SIMONE BOOK SERVICES

Vester Voldgade 106 st. tv.
1552 Copenhagen V
Denmark

Guide · Rare books · Copenhagen

Rare, signed and out of print art books in Copenhagen

Simone keeps a shelf of rare, signed, out of print and second hand books on art, photography, fashion and design next to the new titles, at Vester Voldgade 106 in central Copenhagen.

By Tugce Kayar Subay and Ibo Subay, founders of Simone Updated

Books face out on the cherry-wood shelves above the counter at Simone
Cherry-wood shelving and the counter stacked with books at Simone
The magazine wall beside the tall arched window at Simone
A wooden library ladder in front of a painting at Simone
Photobooks on the shelf, among them Gursky and Nan Goldin and Nobuyoshi Araki’s Tokyo Love
Fashion books under a speaker on a cherry-wood shelf at Simone
Independent magazines on the magazine wall at Simone
An open book on a lectern by the Red Room at Simone
The Simone window on Vester Voldgade with books on display
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On the shelf right now

 

I.What turns up

First editions, exhibition catalogues and photobooks that are no longer in print. Recent copies have included Robert Mapplethorpe’s Some Women with an introduction by Joan Didion (1989), Patti Smith’s Babel (1978) and her Ha! Ha! Houdini! chapbook (1977), Sophie Calle’s Double Game, a 1973 Hannah Höch catalogue from Bielefeld, and Albert Oehlen’s picture book for Martin Kippenberger.

II.Signed copies

Signed copies come in from artists, photographers and publishers, and from collections. Some are numbered editions, like Tilde Bay Kristoffersen’s ÆON, signed and numbered in an edition of 300. Signed books are marked as signed in the shop.

III.Where the books come from

We buy from private collections, auctions and second hand dealers in Europe and further away. Each second hand copy says so on its page, with its condition where it matters.

IV.Buy online

Everything on the shelf is also online at shop.simonebook.services. We ship to Denmark, Germany, Norway and Switzerland.

V.Shelves in the shop

VI.Questions

Where can I find rare and out of print art books in Copenhagen?
At Simone Book Services, Vester Voldgade 106, 1552 Copenhagen V. Rare and second hand art, photography and fashion books sit next to new titles.
Do you have signed books?
Yes. Signed copies and numbered editions come in regularly and are marked as signed in the shop.
Are second hand books marked as second hand?
Yes. Every second hand copy says so on its page in the shop.
Can rare books be shipped?
Yes, to Denmark, Germany, Norway and Switzerland.
When is the shop open?
Tuesday to Friday 11:00 to 17:30, Saturday and Sunday 11:00 to 16:00. Closed on Mondays.

Address

Vester Voldgade 106, st. tv
1552 Copenhagen V

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Opening hours

Tue–Fri 11–17:30 · Sat–Sun 11–16 · Mon closed

Simone Book Services · Vester Voldgade 106 · 1552 Copenhagen V · Denmark