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BM Bookshop
Here you'll find a fair spread of volumes on Florence and Tuscany, as well as speciality books on art and fiction, plus a huge selection of Italian cookbooks in English.
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Edison
A super bookstore in central Florence, Edison has a relaxed coffee shop, Internet access and video screens showing satellite news. There's an excellent English-language travel section.
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Feltrinelli International
This place has a good selection of books in English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian, as well as a reasonable travel section and plenty of Italian literature.
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L'ippogrifo
Lovers of old and rare books, maps and manuscripts should mosey around here. You may not want to buy, but the place is laden with curios redolent of other, less frenetic times.
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Librairie Française
Housed within the city's French cultural institute, this is easily the best place for French texts, with a range of books on Florence and Tuscany and a welter of Gallic prose.
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Libreria Antiquaria Gonnelli
One of the temples to old books and manuscripts in Florence, the Gonnelli business has been going since 1875. Step inside and see the ancient volumes stacked on the shelves, precious manuscripts on show and knowing clients discussing rare texts in hushed tones. It is as though time has stood still.
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Libreria Delle Donne
Florence's main women's bookshop is also something of a lesbian info centre. Most of the literature is in Italian, but you may find the listings on the notice board useful.
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McRae Books
A well-stocked English-language bookshop a stone's throw from Piazza della Signoria. Apart from the impressive range of reading material, it has the advantage of opening Sundays.
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Paperback Exchange
A vast collection of new and secondhand English-language books can be found here, including classics, contemporary literature, reference books, bestsellers and travel guides, as well as titles on the Renaissance and its major players.
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