I visited yesterday for the first time and was blown away. They have a great selection and the service is friendly and attentive. I look forward to buying from them in the future.

I purchased a mini set from Collins via another platform. I was impressed with the speed of delivery, packaging and the reasonable cost.Going forward I will deal directly with Collins.They have proven themselves to be one of the finest rarebook sellers I have encountered for International transactions.

Ordered a used book from Collins Books via a third party site (AbeBooks) and Google accidentally populated an old address of mine into the shipping line. I reached out the next morning when I realized and the store quickly responded and changed my shipping address on the order right before putting it in the mail. Book arrived in great condition a week later, practically new and much cheaper than I could find it through any other source. Very pleased with my order and the customer service, and happy to support an independent bookstore.

Great 👍price on a rare Seattle publication. Interesting variety of books available. Our family has been here since 1878 and Collins books has great research and reference materials. 👏 One publication they provided listed at 200% on other sites! Well be back for more for sure.

Just received a sweet little mail order from these kind folks at Collins Books. My book showed up super quickly, and it was shipped extremely safely. The book is in great shape, as promised. Very happy with every aspect of my transaction with this book shop. Highly recommended.

Fast. Reasonable prices. Delivered as advertised. A+.

So excited to have found a rare book of my grandfather’s poetry. And it was even signed! Excellent service, was shipped quickly and neatly & carefully wrapped. Thanks to Collins Books, I now have a unique ancestral gift and a proud reminder of my grandfather’s legacy.

Excellent bookstore. Ordered an item and it was at my door almost instantly (and I dont live in Seattle). Book was exactly as described, was very well packaged, and came with funny inserts. Love this bookstore.

Ordered my book online at a sweet price (like at least 50% off) in comparison to eBay and other sources in what wat described in very good plus condition. Delivery was fast, and it is fair to say that condition was like new. Blew my socks off.

Superb selection of hard-to-find books and a delivery that brings your books to you with cool flyers that enjoin you to defeat the algorithms.

Fast shipping, the book was packaged very well, and it arrived in the condition described sooner than anticipated. Customer service was great, and they answered all of my questions. I highly recommend this bookstore!

Bill has done some digging for me in the past year for which Im grateful - although what he ultimately found did not match what I was after at the time. Im glad he finally had a book I wanted and Im happy to say, it arrived matching its description, and with perfect packaging. Im looking forward to more obscurities from this wonderful place. Thank you Collins Books.

Granted, Ive made only one purchase from this source, but my initial impression is that Collins Books is among the best book sellers with whom I have dealt. Their descriptions of the very old first-edition books in which I was interested were detailed and accurate, communications with them was prompt and thorough, packing was excellent, and shipping prompt.

Great price for a book in beautiful condition. Better than advertised. Shipping was fast and well packaged.

Found a rare book I wanted by accident. Very helpful people. Dont have time to get up to Seattle so it was shipped and it arrived in a day.

Ordered a bunch of books on Abebooks and Collins Bookstores item was the first to arrive. Nice job.

I found a book I was searching for through ABE Books. The seller was Collins Books in Seattle. I hesitated for a while because shipment to Canada cost more ($34) than the book itself ($30). Im happy to report that everything went well; payment and arrangements were easy; the book arrived in great condition, securely wrapped, weeks before I expected it. Perfect transaction. Id happily deal with Collins again and when we can travel again Id like to go to Seattle and check out the store in person.

Amazing experience working with Bill to find some specialized books. His knowledge and experience in the field are incredibly helpful and the range of items available at Collins Books is nearly overwhelming! Cant recommend enough. Ge tin touch with Bill and see how he can help you.

I recently go my amateur radio license and was looking for older books on radio technology and antenna design. Bill at Collins Books very quickly came up with a great selection of books on the subject. Some were still relevant and informative, and some were nostalgic and nice to have. Ill always check with Collins first when shopping for rare or antique technical books.

This place is an unexpected treasure trove of rare and hard to find books. Plenty of speciality and academic titles, but also just a lot of interesting marginalia. The customer service is excellent and the proprietor knows the trade in and out. Always a top notch experience with this shop.

I was looking for a hardcover version of The Colorado Kid by Stephen King. My search took me to Collins Books. They not only had the book but it was signed by the illustrator!It was shipped in record time and I received it today. I am most pleased with the book I received.If I ever need a used book I will definitely go to Collins Books first.

Ordered online from this lovely shop. The staff are incredibly helpful and responsive. Safely and thoughtfully packaged books and Im very happy with my order. Highly recommend!

Great spot for out-of-print and rare books. Very hospitable and helpful staff!

Great service, really quick to respond to my emails, and the book was shipped promptly and as described. International shipping was reasonable. Would gladly shop there again.

The book arrived fast and was packaged to withstand whatever got in its way.

I purchased a copy of a fairly old and quite heavy two-volume book from Collins Books. It arrived at my house the next day, extremely carefully wrapped in paper and boxed for protection during shipping. Im very happy with the book and the transaction and will certainly look for Collins Books for future purchases.

CollinsBooks was the third bookshop I visited after moving to Seattle but it should’ve been my first. Loved going in for their great selection of history books but since covid I have to get my fix online. Great part of that is ordering directly from them gets you free shipping. Can’t recommend enough!

Long treasured book found, carefully packaged and delivered across the world through the challenges of pandemic affected delivery channels. Thank you

Great book seller - great book. Very well packed and with the dust cover in a protective jacket. Highly recommended. A+++++

Great service! I had a pleasant experience buying an old textbook from this store, good packaging and quick response. Highly recommend

Great on-line source for that really cool book that you are hankering to read. They do a swell job of packaging up that really cool book for its trek through the US Postal Service.

Terrific shop.Lots of rare books that you will not find anywhere else. I am amazed by how many books can fit in their store! I can spend days there!

Excellent service! If there is a rare title you are looking for, or need a special gift, this is the place! Have worked with the staff on multiple occasions, always a pleasure.

Book shipped very quickly and arrived in great condition!

Not your everyday used bookstore, but much better! I love visiting Collins Books, and I always find something unexpected. So many books and so much to explore!

Bill at Collins Books is super knowledgable, and was happy to help track down a couple titles for me. Just a great resource for hard to find books!

I purchased five hardbacks from them, and they arrived in excellent condition, carefully wrapped. If only they had more of the books I wanted!

I love this place! Great quick service on a very obscure title! Thank you!

Quick, fast, and friendly! Order was better than expected!

Great book selection. Even their used books look brand new, but at used-book prices!

Wonderful and responsive and wide-ranging bookstore, heartily recommend!!

Received my book promptly and in great condition.Thank You!

I found a book that a friend of mine had been seeking for quite some time, at a very good price. Bill at Louis Collins Books gave me exceptional customer service. After I bought the book, he held it until we could arrange for shipping to my friend, which involved Bill phoning me for the address. Then he took it to the post office the same day (following our 2:30 pm phone call) because we had a time deadline for delivery. I was so impressed by the old-school personal service of this professional bookseller.

Great online and instore service, with an unbelievable selection. The hidden book haven of Seattle.

I have not received such fantastic service since I worked with Mark over at the Oracle building last year. My good friend Lee recommended this place and so I took the hike to get here and boy was it worth it. The storefront is very unassuming but once youre inside, its, well its still unassuming. I was perusing the significant book selection, fumbling around looking for some books about jazz (felt like I was seeking a needle in the hays stack with how many books there were), when this very helpful gentleman intercepted me and inquired about my needs. The man was wearing an old hoodie sweatshirt and had hair in complete disarray, picture Bill Belichick. Turns out his name was also Bill, and after we had talked a bit about what I was looking for we struck up quite the lengthy conversation about a number of random topics (gunns, frech language history, and, keeping with the Belichick theme, football turned out to be one of Bills passions too). Its a good thing hes mainly in the business of books because it sounds like football isnt his strong suit.I think over an hour melted away as we traded stories, felt like talking with an old friend, well, an old friend with a vocabulary and breadth of literary insight that far outpaced my normal friend circle (Im talking about you Ted, Brian, Larry and Derek). Eventually we got back around to talking about the book genre I was after and Bill punted me over towards this little stack in the cornerback in the rear of the place. They were some newer titles that folks had just traded in that week and well what do you know, they fit what I was looking for.Thanks to Bill I got me a copy of Berklee Jazz Drums by Casey Scheuerell and A Jazz Funeral for Uncle Tom by Harmony Holiday that will keep me occupied on my flight to Ohio later this month - it was justin time too, I got out of there almost too late to beat traffic back home.Appreciate your help Bill! Ill definitely be back! Maybe Ill bring my friend Josh next time so you can teach him some stuff - books or not this is the place to be to just hang out with Bill.

Best in Seattle for used and rare books, especially with personal service.

Good books

A gem.

Great place! They are very friendly, they have a great selection of books that you cant imagine and the prices are quite affordable. Highly recommended.