Bookseller - Stardew Valley Wiki (2024)

The Bookseller is a shop that sells books. It appears twice every season on random dates marked by a balloon on the calendar. The shop sells a random assortment of books each time. The player can also trade in their books here.

Whenever the Bookseller is visiting, there will be a message saying "The Bookseller is in town today". It is open all day.

Visiting Days

The Bookseller visits twice every season randomly on the following possible dates:

Season	Possible days
Spring	11, 12, 21, 22, 25
Summer	9, 12, 18, 26, 27
Fall	4, 7, 8, 9, 12, 19, 22, 25
Winter	5, 11, 12, 19, 22, 24

Shop Stock

Name	Description	Price	Availability Notes
Book Of Stars	Read this to gain some experience in all skills.	15,000g	25% chance to appear
Stardew Valley Almanac	Read this to gain some farming experience.	10,000g	One of these books has a 60% chance to appear in the stock for 10,000g, selected at random.
Bait And Bobber	Read this to gain some fishing experience.
Mining Monthly	Read this to gain some mining experience.
Combat Quarterly	Read this to gain some combat experience.
Woodcutter's Weekly	Read this to gain some foraging experience.
Stardew Valley Almanac	Read this to gain some farming experience.	8,000g	One of these books has an 80% chance to appear in the stock for 8,000g, selected at random.
Bait And Bobber	Read this to gain some fishing experience.
Mining Monthly	Read this to gain some mining experience.
Combat Quarterly	Read this to gain some combat experience.
Woodcutter's Weekly	Read this to gain some foraging experience.
Stardew Valley Almanac	Read this to gain some farming experience.	5,000g	One of these books will appear in the stock for 5,000g, selected at random.
Bait And Bobber	Read this to gain some fishing experience.
Mining Monthly	Read this to gain some mining experience.
Combat Quarterly	Read this to gain some combat experience.
Woodcutter's Weekly	Read this to gain some foraging experience.
The Alleyway Buffet	You have a greater chance to find items in the trash.	20,000g	One of these books will appear in the stock for 20,000g, selected at random, starting in Year 3
The Art O' Crabbing	Crab pots have a 25% chance to yield double.
Dwarvish Safety Manual	Bombs deal 25% less damage to you.
Jewels Of The Sea	Fishing treasure chests have a chance to yield roe.
Raccoon Journal	Weeds have a greater chance to yield mixed seeds.
Woody's Secret	Felled trees have a 5% chance to yield double the wood.
Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Thick	Gain +1 Defense.
Friendship 101	You become friends with people a little faster.
Monster Compendium	Monsters have a small chance to drop double loot.
Mapping Cave Systems	You get a 50% discount on Marlon's item retrieval service.
Treasure Appraisal Guide	You will fetch a better price when selling artifacts.
Way Of The Wind pt. 1	You run a little bit faster.	15,000g	Will always appear
Way Of The Wind pt. 2	You run a little bit faster.	35,000g	Will always appear after receiving the power from Way Of The Wind pt. 1
Horse: The Book	You gain a little extra speed when riding a horse.	25,000g	Will always appear
Ol' Slitherlegs	You will now run a lot faster through grass and crops.	25,000g	Will always appear
Queen Of Sauce Cookbook	Learn any Queen Of Sauce recipes that you don't already know.	50,000g	Will always appear after finding 100 Golden Walnuts
Woodcutter's Weekly	Read this to gain some foraging experience.	8,000g	33% chance to appear
Price Catalogue	You can now see the value of your items.	3,000g	Will always appear

Trading Stock

Trading books granting powers will only appear if the player has already obtained the power from that book. Also, for books with multiple items that can be obtained, only one of the items will be available to earn when trading.

Name	Description	Price
Cave Jelly(3)	A rare jelly found in underground lakes.	Jewels Of The Sea(1)
River Jelly(3)	A rare jelly found in freshwater.
Sea Jelly(3)	A rare jelly found in the ocean.
Hardwood(20)	A special kind of wood with superior strength and beauty.	Woody's Secret(1)
Stuffing(3)	Ahh... the smell of warm bread and sage.	Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Thick(1)
Slime Egg-Press(1)	Compresses 100 pieces of slime into a slime egg. It's a miracle of science!	Monster Compendium(2)
Slime Incubator(1)	Hatches slimes eggs into slimes. Allows you to raise slimes outdoors.
Mystery Box(7)	A blacksmith can open this for you. Who knows what might be inside?	Book of Mysteries(1)
Spicy Eel(3)	It's really spicy! Be careful.	Treasure Appraisal Guide(1)
Artifact Trove(3)	A blacksmith can open this for you. These troves often contain ancient relics and curiosities.
Fairy Dust(8)	Sprinkle on kegs, furnaces, and other refining equipment to instantly receive their product.	Book Of Stars(1)
Pepper Poppers(2)	Spicy breaded peppers filled with cheese.	Stardew Valley Almanac(1)
Deluxe Bait(30)	Causes fish to bite even faster and increases size of the "fishing bar".	Bait And Bobber(1)
Wood(100)	A sturdy, yet flexible plant material with a wide variety of uses.	Woodcutter's Weekly(1)
Coal(20)	A combustible rock that is useful for crafting and smelting.	Mining Monthly(1)
Monster Musk(1)	Spray this on to draw more monsters out of hiding.	Combat Quarterly(1)

Trivia

• The shopkeeper, Marcello, is the hot air balloon pilot from Harvey's Ten heart event.

History

• 1.6: Introduced.