Commonwealth Books
About
Commonwealth Books is a bookstore in Downtown Crossing whose antiquarian selection is described as quite strong. It stocks more than 40,000 select titles, ranging from leaves of medieval manuscripts to recent mysteries. Subject areas with extensive holdings include art monographs, decorative arts, poetry, history and literature, among others, giving readers and collectors a wide range of older and newer material to browse in one downtown shop.
Beyond books, the shop keeps bins of old prints and engravings dating from the 1600s to the 1940s, covering more than three centuries of printed images. The store stands directly on Boston’s Freedom Trail, and the State Street subway station is right next to it, so it is easy to reach on foot from the downtown historic sites or by train from elsewhere in the city.
What to Know
- The Old South Meeting House, where colonists gathered before the Boston Tea Party, is a one-minute walk away.
- The Freedom Trail is a 2.5-mile walking route linking 16 historic sites.
- The store is a member of the Downtown Boston Alliance.
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