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Editore Filippi
For more than a century, the Filippi family has printed all manner of books on Venice and stocked plenty more. They remain the point of reference for academics and aficionados alike. Another branch of the family runs a smaller store a stone's throw away (Calle Casselleria 5784).
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Giunti Al Punto
A limited range of paperbacks in several languages and some material on Venice, ranging from maps to cuisine guides, are sold in this handy store, a kind of book supermarket that keeps uncommonly long hours. They have a couple of other branches around town.
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Legatoria Polliero
Here is a traditional exponent of the art of Venetian bookbinding with (and without) marbled paper. You barely have room to stand when you penetrate this den, with reams of leather-bound books, paper-bound folders and all sorts of other stationery piled haphazardly to the rafters.
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Librairie Française
Voulez-vous vos livres en français? Here you will find everything from the latest bestsellers of Gallic literature to tomes on most subjects Venetian - all of it in French.
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Libreria Internazionale Marco Polo
Hunt for anything from preloved novels in various languages to new books on variegated subjects. If you're interested in the way guidebooks used to be, this is the place to rummage for antique volumes on various locations in Italy and beyond. If it's contemporary guidebooks you want, head to the sister store, Libreria San Marco (041 522 63 43; Salizada San Lio, Castello 5469; - Mon-Sat, - Sun).
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Libreria San Marco
Sister store of Libreria Internazionale Marco Polo, selling contemporary guidebooks.
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Mondadori
Spread over a couple of floors and planted in the heart of chic San Marco shopping, this is one of the country's leading book chains. After browsing, have a drink in the hip Bacaro Lounge, separated from the books by just a pane of glass.
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