Oscar and Friends Booksellers - Double Bay

I love this bookstore. Me and my beautiful 4 children come here almost every other day. I strongly recommend a visit there as it is one of the gems of double bay. The staff are incredibly friendly and welcoming. I really appreciate the fact that people still believe in the power and entertainment books can give you. I went earlier today and my youngest, Matilda, had such a good time buying books there that I knew I had to leave a lovely review. Stay off the kindles and take a trip to this bookshop and pick up a real book. Thank you for giving me such a fun and entertaining time shopping at your bookstore.

As a long time customer, I was absolutely appalled at the attitude of the staff in the shop today. They obviously don't want customers nor are customers valued. Wonder if this is yet another business in Double Bay that will cease operating. Shop elsewhere!!

Stopped by quickly to pick up something to read while in Sydney. Pleasant staff, and a decent selection, a bit pricy, but thats to be expected.

Very impressive collection of fashion & design books. Love this store.

Lovely little bookshop. Friendly staff and gift wrapping.

Very helpful staff and well stocked book store.

Best bookseller there is. Highly recommend a visit from anyone in the area.

I love this store, second best bookshop in the world!

The back wall of this bookshop has a moving ladder. Its for staff use only of course but what a lovely thing to have in a book shop. That in itself is something to write home about. There aren't too many book shops left that have an original mark on them. High ceilings, big windows, plenty of light and relatively small. I imagine the owners hand pick each book because they like it rather than it will sell well. I guess as a business owner you'd always have this in mind if you want to stay open for longer than a season but populous pleasing books wouldn't be the driving force. I love the original finds like: Nomads which is a book about interior decorating for the traveler ie furnishing your home with the stories of your travels. The children's story The Moon Belongs to No One was another book I think would be hard to find in your high street book chain store. Thanks for bringing us something new Oscar... and friends.

Attention everyone, if you want to buy me a present, please go to Oscar and Friends in Darlinghurst, I would like either "Steampunk, the art of Victorian Futurism", "Mister Wonderful" by Daniel Clowes, "My Secret Postcard" compiled by Frank Warren, "I Am Plastic Too" by Paul Budnitz or if you would like to buy me a selection just stay in the Art and Industrial design sections and you will make me happy. I love bookshops like this, even though it is a small shop and tiny in comparison with the larger chain bookshops, I could spend much longer browsing Oscar and Friends than I would ever spend in your average booksellers. Oscar and Friends offers the standard selection of fiction, non -fiction, science- fiction/ Fantasy, biography and social Political collections, which you would find in most bookshops. But it is the modern literature and particularly art books range, which stands them apart. Offering books on fashion, typesetting, industrial design, graphic design, tattoos just to name a few of the sections, titles are available which are rare to see and make it a great place to find that perfect unusual gift or the coffee table book to surprise your friends. It is not everyday you see a book titled: The Big Book of Packaging. John put away your credit card.