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  • Red and yellow brick Art Deco exterior of Drill Hall that houses the bookshop.
  • Interior of a bookstore with shelves and tables with piles of books for sale.

Royal Historical Society of Victoria Bookshop

  • Heritage listed
  • Gifts

The bookshop covers every aspect of Victoria's history - everything from gorgeous coffee-table books on Melbourne's heritage to hard-to-find local histories on St Kilda, Echuca, Castlemaine, and other Victorian places, the history of many migrant groups in Victoria, a huge selection on Indigenous history as well as secondhand and antiquarian books.

The bookshop is in a 1938 heritage-listed Drill Hall and features well-preserved art deco detail. The unusual building is worth a visit if you are interested in Melbourne's built heritage. The current free exhibition is on the history of the Yarra River through the eyes of artists and writers.

Open late until 7pm on 25-27 November for Christmas shopping and the hugely popular annual second hand book fair. They offer Christmas cheer and free gift-wrapping for purchases made.

Their just launched 'The Story of Melbourne's Lanes' is a gorgeous lavishly illustrated hardback history of Melbourne's lanes and the perfect Christmas present.

Hours

Day Times
Monday
  • 9am - 5pm 9am - 5pm
Tuesday
  • 9am - 5pm 9am - 5pm
Wednesday
  • 9am - 5pm 9am - 5pm
Thursday
  • 9am - 5pm 9am - 5pm
Friday
  • 9am - 5pm 9am - 5pm
Saturday
  • Closed
Sunday
  • Closed

Location

Ground floor
Royal Historical Society of Victoria
239 A'Beckett St
Melbourne 3000

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Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9326 9288
  • email address: executive.officer@historyvictoria.org.au
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