Bider & Tanner
Bider & Tanner is Basel's largest international bookstore, with a large selection of English books. You can also book tickets to arts events here.
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The major downtown shopping district stretches along Freie Strasse, Spalenberg, and Gerbergasse, where you can find many one-of-a-kind boutiques. More reasonably priced shops along Steinenvorstadt cater to a younger crowd.
Bider & Tanner is Basel's largest international bookstore, with a large selection of English books. You can also book tickets to arts events here.
Erasmushaus has one of the city's largest collections of fine antique manuscripts, books, and autographs, mostly in German but including a large selection of multilingual publications. If they cannot help you in the search for a particular tome, they will be happy to supply the names of the other specialist shops in the Basel area.
This shop on one of the city's main shopping strips sells music, movies, toys, and books. There's a decent English section.