Bookcases & Bookshelves
We offer bookcases and bookshelves in a variety of sizes, from slim options for tight spaces to wider units that hold more books, storage boxes or decorations. Some styles are lower or taller and certain designs include built-in drawers or doors.
You can choose from oak bookcases, other wood finishes, painted styles and metal-framed shelves, so there’s something for every living room or home office. We also offer ladder, cube and corner bookcases if you prefer a less traditional look.
If you’re setting up a home office, you can match your bookcase with one of our desks or look at our display cabinets for extra enclosed storage. We offer free delivery and returns across the UK mainland, and finance is also available on qualifying orders.
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Julianos Bookcase | Oak Finish | Metal Frame
Original price was: £399.£309Current price is: £309.H185 x W75 x D35 cm
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Moray Compact Bookcase | Walnut Finish
Original price was: £509.£389Current price is: £389.H103 x W100 x D30 cm
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Wally Bookcase with 4 Shelves in Black
Original price was: £169.£119Current price is: £119.H130 x W63 x D40 cm
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Braidwood White 4 Shelf Bookcase
Original price was: £549.£389Current price is: £389.H160 x W86 x D30 cm
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Milford Black Metal Tall 5 Shelf Bookcase | Oak Finish
Original price was: £239.£169Current price is: £169.H185.0 x W77 x D35 cm
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Milford Narrow Black Metal Bookcase with 3 Glass Shelves
Original price was: £139.£99Current price is: £99.H119.5 x W35 x D37 cm
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Anguson Small Bookcase with 2 Sliding Doors in Black Grey
Original price was: £269.£189Current price is: £189.H113.8 x W94 x D27 cm
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Mauri Cube 1 Shelf Storage Unit | Matt White
Original price was: £99.£69Current price is: £69.H72.8 x W39.5 x D32.9 cm
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Mauri Cube 3×5 Storage Unit | Concrete Grey
Original price was: £359.£259Current price is: £259.H176.3 x W107.2 x D32.9 cm
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Mauri Cube 3×5 Storage Unit | Sand Oak
Original price was: £359.£259Current price is: £259.H176.3 x W107.2 x D32.9 cm
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Mauri Cube 3×3 Storage Unit | Sand Oak
Original price was: £249.£179Current price is: £179.H107.3 x W107.2 x D32.9 cm
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Mauri Cube 2×2 Storage Unit | Sonoma Oak
Original price was: £139.£99Current price is: £99.H72.8 x W72.7 x D32.9 cm
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Taleda Slatted Mango Wood Bookcase
Original price was: £789.£569Current price is: £569.H145 x W100 x D40 cm
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Marbella Cane & Mango Wood Bookcase
Original price was: £989.£709Current price is: £709.H165 x W90 x D40 cm
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Lazenby Acacia Wood 2 Drawer Open Bookcase
Original price was: £899.£639Current price is: £639.H180 x W85 x D40 cm
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Lazenby Acacia Wood 1 Drawer Slim Bookcase
Original price was: £779.£559Current price is: £559.H175 x W60 x D40 cm
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Oaklyn Bookcase
Original price was: £829.£639Current price is: £639.H180 x W90 x D36 cm
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Barkingside White Low Bookcase / Console | Assembled
Original price was: £599.£429Current price is: £429.H90 x W30 x D120 cm
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Barkingside White Narrow Bookcase | Assembled
Original price was: £549.£399Current price is: £399.H180 x W30 x D56 cm
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Barkingside White Large 2 Door Bookcase | Assembled
Original price was: £779.£559Current price is: £559.H180 x W30 x D90 cm
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Barkingside White Large 3 Drawer Bookcase | Assembled
Original price was: £839.£599Current price is: £599.H180 x W30 x D90 cm
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Aldgate Grey Large 4 Drawer Bookcase | Assembled
Original price was: £879.£629Current price is: £629.H180 x W90 x D30 cm
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Debden Blue Large Open 2 Door Bookcase | Assembled
Original price was: £779.£559Current price is: £559.H180 x W30 x D90 cm
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Black Victoria Rustic Modular Tall Open | Assembled
Original price was: £379.£269Current price is: £269.H90 x W40 x D50 cm
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Black Victoria Rustic Modular Tall with doors / drawers / shelves | Assembled
Original price was: £709.£509Current price is: £509.H130 x W40 x D50 cm
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Victoria Black Tall Funky Bookcase | Rustic Finish | Assembled
Original price was: £679.£479Current price is: £479.H160 x W30 x D70 cm
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Victoria Black Frame Large Open Bookcase | Rustic Finish | Assembled
Original price was: £879.£629Current price is: £629.H190 x W35 x D75 cm
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Balshire Mango 1 Door 3 Shelf Bookcase/Display Cabinet | Assembled
Original price was: £699.£499Current price is: £499.H175 x W60 x D40 cm
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Urban Living Tall Bookcase With Doors | Assembled
Original price was: £829.£589Current price is: £589.H185 x W38 x D93 cm
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Rangpur Mango Large Bookcase | Assembled
Original price was: £849.£659Current price is: £659.H180 x W90 x D32 cm
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Shimla Petite Mango 4 Hole Vertical Cube | Assembled
Original price was: £419.£329Current price is: £329.H157 x W43 x D33 cm
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Shimla Petite Mango E Shelving Unit | Assembled
Original price was: £199.£159Current price is: £159.H60 x W45 x D30 cm
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Rovigo Bhoja Sheesham & Acacia 2 Drawer Bookcase | Assembled
Original price was: £819.£629Current price is: £629.H186 x W85 x D40 cm
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Crossharbour Ladder Bookcase | Black
Original price was: £159.£109Current price is: £109.H175.4 x W64 x D38.6 cm
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Broadway Charcoal Grey Bookcase
Original price was: £309.£219Current price is: £219.H100 x W110 x D29 cm
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Wimborne Dark Oak Open Display Unit
Original price was: £1129.£809Current price is: £809.H188 x W90 x D35 cm
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Landlas Grey Narrow Bookcase
Original price was: £649.£459Current price is: £459.H200 x W51 x D32 cm
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Silvan Dark Oak Open Shelving Unit
Original price was: £519.£369Current price is: £369.H180 x W120 x D43 cm
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Carson Grey Bookcase | Smoked Oak
Original price was: £289.£229Current price is: £229.H171.2 x W72.3 x D38 cm
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Irving White 1 Door Bookcase
Original price was: £349.£269Current price is: £269.H160 x W68.6 x D42.3 cm
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Irving White Bookcase
Original price was: £129.£99Current price is: £99.H160 x W53.1 x D33 cm
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Irving White Low Bookcase
Original price was: £89.£69Current price is: £69.H120 x W53.1 x D37.9 cm
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Kansas Bookcase 3 Shelves with 2 Doors in White
Original price was: £569.£399Current price is: £399.H221.7 x W89.2 x D40.1 cm
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Cheshire Oak Wide Bookcase
Original price was: £669.£509Current price is: £509.H110 x W100 x D34 cm
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Lugo White Tall Shelf Unit | LEDs
Original price was: £139.£99Current price is: £99.H120 x W30 x D30 cm
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Memphis Industrial Style Slim Open Bookcase | Black Steel & Mango Finish | Assembled
Original price was: £649.£469Current price is: £469.H200 x W55 x D40 cm
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Memphis Industrial Metal Slim Bookcase | Black Steel & Mango Finish | Assembled
Original price was: £749.£529Current price is: £529.H200 x W55 x D40 cm
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Harlequin Reclaimed Timber Large Corner Metal Bookcase | Assembled
Original price was: £599.£539Current price is: £539.H177 x W66 x D38cm
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Harlequin Reclaimed Timber Small Metal Bookcase | Assembled
Original price was: £379.£339Current price is: £339.H120 x W60 x D33cm
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Harlequin Reclaimed Timber Tall Metal Bookcase | Assembled
Original price was: £639.£579Current price is: £579.H180 x W72 x D30cm
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Kansas White 5 Shelf Bookcase
Original price was: £459.£329Current price is: £329.H221.7 x W89.2 x D40.1 cm
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Boardwalk Collection White Tall Narrow 4 Shelf Bookcase
Original price was: £169.£119Current price is: £119.H203.2 x W40.6 x D26.7 cm
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Light Gold Mango Large 2 Door Bookcase | Assembled
Original price was: £959.£679Current price is: £679.H180 x W80 x D35 cm
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Redstone Acacia Large Bookcase
Original price was: £869.£619Current price is: £619.H180 x W85 x D40 cm
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Kochi Alcove Metal 3 Drawer Bookcase | Reclaimed Wood | Assembled
Original price was: £679.£609Current price is: £609.H200 x W60 x D40 cm
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Kochi Large Open Metal Bookcase | Reclaimed Wood
Original price was: £799.£719Current price is: £719.H200 x W90 x D40 cm
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Kochi Alcove Metal Bookcase | Reclaimed Wood
Original price was: £539.£489Current price is: £489.H200 x W60 x D40 cm
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Waterloo Mahogany Book/CD/DVD Storage Cupboard | Assembled
Original price was: £509.£459Current price is: £459.H131 x W52 x D25 cm
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Birtley Tall Narrow 3 Drawer Bookcase | Oak Finish
Original price was: £269.£199Current price is: £199.H200 x W50.1 x D40 cm
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Wally Bookcase with 5 Shelves in Black
Original price was: £219.£159Current price is: £159.H180 x W63 x D40 cm
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Milford Black Metal Ladder 5 Shelf Bookcase | Oak Finish
Original price was: £229.£169Current price is: £169.H174.5 x W77 x D36 cm
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Boardwalk Collection Low Narrow 2 Shelf Bookcase | Oak Finish
Original price was: £129.£89Current price is: £89.H107.2 x W40.6 x D26.7 cm
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Oslo White Leaning 1 Drawer Bookcase | Oak Finish
Original price was: £229.£159Current price is: £159.H180.4 x W55.1 x D48.1 cm
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Folkestone Light Oak Slim Bookcase
Original price was: £279.£219Current price is: £219.H140 x W55 x D26 cm
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Dover Light Oak Small Bookcase
Original price was: £149.£109Current price is: £109.H80 x W55 x D26 cm
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Kansas Bookcase 3 Shelves with 2 Drawers and 2 Doors in Oak
Original price was: £639.£459Current price is: £459.H221.7 x W89.2 x D40.1 cm
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Boardwalk Bookcase Collection Low Narrow Bookcase (2 Shelves) in White
Original price was: £129.£89Current price is: £89.H107.2 x W40.6 x D26.7 cm
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Folkestone Light Oak Small Bookcase
Original price was: £149.£109Current price is: £109.H80 x W55 x D26 cm
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Folkestone Light Oak Large Bookcase
Original price was: £369.£279Current price is: £279.H170 x W75 x D26 cm
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Dover Light Oak Large Bookcase
Original price was: £369.£279Current price is: £279.H170 x W75 x D26 cm
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Dover Light Oak Slim Bookcase
Original price was: £279.£219Current price is: £219.H140 x W55 x D26 cm
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Anguson Bookcase with 5 Shelves in Black Grey
Original price was: £249.£179Current price is: £179.H172.0 x W94 x D27 cm
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Kansas Bookcase 2 Drawers 2 Doors | Oak Finish
Original price was: £449.£319Current price is: £319.H113.4 x W89.2 x D40.1 cm
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Lugo Grey Tall Shelf Unit | LEDs
Original price was: £139.£99Current price is: £99.H120 x W30 x D30 cm
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Essentials Medium Narrow Bookcase | Sonama Oak | Self Assembly
Original price was: £109.£79Current price is: £79.H111.4 x W30 x D34.6 cm
From Slim Bookcases to Wide Shelving Units
Slim and narrow bookcases are useful when you need more shelving without using a long stretch of wall. Selected designs are around 35–55cm wide and 170cm or more in height, giving you several shelf levels within a smaller footprint.
Low and wide bookcases offer a longer row of shelves and extra surface space on top. They also leave more wall space above, which works well in rooms where a tall bookcase might seem too big.
Large bookcases give you more shelf space in one unit, so they are ideal for bigger book collections or a mix of books, baskets and decorations. Some models also have drawers or doors for enclosed storage.
If you are setting up a home office, a narrower bookcase can sit comfortably alongside one of our desks. Lower bookcases work well on a separate wall near a TV cabinet.
How Much Do You Want to Keep on Show?
Open bookshelves keep books, plants and decorative pieces easy to reach, with no doors or panels across the front. Some bookcases also include adjustable shelves, giving you more flexibility if you need to accommodate taller books or objects.
If you want some items kept out of sight, choose a bookcase with drawers or cupboard storage. These designs combine open shelving with enclosed space for paperwork, stationery, cables or other smaller items you do not want left on display.
For predominantly closed storage, our storage cupboards and sideboards give you more space behind doors while still working alongside open shelving elsewhere in the room.
Ladder, Cube and Corner Bookcases
Ladder bookcases use open, tiered shelving that becomes narrower towards the top, giving books, plants and decorative pieces their own levels without the heavier look of a full-sided bookcase. Corner ladder designs make the same format work within the meeting point of two walls.
Cube bookcases divide the storage into separate square compartments, with layouts ranging from smaller 2×2 units to larger configurations with several rows of cubes. Separate compartments make it easier to group books, storage boxes and display pieces rather than arranging everything across one continuous shelf.
Corner bookcases keep shelving tucked into the edge of the room, leaving longer walls free for a sofa or TV cabinet. oakworld also offers corner ladder designs where you want open shelving without using the full width of a standard bookcase.
Oak, Wooden and Painted Bookcases
Oak bookcases range from lighter natural finishes to warmer, rustic and waxed tones, with solid oak, oak veneer and oak-effect constructions available across different designs.
Other wooden bookcases include mango, walnut, pine, acacia and reclaimed timber, giving you a broader choice of grain, colour and finish. Walnut and mango options add deeper tones, while pine and lighter woods keep the overall look softer.
Painted bookcases come in colours including white, grey, black and blue, alongside designs that combine painted sections with visible wood. You’ll also find metal-framed shelving where you prefer a more open, industrial bookshelf.
Frequently asked questions
Do oakworld Bookcases Arrive Assembled?
Some bookcases arrive fully assembled, while others require assembly at home. The product page shows the assembly requirements before you order, which is worth checking for larger or taller units.
How Much Weight Can a Bookcase Shelf Hold?
Shelf weight limits vary between designs. Check the product specifications before loading shelves with heavier books, files or decorative pieces, particularly where several heavier items will sit on the same shelf.
Do Tall Bookcases Need to Be Fixed to the Wall?
Wall-fixing requirements vary between designs. Taller bookcases may include anti-tip or wall-fixing hardware, so follow the instructions supplied with the furniture and check the product information before installation.
How Deep Should a Bookcase Be for Larger Books?
Shelf depth matters if you plan to store larger hardbacks, folders or coffee-table books. Compare the shelf depth with your largest books before ordering, as shallower bookcases may be better suited to standard paperbacks and smaller items.
What Should I Measure Before Buying a Bookcase?
Check the available width, height and depth, then compare those measurements with the full product dimensions rather than the shelf space alone. For larger assembled bookcases, also measure doorways, staircases and tighter turns on the route into the room.
