Used & vintage English books in Kuwait
A palace of culture, one rare book at a time: second-hand and out-of-print books in English, catalogued by hand in Salmiya and described exactly as they are.
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Buying from Qasr Al-Thaqafa
Qasr Al-Thaqafa is an online bookshop in Salmiya with close to 90,000 used, vintage and out-of-print books in English. Almost every title is a single copy, catalogued by hand, so the listing you read describes the book you will receive, flaws included. Browse by shelf, from fiction sorted by decade to children's books, history, faith and reference, or search by title or author.
Read the returns policy- Delivery in Kuwait
- 1.5 KWD, or free on orders of 20 KWD and over.
- Payment
- Cash on delivery.
- Outside Kuwait
- DHL Express to the GCC and worldwide, priced by weight at checkout.
- Returns
- Within 7 days of delivery. If a book is not as described, we pay the return postage and refund you in full.
- Condition
- Graded from Fine to Fair and described copy by copy, flaws included.
The Prometheus Deception
The ultimate spy. After fifteen years as a brilliant master spy, Nick Bryson has disappeared into anonymity as a professor at an exclusive college in western Pennsylvania-- until he's suddenly lured back into the game.The ultimate threat. Recruited by the CIA, he's been commissioned to track...
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Books with a past, for readers with a future
Qasr Al-Thaqafa began as a love of the printed page. Today we bring vintage and collectible books from our shelves in Kuwait to readers and collectors everywhere.
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