While the Quartier Latin is a prime location for second-hand bookshops, the 5th arrondissement is not the only place to stock up on culture at low prices. In the 10th arrondissement, between Place de la République and Hôpital Saint-Louis, you'll find an atypical and unmissable bookshop, L'Odyssée.
All items in this store are second-hand, and there's a lot to choose from: novels of all kinds, comic strips, antiquarian books, pleiades and social science essays, this is a very general bookshop which, despite its small size, is brimming with treasures. This makes it an ideal address for students, collectors and simply lovers of good books and comics.
As for prices, they're very affordable. Paperback books are €2, comics €7, while Pléiade books are usually half price. The L'Odyssée bookshop also stocks first editions and rare books, where prices vary according to rarity. In any case, there's plenty to choose from.
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Location
Librairie L'Odyssée
160 Ave Parmentier
75010 Paris 10
Bookshops: where to buy second-hand novels and essays in Paris?
