daily 10am–5pm.
Price tip: New coffee-table and rare/antiquarian stock can be expensive; secondhand shelves vary.
What you’ll find
New illustrated and NZ interest titles alongside secondhand, rare and antiquarian books — mixed retail rather than pure used-only.
Practical info
- Address
- Tannery Emporium, 3 Garlands Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023
- Hours
- Daily 10am–5pm
- Phone
- 03 379 7976
- Website
- smithsbookshop.co.nz
Not a pure used-only shop; included for second-hand/rare stock.
Visitor notes & reviews
“More coffee-table and rare/obscure volumes than a fossick shop; come for specialist needs, not bargains.”
2025-01 · The Spinoff