Indeed,

both shops mentioned above sell books in English. You don’t have to find an “American” bookshop in Hamburg to find books in English.

Apart from the English Bookshop at 169 Stresemannstrasse and the Colón Language Center bookstore in Colonnaden Street, which also has books in other lanugages, there is the Marissal Bookshop (Marissal Bücher) located inside a little mall called Landesbank Galerie. It’s right on Gerhard-Hauptmann Square where Spitalerstrasse and Mönckebergstrasse almost meet.

If you can’t find what you’re looking for, you can always order.

You can also find specific books in English dealing with music and composers at Bartels Noten located at Grosse Theaterstr. 43 just around the corner from the Colón bookstore. It’s a lovely shop with an extensive offer of books dealing with music/composers/and sheet music for classical musicians.

Cheers, Hamburg is a great city! Szx.