Just Books is a small shop with a lot of books, based in Pydar Mews, Truro, Cornwall. We stock a wide range of preloved and vintage books, with particular interest in Art, Cornwall and Children’s literature, as well as a varied collection of out of print books for many other subjects including History, Maritime and Nature. There is also a significant range of paperback and hardback Fiction.
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Our usual trading hours are restricted to 11am. – 4pm Wed. to Sat. and the shop is therefore closed Sun. – Tues. Trade is still quieter than normal in Truro, but we hope to maintain these hours if enough mask … Continue reading →
After a long period of closure due to shielding from the coronavirus, we will be re-opening Just Books on Wednesday August 5th. The shop will be operating covid control measures and all customers will be requested to wear a face mask … Continue reading →
The shop will not be re-opening for business next week, even though current government advice allows non-essential shops to open from the 15/6/20. My wife has a pre-existing health condition and needs to remain shielding, therefore we both need to … Continue reading →
Unfortunately Just Books will not re-open until further notice due to the Coronavirus developments.
We are celebrating St Piran’s day on Wednesday March 5th by giving a 10% reduction on all books about Cornwall for one day only. We are also entering the St Piran’s day shop window competition and are displaying books about … Continue reading →
Due to the bad weather the shop will be closing early today (Saturday) at lunchtime as trade is almost non-existent due to ‘Storm Dennis’ keeping most sensible people at home. We will reopen on Wednesday, where a range of Beano … Continue reading →
Throughout January we will be reducing some stock to almost giveaway prices outside the shop as part of our January Sale to enable more space in the shop for new stock. Further books will be added to the sale during … Continue reading →
During the early months of 2020, when it is often grey and cold and even less people on the streets of Truro. The shop will be only open from Wednesday to Saturday, usually between the hours of 11am and 4 … Continue reading →
We are open on the two Mondays before Christmas (16th and 23rd December), as well as our normal trading of Tuesday to Saturday from 11am – 4pm, except for Xmas eve when we close at 2 pm. After closing for … Continue reading →
The shop will close early on Fri. 25th & Sat 26th October. We will then take a complete break from business and close the shop throughout the following week and not reopening until Tues. 5th November, we apologise for any … Continue reading →
