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Oscar's Art Books
Category: Shopping Books, Mags, Music and Video Bookstores Bookstores [Edit]
1533 Broadway WVancouver, BC V6J 1W6
Neighbourhoods: Fairview Slopes, South Granville
(604) 731-0553
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
12 reviews for Oscar's Art Books
Review Highlights
12 reviews in English
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Review from Lady C.
Vancouver, BC
10/21/2011
I could spend DAYS in this store!
(And every dollar I earn!) -
Review from Angela L.
1/9/2011
I love good bookstores, and Oscar's is about as good as it gets. Wonderfully varied selection of art related books, as well as calendars, journals, notebooks, etc. Buying books is a luxury that I don't afford myself very often, but I stop in at Oscar's at least once a year for a very specific reason...to buy a Moleskine planner.
Despite their pretentiousness, I've been hooked on them ever since my sister gifted me one several years ago. Oscar's has far and away the most comprehensive selection of Moleskine products I've seen in any bookstore (city guides, notebooks in all colours and sizes, and the new "passion" collection), and at very reasonable prices. When I visit in early January, I know I can get my Moleskine for 20% off list price. And to top it off, service is lovely. They're out of stock in 2011 planners at the moment, but they're available for pre-order. And if you're lucky like me, you'll nab the secret copy that someone ordered by accident and didn't buy! -
Review from Robin M.
5/22/2011
Dear Oscar's,
I know I visit you often, but it's only fair that I let you know just how much you mean to me.
Because of your vast and reasonably priced Moleskine selection, my time and ideas remain organized. Your tables, filled with countless beautiful books on art, design, architecture, fashion and photography are discounted to prices sooo low that I'm able to afford almost everything I could ever want. Your shelves, with their almost endless gift inspiration, are perfectly stocked with the most desirable books for my collection.
You are a special shop, Oscar's, and I'm so happy you are here. -
Review from Kreag S.
Vancouver, BC
8/28/2008
Whenever I am looking for a decent art book, design book or in general a good coffee table book..Oscars is the first place I think of...
The selection is awesome..they carry a lot of Taschen books which is my favorite publisher..the service is AMAZING and they usually have those hard to find out of print books I'm looking for...and if not they will always offer to order it in or help you track a copy down in one way or another....
Next time you need a good book about Channel...Monet..Tom Ford...Frank Lloyd Wright...Paris Interiors..Modern Design...Karim Rashid...Wolfgang Tillmans...The Architecture of Chairs??...or whatever it may be..skip Chapters and support a local business! -
Review from Anne W.
Vancouver, BC
1/15/2010
Oscar's is a great place to go for your art book needs. Everything from graphic design, animation, furniture design, architecture, fashion, photography, erotic art, and the more traditional drawing and painting books are available here. Hardcovers are well represented and books range from how-tos to inspiring collections.
Tables are laid out with fantastic sales and are well worth picking through. Find quirky gifts for friends and family (or yourself!) or even hard to find artist's bookworks.
By the door, find independent chapbooks from local artists and writers (small run, artist created), one of the few places these can be found.
I do wish that the art theory section was bigger and more definitive. Theory books are so difficult to find. -
Review from Desiree M.
Halifax, NS
5/14/2009
I heart Oscar's. I heart them a lot. Whenever I walk in, I tell myself, "Ok, I'll just look. That's it. Then I'll leave." How naive.
Not only do they have an amazing selection of whatever art book you could want, if they don't have it they'll order it for you.
Oh, want a discount? Here you go, have a free membership and 15% off all your purchases ever. And take this free re-usable cloth shopping bag too.
Thank you, Oscar, whoever you are. -
Review from Tracy S.
Vancouver, BC
4/2/2009
Oscar's is great - they have all sorts of books EXCEPT novels. Mostly it is Art, Design, Photography, Erotic, Cooking, Computer, Journals, Calendars, etc.
There are two great things about Oscar's:
1. It is a small, local, independent book store.
2. The sales! I have literally bought a $90 book for $10!
Shop here. Support the 'little guy'. It is smaller shops like these that make the neighbourhoods around Vancouver so great! -
Review from Louise G.
3/12/2010
The thing that sets Oscar's apart from other book stores is their passion for beautiful books. They don't just have Taschen's; they've got a Taschen section! Similarly, with Moleskins; with Tat books; the list goes on.
Part of the allure is their innumerable tables of knockdown priced art books; Oscar's is seemingly ruthless with stale-dating their merchandise and clears it if it hasn't sold. Amazing deals to be had on beautiful books on timeless subjects.
Of note is a new machine they've got that looks like the love-child of a photocopier and a Guttenberg press. You can print books on demand!
I don't know much more about the process: when I saw the machine, I didn't know whether I should bow down before it or start throwing things at it; the thing is just that revolutionary in appearance!Listed in: Books
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Review from Chloë E.
Vancouver, BC
11/13/2008 1 photo
I was on the hunt for some Moleskins: bound at the top, unlined pages, black cover.
Getting off the #17 bus at Broadway and Granville, you can basically walk right in the door to Oscar's, so I did. Within seconds I'd found the exact Moleskin I was looking for and proceeded to the counter.
Now I have a slight confession: I got off the bus because I'd been planning on going to Chapters. Yes I know I know, but I'd checked at a couple of independents already and failed to find the right Moleskin.
So there I am in Oscars, confessing to the cashier my guilt about planning to go to Chapters but ending up at Oscar's. So rather than hissing at me about buying local, the guy gives me 10% off the Moleskins! That positive reinforcement only made me think more consciously about buying local. And, it also gave me a break on those horrendously expensive but beautiful little notebooks. -
Review from R. Mark D.
Vancouver, BC
11/1/2010
I've been going to Oscar's Art Books for years checking out their deeply discounted art & music books. I've almost never left the store without finding something that I didn't know I needed. LOL! As a potential author I have been seriously thinking of self publishing and going the route of self promoting my manuscript. Now that Oscar's has a printing machine on site, I am hatching a plan. The owners are helpful, the stock is ever changing and the prices can't be beat!
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Review from Graeme M.
Vancouver, BC
1/26/2010
Don't expect to leave this place with any money. I have blacked out before and come too outside with a receipt in my hand a an arm full of books. It's probably one of the only places in the city of its kind that offers such a variety of books and they have sales going on all the time. It's my favorite store in Vancouver.
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Review from J G.
Vancouver, BC
9/3/2008
This bookstore is a great place to spend your book dollars if you're someone who loves the arts. They carry a really wide range of art books, design books, photography books and just about anything else you could think that the art world would care to print. Additionally, if you are looking for a gift, they have a nice selection of such things as calendars and daytimers. The people who work here are generally pretty knowledgeable and helpful, so if you come in looking for something specific, they'll be able to help. This is definitely a good place to lose yourself on a rainy Vancouver day.
