Alberto Bertoni ,
Rio Terrą degli Assassini
3637/b, San Marco. For
remaindered and secondhand
books, including a number
of art-book bargains.
Ca' Foscarina ,
Campiello Squellini 3243,
Dorsoduro. Good range of
non-Italian titles amid a
wide stock of generally
academic books (the
university is almost next
door).
Cluva , Campo
dei Tolentini 197, Santa
Croce (San Polo section).
Situated next to the
university's architecture
department, this
unsurprisingly is the most
comprehensive stockist of
books on architecture.
Fantoni ,
Salizzada S. Luca 4121,
San Marco. For the
glossiest, weightiest and
most expensive art books.
Filippi Editore
Venezia , Caselleria
5284 and Calle del
Paradiso 5762, both
Castello. The family-run
Filippi business produces
a vast range of
Venice-related facsimile
editions, including
Francesco Sansovino's
sixteenth-century guide to
the city (the first city
guide ever published) and
sells an amazing stock of
books about Venice in its
two shops.
Goldoni , Calle
dei Fabbri 4742, San
Marco. The best general
bookshop in the city; also
keeps an array of maps and
posters.
Libreria della
Toletta , Sacca della
Toletta 1214, Dorsoduro.
Sells reduced-price books,
mainly in Italian, but
some dual language and
translations. Bargains on
Electa art books.
Libreria Emiliana
, Calle Goldoni 4487a, San
Marco. A small shop, but
well-stocked with books
relating to Venice, and a
selection of
English-language titles.
Sangiorgio ,
Calle Larga XXII Marzo
2087, San Marco. A small
but well-stocked art
bookshop.
Sansovino ,
Bacino Orseolo 84, San
Marco. Second only to
Fantoni for books on art.
