“The Alberti bookstore’s warehouse is full of wonderful books that have suffered some damage and are now a little worn (as is also the case with the best kind of people, of course) ,and we booksellers didn’t want to miss the opportunity to give them a second chance.” This is how the bookstore (Calle de Tutor, 57) announced a few days ago that it would be holding a market to celebrate the value of these books—imperfect only on the outside.
Monday, March 2, is the second of the two days on which this initiative will be running and, therefore, the last chance to get your hands on one of these books at a reduced price. Among them, you can find a wide variety of genres: from fiction and essays to illustrated albums, comics, out-of-print books, and unclassifiable books.
After the morning session, which took place between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., the market returns in the afternoon between 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
The Rafael Alberti bookstore, a benchmark in Madrid since 1975
The history of this bookstore in the Argüelles neighborhood, which opened in 1975, has been written hand in hand with the history of the Transition, and that is why the two are closely related: as the booksellers themselves explain, just as it was the cradle of cultural and political resistance during that pivotal time, it was also the target of various attacks by the extreme right.
Today, it is one of the leading bookstores in the neighborhood and in the city. It celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2025 and continues in its efforts to remain a space for meeting, debate, and discovery for audiences of all ages, offering books, presentations, reading clubs, creative workshops, and storytelling.