Shire Books
| Parent company | Bloomsbury Publishing | 
|---|---|
| Founded | 1962 | 
| Founder | John Rotheroe | 
| Country of origin | United Kingdom | 
| Headquarters location | London | 
| Publication types | Books | 
| Official website | www | 
Shire Books are published by Bloomsbury Publishing, a book publishing company based in London, England, and formerly by Shire Publications Ltd. and Osprey Publishing. Shire offers low-priced, concise non-fiction paperbacks on a wide range of subjects. Shire books cover antiques and collectables, motoring and rural history, archaeology and Egyptology, architecture, industrial history and many other topics.