Smith's Bookshop is a fully independent bookshop founded in 1894 by A.D. Smith. It specialises in New Zealand books, including rare and out-of-print titles on New Zealand history, Māori subjects, the arts, flora and fauna, sport, farming, travel, and fishing and hunting. The shop also sells new and second-hand books, ephemera, magazines and art supplies, and it helps customers source hard-to-find titles. It also publishes through Cadsonbury Publications, which specialises in out-of-print New Zealand history.
The shop's website says it moved to The Tannery in Christchurch after the earthquakes, so visitors should note that the listed Manchester Street address is the shop's former home. Its listed hours are Monday to Friday from 10am to 5pm and Saturday from 10am to 4pm, and it is closed on Sunday. The website also offers a loyalty programme with 10% credit, and free shipping within New Zealand on orders over $150. Open Locally lists eight other bookshops within a kilometre, including Whitcoulls South City, 0.2 km away, and Telling Tales Scorpio Children's Books, 0.6 km away. None of the nearest four has a rating.