Rare finds await amongst the unique and interesting books, maps, prints, photographs and paintings at this long-standing ByWard Market bookshop.
Selling antiquarian books in Ottawa since 1969, Patrick McGahern Books specializes in early books, maps and prints about Canadian and Arctic History, travel and exploration, Indigenous history and other highlights of literature and history. The shop is conveniently located in the historic ByWard Market, just steps from The National Gallery and Parliament Hill.
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