kestrelbooks@yahoo.caEstablished in 1985, Kestrel Books is proud to be moving into its third decade as a knowledgeable, reliable dealer of used books in Vancouver, Canada. Kestrel carries rare, fine, out of print, and antiquarian books, as well as general inventory. Our Featured Books and Art Prints pages highlight books that are new or rare and prints from first editions.Located in Kitsilano, Kestrel Books is just west of Banyen Books , near Alma Street and Jericho Beach.Ruby, the Abyssinian Tabby cat, is the bookstore ambassador. Expect her to greet you as you enter. She is very affectionate and loves to be touched, so bring the kids.See a very short video of Ruby.We are proud to announce that we were given the Silver Award for Best Used Bookstore in Vancouver in the 2010 Westender Newspaper's Best of the City awards. A heartfelt THANK YOU to all of you who voted for us. You make it all worthwhile!We have over 50,000 titles in stock at the store, many of which are accessible using the Browse Books and Search Books options on this web site. more... See more text