Book Gallery

We didn’t buy anything, but just walking around this place was awesome. The smell of old books, the wood floors, everything was so cool. Even my rotten kids who only care about electronic things loved it.

This is one of the best book stores I have ever been in for the interests I have in reading, I collect books that are original, non fiction, First Editions, and in good to excellent condition. However, being a Disabled Veteran in a Power Chair it is very difficult to maneuver up and down narrow isles with ladders, stepping stool and other obstacles. Although, I have also found the management was more than happy to work with me in ordering or finding me books that I want for my library. I really need to go back to this bookstore and start researching the world of interesting reading as I do miss holding a real book n my hands.

Cool place. I got a couple of great books for a gift and she was very pleased. I love the ladders (I’m a sucker for those).
And man if I had the $ to blow, I’d get me those first editions I was checking out. There are a lot of «technical book» on science and things like that, as well as history of the region. Even if you’re not into that, they have a pretty good selection. Modest prices and a great little hole to go hide for a while and learn something and walk out with a few things.

Have you ever dreamed about being Belle from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast?
Peculiar?
Nose stuck in a book?
Annoying piece of hair that keeps falling in front of your face?
Check, check, and double check!
Well, Book Gallery is probably one of the closest, and I might I add more reasonably priced, experiences someone can have to becoming the nerdiest of all the fictional princesses. I’m not exactly sure what the store’s policy is on musical numbers and/​or rolling around on their ladders, so perhaps it might be best to hold off on ALL the elation if you can. Though, I highly doubt anyone would blame you if you couldn’t contain your excitement.
The store is multiple levels and there are an endless amount of categories to explore from «true crime» to «whaling» to «cooking» and «cats»! I’m positive you can even find a section on «pirates».
So get lost exploring far off places, daring swordfights, magic spells, people in disguise and if you are lucky you might just step on a creaky floorboard in the mystery section or find a rare treasure hiding in the glorious maze of books.

This is the nicest place ever. Every old book imaginable. Nice people. Great location.

Book Gallery might have one of the best overall collections I’ve ever found in a used bookshop. And I’ve seen a LOT of them.
My experience here was mainly with books in the science, technology, and transportation genre. The selection was so broad and deep, I’d imagine that it must be incredible in the more mainstream categories.
Prices were fair and reasonable, given what I knew about the titles I was finding.
I haven’t yet checked out the Phoenix location, but the Mesa proprietor says the selection there is even wider.
I almost can’t imagine it could be.
Hours are 10am — 6pm Mon-​Sat, by the way.

The Book Gallery is a great cerebral maze to go wander within where a few hours could easily turn into days. Like any self respecting book store it possesses the basic pedigree of a bedazzling selection of sections around everything from the Punic Wars to grooming your Pomeranian. Unlike the most other shops, the Book Gallery manages to pull off said mind bending pedigree with a good selection of the old and the new while avoiding that whole dirty hoarder vibe.
The Arizona section is actually really interesting and includes at least one to two copies of the Kolb brothers famous tome concerning the Grand Canyon as well as more modern books about Arizona.
The layout of the shop is good but I still like the overall semi-​mysterious creaky floor vibe, which constantly gives you the impression that you just might find a Mogwai around the next corner.

More spacious than the other Book Gallery, but doesn’t have the same quality of books as the other location. Still plenty of books to catch your eye, and the same fair prices.
Lots of parking in the public lot behind the store.