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Second-Hand Book Sale

Named as ‘Manchester’s best second-hand Book Sale‘, the Elizabeth Gaskell’s House second-hand Book Sale is a must visit for book lovers.

The Book Sale is held within Manchester’s very own literary House and there are two rooms packed full of second-hand books of all genres.

You can browse a wide variety of good quality reading. We have contemporary fiction, crime, thrillers, classics, OS maps, biographies, history and children’s books.

Pick up some new reading every second Sunday of the month.

With new stock every month there are always literary treasures to be found!

Entry to the Book Sale is included in admission to the House (tickets valid for 12 months).

All money raised from admissions and the sales of books goes towards the running costs of this Grade II* listed building, ensuring the House can stay open to the public. The House is run by Manchester Historic Buildings Trust, registered Charity Number: 1080606. 

Want to donate your books?

The House accepts donations of fiction and non-fiction books*. Small quantities of books (50 or less) can be dropped off on Wednesdays, Thursdays or Sundays between 11am-3pm.

Please call in advance on 0161 273 2215 if you have a larger donation of books to check we have the space to store them.

*Please note we don’t accept Readers Digest books and some types of non-fiction. Please phone or email to check first if you are unsure.