Sorensen Books est. 2005 (formerly Hawthorn Books est. 1985) is one of the oldest second-hand bookshops in Victoria BC. Sorensen Books sells new, used and rare books as well as old photos, postcards and ephemera. An open to the public shop with a strong focus on history and art. Cathy Sorensen has been working as a bookseller since 1993.
Sorensen Books is located at retail space #102 1029 View street between Vancouver and Cook in the Jukebox building.
Appraisal services available for insurance companies, probate, estate dispersal, and private collections. We also provide cataloguing services for organizations or individuals requiring a database of their inventory.
For our rates please email cathy@sorensenbooks.ca
want list:
-vintage and rare illustrated Childrens Books (Dulac, Rackham )
-small press
-fine bindings
Canadian Art
-Limners (books, art, pottery etc)
-special edtions & monographs
Poetry
Indigenous Studies and Art Books
Historical papers
-Postcards pre 1950
-Photos and photo albums pre 1950
-Vintage greeting cards pre 1950
-Maps
-Scrapbooks and autograph books
We acknowledge and give thanks to the Lekwungen People of the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations on whose territory we live and work