Bookstores
The occult bookselling community is seemingly as diverse as the material it offers. Numerous new & secondhand booksellers exist for occult materials. These bookstores and sellers support publishers and authors by distributing and proliferating printed material to the community. On this page, a comprehensive list of reputable and well-established booksellers & bookstores can be found. Please select their page in order to find a brief biography of the shop, as well as links to their offerings.
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Atlantis Books
LOCATION - UK
A family-run bookshop celebrating 100 years and the living history of magic. We are London's oldest independent occult bookshop.
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Caduceus Books
LOCATION - UK
UK based seller of occult books since 1990
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Cat & Cauldron
LOCATION - USA
Carrying books from larger publishers like Llewellyn and Weiser and also titles from smaller publishers like Troy, Scarlet Imprint and Crossed Crow. Cat & Cauldron is a bricks and mortar bookstore in Taylorsville, Utah
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Courtyard Books
LOCATION - UK
Courtyard Books is in the heart of Glastonbury, and we specialize in esoteric and occult topics. We have a large selection of titles on Magic, Witchcraft, Alchemy, and Hermeticism.
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Cyclic Law
LOCATION - EU
International distributor of books and music
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Dark Star Magick
LOCATION - USA
Located in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, Dark Star Magick is a trader of fine antiquarian and rare collectible books on esoterica and occultism. We carry books on a variety of topics, even those that are controversial.
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Edge of the Circle Books
LOCATION - USA
Seattle's resource for Paganism & the Occult1307 NE 45th St.
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Haus Nostromo
LOCATION - GERMANY
Haus Nostromo is an online emporium and journal exploring nature, folklore and the occult founded and run by Thomas and Rachel.
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Heka Books
LOCATION - AUS
Heka is the Southern Hemisphere’s premier online hub for books of and on magic, occultism, and esoterica. We offer exclusive international publications unavailable elsewhere in Oceania, making Heka your foremost source for quality occult literature.
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J.D. Holmes
LOCATION - USA
Since 1971, we have been specializing in antiquarian, secondhand, and rare books (sixteenth to twenty-first century) as well as a large selection of esoteric publications.
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Liber AL
LOCATION - UK
Liber AL is an online and mail-order bookseller and dealer in antiquarian books, artefacts & ephemera. Our primary focus is on second hand & new books, rare and limited editions. We specialise in religious, magical, esoteric, heretical, arcane, profane, subversive & dangerous works for open and enquiring minds.
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Man, Myth & Magic
LOCATION - UK
Man, Myth & Magic is a specialist secondhand occult and esoteric book site specialising in, magic, witchcraft and paganism, alternative religions, mysticism, earth mysteries, folklore, the supernatural, archaeology and ancient history.
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Midian Books
LOCATION - UK
Established in 1991, Midian is an online store showcasing books, art and ephemera from the subcultural strands of the 20th and 21st century; esoterica, occulture, surrealism, erotica, underground cinema, subversive literature, outsider art, and the outré.
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Miskatonic Books
LOCATION - USA
Miskatonic Books is an esoteric bookseller specializing in an extensive array of subjects, from demonology and grimoires to the teachings of the Golden Dawn, the enigmatic world of Aleister Crowley, and the mysteries of alchemy.
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Oak & Aethyr
LOCATION - CAN
Oak & Aether welcomes you to our exploration of the earth, the divine and our connection to human consciousness. This little shop is an organism and a community, created out of love.
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Richard Bishop Bookseller
LOCATION - USA
We offer a fine selection of modern and antiquarian books on Magic, Witchcraft, the Occult, Egyptology, Esoteric Traditions from around the world, Mythology, Folklore, etc., with occasional forays into other areas. Our current offerings can be accessed via the links above. New items are added to the site regularly so be sure to check back often.
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Rosarium Blends
LOCATION - USA
Rosarium Blends is an herbal apothecary and occult book store specializing in materia magica.
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Splendor Solis Books
LOCATION - USA
We’re a husband & wife team who sell unusual, used, and new books on spirituality, books on the occult, books about esoterica, and anything else we feel relates to these endeavors. We consider our approach in curating books progressive because we believe a modern spirituality begins with critical and evidence based thinking taking into account the scientific method.
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Thompson Rare Books
LOCATION - CAN
Thompson Rare Books specializes in fine, rare and interesting books in many fields, concentrating on literary first editions, early fantasy, science fiction, occultism, mythology, folklore, detective fiction and mysteries, illustrated books, children's books, and fine printing and bindings. Established in 1983.
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Transmutation Publishing
LOCATION - USA
Transmutation Publishing specializes in rare books, art, and ephemera with an emphasis on esotericism, ancient civilizations, and the arts. We also publish in very limited format special works in fine bindings.
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Treadwells
LOCATION - UK
First opening its doors in 2003 at a small shopfront in Covent Garden, Treadwell's has flourished under the direction of it's founder and guiding spirit, Dr Christina Oakley-Harrington. It has grown in reputation and size, so much so that it relocated to Bloomsbury in 2011, just around the corner from the British Museum.
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Watkins Books
LOCATION - UK
Established over 130 years ago, we are one of the world’s oldest and leading independent bookshops specialising in esoterica. Since our inception, Watkins holds a proud legacy of offering one of the world's largest selections of spiritual and esoteric literature.
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Weiser Antiquarian
LOCATION - USA
The business is now in its 97th year as one of the world's leading suppliers of rare, secondhand, and out-of-print books on comparative religion, mysticism, and the occult.
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Zéfiro
LOCATION - PORTUGAL
Zephyr was born on June 21, 2005, at the Summer Solstice. Our editorial work focuses fundamentally on the publication of works related to Esotericism and Spirituality, as well as History and Philosophy. We also distribute other national and international publishers in these areas.
Let us know about a bookstore!
(Please bear in mind that at the moment we will only be listing bookstores and not general occult stores (unless they have a significant bookstore element also).
We are looking at representing more general stores into a part of the website in the future.)