Harvard book store is temporarily closed to the public through sunday, may 3rd. Harvard square can trace its origins to 1636 when harvard university was founded. View all attractions near harvard book store on tripadvisor. The bookstore is located in harvard square and has been. Harvard book store 1256 massachusetts avenue cambridge, ma 028. We will be closing the harvard law coop as of march 16th, and plan on reopening for normal business hours on tuesday april 7th. During this time, we will not be processing book or clothing orders placed here on shop.
Some of the other awesome things about harvard bookstore. Only puzzles and games with an inventory status of available at warehouse have a chance of being fulfilled before april 7. Particularly strong categories include, philosophy, art, architecture, history, political theory, anthropology, religion, literature, and poetry. Kennedy st currently closed until further notice mt. As you exit the station, reverse your direction and walk east along mass. Shop textbooks online at the harvard coop bookstore. Harvard book store harvard square 79 tips from 9066. There are two store locations for the coop at mit, one at the mit student center, the other in kendall square.
You have to go to more places than this but dont snub the harvard bookstore. Official harvard university campus store shop apparel. Raven used books specializes in carefully selected scholarly, literary, and general books. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. The harvard square business association goal is to advance the commercial, industrial and public interests of harvard square, to promote a commercial exchange, to accumulate and give to its members business information, to adjust controversies and misunderstandings, to establish and maintain uniformity in commercial transactions, and to promote just and equitable principles of trade.
Harvard book store is an independently run bookstore serving the greater cambridge area. The bookstore is located in harvard square and has been familyowned since 1932. Established in 1882, the coop serves as the campus store for the harvard and mit communities and is the official bookstore for these storied academic communities. Porter square books is offering a number of special items available for order online while we are all social distancing. Raven used books specializes in carefully selected scholarly used books. In 2009, we introduced sameday environmentallyfriendly bike delivery and a. Harvard square restaurants, boston, restaurants in harvard.
To get to the store from the harvard square t station. Harvard book store 1256 massachusetts ave, cambridge, ma. It has won several awards, including publishers weekly bookseller of the year in 2002, the bookstore in forbes magazine s best shops in the world in 2006 and a threetime best bookstore in boston magazine s best of boston issue. We are known for our extraordinary selection of new, used, and bargain books and for a history of innovation. But when he meets curt, a vibrant, immature gay activist more than half his age, he is overtaken by passions he hasnt felt in years, putting everything he cares abouthis friends, his family, his career and reputationat risk. Raven used books are always buying good paperback and harcover books. Downstairs in harvard book store, youll find thousands of used books, including works of classic and modern literature, childrens books, books in other languages and nonfiction works on history, art, architecture, religion, science, and much more. Learn about the most famous people that attended harvard, hear historical anecdotes and get an insiders view on current college life. Store hours temporarily closed harvard book store is temporarily closed to the public through sunday, may 3rd.
Contact harvard book store 1256 massachusetts avenue cambridge, ma 028. Best 30 used book stores in harvard square, cambridge, ma. One of americas oldest and largest antiquarian and used bookstores. Kennedy st currently closed until further notice garage. Our awardwinning tours of americas most prestigious university are led by current harvard students. Not to be confused with the harvard square coop, the university bookstore down the block. Store locations thecoop the harvard mit coop store. All other puzzle and games orders will be fulfilled when we are. After a stop at the plaza, winthrop park and mt auburn street in harvard square, complete your tour at the harvard cooperative. The hahvahd tour student led tours of harvard university.
The plague vintage international paperback harvard. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the dates you selected. The term harvard square is also used to delineate the business district and harvard university surrounding that intersection, which is the historic center of cambridge. Old professors bookshop offers books on subjects covered at major universities. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. If you book with tripadvisor, you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund. The wellbeing of our staff and guests is the driving concern behind this unbelievably difficult decision.
We will only be processing the purchases of harvard book store gift cards and harvard. Find harvard book store in cambridge with address, phone number from yahoo us local. Harvard square is a triangular plaza at the intersection of massachusetts avenue, brattle street, and john f. Harvard square coop 1400 massachusetts avenue, cambridge, ma 028.
As you are aware this is a fluid situation and could change. Harvard bookstore the best bookstore in harvard square, handsdown. The coop stores are located near or on the campuses and are stocked with almost everything youll need on or off campus and offer the largest selection of officially licensed harvard. However it is just not just a bookstore, you would easily feel the harvard atmosphere from there and.
The grolier poetry book shop celebrates its 90th anniversary this year. Adding over 1,000 books a week, raven always has fresh stock on the shelves. Bryn mawr is a bookstore selling fine used and rare books at reasonable prices with over 30,000 books in all subjects for sale. Kennedy street, near the center of cambridge, massachusetts, united states. We stock current publications of poetry and its concerns books, cassettes, periodicals, reference volumes with some 16000 volumes. Harvard book store cambridge 2020 all you need to know. Harvard book store in cambridge harvard book store 1256. During this uncertain time, thank you for purchasing books and supporting harvard book store, harvard squares landmark indie bookstore.
If you like traveling, can spend long periods of time in a bookstore, or love letting your mind wander about all the places youd like to go and things youd like to do, this place alone is worth the trip to harvard square. We recommend booking harvard square tours ahead of time to secure your spot. Proceeds from sales fund scholarships to bryn mawr college for local students. At these locations you can buy books and insignia items such as mit mugs, tshirts and sweatshirts, as well as school supplies and other items. Plus, the staff is friendly and love to share travel stories. Harvard bookstore regularly brings in extraordinary authors for talks and readings. For me it was about the titles and selection of books. Tours are led in english and we have written translations available in spanish, french, mandarin, german, or italian. We hope youll attend an author event, browse our staff recommendations, check out our printondemand machine, and pick up a book or two while youre here. Harvard book store december 5, 2012 thanks for visiting harvard book store. Harvard book store is an independent and locally owned seller of used, new, and bargain books in cambridges harvard square. Click here for our current phone hours and other contact information. Frederick bailey is a quiet, cultured, closeted architect reluctantly drawn into the effort to save pennsylvania station from being demolished. The 70minute walking tours launch daily and are scripted as a theatrical experience.