House of Our Own Books
Open
Monday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Thursday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Friday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Saturday: 12:00 – 6:00 PM
Sunday: 12:00 – 6:00 PM
Address
3920 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA

House of Our Own Books

3920 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA

RATING (4.7)

Reviews

Farhana
Farhana
9 months ago

What an amazing book heaven! Every turn and step will take you to books!! Owners are great. The store has an enormous collection of second hand books

Yasmin Moghadamnia
Yasmin Moghadamnia
3 months ago

A most wonderful labyrinth of books to get lost in for hours and hours.... . I went there with my friend. None of us live in Philly, and we drove down to visit this place (from MD and DE!) and it was so worth it! The building is beautiful, very old and Victorian. Everything about the place is vintage and homey. The lady bookseller was beyond nice, she helped us find the genres we were looking for and we got lost among the shelves for hours. This is one of those places where there are books EVERYWHERE. On the floor, in stacks up to the ceiling, on the shelves, literally on any surface...and of course there are categories that you can browse, but there are hidden gems here and there. Like I found amazing biographies of Emile Zola (that I did not know existed) and Jack Kerouac under the cash register counter! The prices were amazing, the selections exquisite. I am not sure but I think I detect a focus on female authors! I just wish I lived closer by. Altogether, could not recommend more!

Shaun O'Brien
Shaun O'Brien
a year ago

Such a cool little book shop. They are quite literally Wall-to-Wall filled with books. Still maintains the old house layout, but now each room is filled with shelves upon shelves of books. Walking up the book lined stairs to the second floor is a real treat. Prices seemed reasonable and there was an enormous and diverse collection of literature.

Claire Riedinger
Claire Riedinger
6 months ago

I travel my fair share and always visit a bunch of local bookshops wherever I go. I went to House of Our Own 4years ago and still can't get over the experience. This is the best book shop I've ever been to and believe me, I have been to A LOT. The selection was absolutely amazing, I found books I couldn't find anywhere else, Debbie was so friendly, and the book shop itself... never seen anything quite like it! A house filled with books! I felt like a kid in a candy store. I kept coming back to the till, hands filled with books to add to my pile... yeah, so it was 4years ago and I still think about the couple of times I visited House of Our Own on a regular basis. I wish I was there right now...

Junior Prapawiwat
Junior Prapawiwat
5 years ago

The lady who works there was very helpful and helped me find three used books that I wanted. Great selections of first and second hand books. Cozy atmosphere - there are so many books! Not cheap but not crazy expensive.

Open
Monday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Thursday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Friday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Saturday: 12:00 – 6:00 PM
Sunday: 12:00 – 6:00 PM
Address
3920 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA