Antiquarian Bookshop

In 1982 Carl Schlettwein began to sell antiquarian books by mail order. In the following years, he regularly published catalogues, until the Antiquarian Bookshop was opened at Klosterberg 21 in 1994. Since then, the bookshop in the medieval "Tscheggenbürlins Hus" has served as a showcase for the BAB. After a fire in October 2000, the house was renovated and the bookshop redesigned by Pierrette Schlettwein. It was reopened in October 2001, and visitors, in addition to browsing the books, can also view a potter's kiln from the 18th century as well as parts of the 12th/13th-century walls.

The bookshop stocks around 1,500 books on the entire African continent, with a focus on Namibia and southern Africa. For Namibia, there is also a stock of current titles. Maps for southern Africa are also offered for sale.

The book holdings can be searched online in a regionally organised catalogue or through a free word search.

Antiquitarian bookshop catalogue