First place in the world online, to redeem and retail UK Book Tokens, from 1999. 

Today you can pay here for discounted books securely by NBT.

All Credit & Debit Cards accepted too, in conjunction with your NBT Card : National Book Token.

The First Bookshop was established by Roger with his Dad & Mum, at Garforth Main Street, Yorkshire, 5th May 1987, from where he's supplied freepost mail order Book Tokens to the UK & Ireland for over 36 years.

Bookselling family since 1974, with Roger today's sole owner (after the recent passing of joint owner Martin) originally working for WHSmith Wholesale Leeds. Roger's first responsibility at the WHSmith Warehouse, was stock control of all Ladybird Books. Currently he is collecting original Ladybirds 1st Editions & already owns an impressive range of Penguin 1st Editions.

Please use the new 'search' or 'find a book' plus our 'browse' facilities at the top of this page, to get the titles you want fast, also at a fair price. UK Book delivery is free when spending £25 or more, costing from £3.99 on orders amounting to less than £25. See our current featured range below, all books chosen by Roger.

Keep Reading & thank you for supporting your Independent Booksellers.

First For Book Tokens & Foremost For Theatre Tokens : Firstbookshop.com

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'Keep Reading' is the winning illustration from a World Book Day Competition to design a National Book Tokens Gift Card.

This card, along with over 40 others, can be loaded on 0800 6125 350 with up to £250 on each gift token card, to spend here, or in person at most UK Bookshops.

More details at giftcards.org.uk now also at bookstagram.co.uk (from 1st December 2021).

For a digital book gift card sent by email, to be used online within 2 years, please see the link at the very bottom of this page, marked 'Gift Cards'.

ALTERNATIVELY YOU CAN PURCHASE OFFICIAL UK NATIONAL BOOK TOKEN GIFT CARDS FREEPOST, BY VISITING TOKENLINE.CO.UK