A fourth-generation, family-owned bookshop on Queen Street in Masterton, Hedley's Books traces its start to 1907, when William Hedley began selling books from the back of his bicycle. The shop stocks new books for all ages and a rare and collectable range of limited edition books and photographic prints, including editions produced with and signed by figures in art, photography, fashion and music, among them The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, David Bowie and Yoko Ono. The shop runs author events and a book club, and its staff are on hand to suggest titles.
Within a kilometre are two other book shops on Open Locally. Paper Plus Masterton is 0.1 km away and has 4.3 from 152 reviews, and Bear Flag Books and Retro sits 0.2 km away. The shop also sells through its online store, booksonline.co.nz, for delivery across the country.