Alastorrarebooks
alastorrarebooks.com
Alastor Rare Books is a mail order antiquarian bookseller established in 1996 specializing in rare and out-of-print books, manuscripts, and ephemera sourced from Europe and Britain. The store offers curated collections of historical documents, prints, and drawings for collectors and enthusiasts of antiquarian literature.
Products
38
Collections
3
Pages
5
Blog Posts
3
CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
42/100
Top Recommendations
- Migrate from legacy OS 1.0 theme to OS 2.0 for better performance and features
- Improve PageSpeed performance to 70+ for better conversions
- Add a reviews platform to build customer trust
- Consider BNPL options to increase average order value
PageSpeed Performance Analysis
Mobile performance from Google PageSpeed • 23 Feb 2026
Overall Ranking
#4154 / 16375
Faster than 75% of stores
Books & Stationery Ranking
#87 / 273
Top 32% in category
Category Avg Performance
60
+7 above avg
Category Avg LCP
1.9s
Performance
Accessibility
SEO
Core Web Vitals
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Largest Contentful Paint
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Cumulative Layout Shift
—
Interaction to Next Paint
Additional Metrics
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First Contentful Paint
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Time to First Byte
4.1s
Speed Index
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 412 Books & Stationery stores
#262 in Books & Stationery
Below 64% of stores
98% below average
38 products vs 2,250 avg
Faster than 68% of Books & Stationery stores
PageSpeed score: 67/100
No BNPL options
60% of Books & Stationery stores offer PayPal
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 412 stores in Books & Stationery
98% below average
avg
97% below average
avg
75% below average
avg
92% below average
avg
Category Intelligence
How Alastorrarebooks compares to other books & stationery stores
3%
of Books & Stationery stores use this theme
Insights
- 60% of Books & Stationery stores offer PayPal
Theme & Design
Tech Stack
Platform
shopify
No additional integrations detected
Business Profile
Store maturity and operational indicators
Stable
NaN+ year
Since Invalid Date
Below average catalog size
Top 64% by catalog size
low
Basic content (5 pages)
Tech Stack Maturity
Basic stack
Business Sophistication
Early stage
Store Timeline & History
Feb 2026
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About Alastorrarebooks
Alastorrarebooks is a books & stationery ecommerce store built on shopify and operating in ZA. The store currently offers 38 products organized across 3 collections, making it comparable in size for the books & stationery category.
Theme and Design
Alastorrarebooks uses the Supply theme from the Shopify Theme Store. This theme choice is used by 3% of books & stationery stores.
Performance Analysis
Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Alastorrarebooks achieves a performance score of 67/100 on mobile devices. This moderate score suggests there may be opportunities to improve load times and user experience through optimization. The store also scores 93/100 for accessibility and 92/100 for SEO optimization.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, Alastorrarebooks has not implemented a third-party review platform. Compared to other books & stationery stores, 60% of books & stationery stores offer paypal
Competitive Positioning
Within the Books & Stationery category, Alastorrarebooks ranks #262 out of 412 stores we track. This places them in the top 64% of books & stationery stores by product catalog size.
Last scanned
Feb 20, 2026
