What Zerzura Rare Books is known for
Zerzura Rare Books is a rare and antiquarian book dealer run by Alex Warren from Warehouse 23 at Alserkal Avenue in Al Quoz, Dubai. It stocks first editions and signed copies across modern fiction and Arabian travel as well as children's books. Prints and maps are also sold, and not all stock is listed online. The shop is a member of the PBFA and also buys books from the public.
Zerzura Rare Books trades from a showroom at Warehouse 23, Alserkal Avenue, in the Al Quoz district of Dubai. The dealer is Alex Warren, and the business belongs to the Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association in the United Kingdom. Stock is described as a hand-picked selection of rare and unusual books for all budgets, from collectible first editions to gifts. The shelves run from modern fiction and poetry to history and travel with a focus on Arabia. Art and photography share the room with children's books, while business titles and books in Arabic fill other cases. Signed titles have their own section. Recent listings have included a 1902 first edition of Kipling's Just So Stories, a signed 1921 edition of Doughty's Travels in Arabia Deserta and a signed first edition by Ghassan Kanafani. Prints and maps are also sold, along with posters. Not everything is listed online, so the showroom is where the full range appears. The shop also buys books from the public. Contact runs through email and WhatsApp on a single number. The PBFA directory gives the address as A4, Alserkal Avenue, which differs from the merchant's own Warehouse 23.
Best for — Rare, collectible, and out-of-print books in Dubai
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