The Stray Dog Booksellers Online Shop
Many will know Gillian from her beautiful Port Melbourne shop, The Stray Dog Booksellers – a much loved destination for the book-lovers of Melbourne and beyond. With its leadlight windows, rolling ladders reaching to the ceiling, communal table, old 1940’s leather couch and fabulous selection of collectible books, many felt they had entered an era long since gone.
We also bragged that we made the best coffee on Bay Street and, in support of this claim, we were listed in The Age Top 5 Bookshop/Cafes.
The shop now operates principally as an online bookshop, although you will see us popping up at the occasional book fair.
We pride ourselves on the quality of the books we sell and the outstanding customer service we provide. We believe that our prompt and courteous service, and the effort we invest in sourcing that rare or special book for our customers, sets us apart from ‘the madding crowd’.
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The Saturday Age Commends The Stray Dog!
14 FebruaryIn the Feb 4, 2012 edition of The Saturday Age, in an article addressing the demise of yet another bookshop, Jason Steger laments the loss of what he calls “the excellent Stray Dog second-hand bookshop”. Some years back The Age also nominated us in their Top 5 Bookshops for...
Read More »Antiquarian Books
Those who visited The Stray Dog in Port Melbourne will be familiar with the superb collection of books consistently on offer.
The shop was a much-loved destination for the book-lovers of Melbourne and beyond. Located on the site of the historic 1880’s Naval Brigade Hotel, the shop was graced with period lead-light...
Read More »A Book Worth Mentioning
We are all in the Dumps with Jack and Guy
STATED FIRST EDITION. AS NEW. Two Nursery Rhymes with Pictures by Maurice Sendak. Sendak’s much-loved brother was Jack. Unpaginated.
