Llibreria Alibri

Llibreria Alibri is a historic bookshop located at Carrer de Balmes, 26 in Barcelona, Spain, very close to the historic building of the University of Barcelona. It was founded in 1925 as an initiative of Verlag Herder of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, and was originally known as Llibreria Herder. After being expropriated during the Spanish Civil War, its former manager, Antonio Valtl, purchased it at a public auction and established it at number 26 on Carrer de Balmes, where it has remained. In 1941, the University of Barcelona awarded it the title of University Bookshop in recognition of the quality of its editorial collection and the service it provided to teaching and culture. In 1999, the bookselling business separated from the publishing house and changed its name to Alibri. In October 2022, the owning family announced that the bookshop would close on 3 December. However, thanks to its acquisition by the literary subscription company Bookish (created in 2017 in Barcelona), the closure was avoided. The bookshop continues to operate under the Alibri name, serving as a specialist bookseller with a strong academic and university orientation.

Llibreria Alibri, originally called Herder, is located at Carrer de Balmes, 26 in Barcelona, very close to the historic building of the University of Barcelona. It was founded in 1925 as an initiative of Verlag Herder of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. After being expropriated during the Spanish Civil War, its former manager, Antonio Valtl, bought it at a public auction and located it at number 26 on Carrer de Balmes, where it has remained until now. In 1941, the University of Barcelona awarded it the title of University Bookshop in recognition of the quality of its editorial collection and the service it offered to the world of teaching and culture. In 1999, the bookselling business separated from the publishing house and changed its name to Alibri. In October 2022, the owning family announced that it would close the bookshop on 3 December. However, thanks to the acquisition by the literary subscription company Bookish (created in 2017 in Barcelona), the closure was avoided.

• 2022

  Owning family announced closure for 3 December; acquisition by Bookish avoided the closure.

• 1999

  Bookselling business separated from the publishing house and renamed Alibri.

• 1941

  Awarded the title of University Bookshop by the University of Barcelona.

• 1925

  Founded as Llibreria Herder by initiative of Verlag Herder of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.

Specialist university and academic bookshop in central Barcelona with a long heritage.

• Academic and university books

  Specialized selection serving university teaching and culture.

1. 1Llibreria Alibriwikidata.org
2. 2Llibreria Alibrica.wikipedia.org
3. 3Qui somalibri.cat