Buckinghamshire
Ken's Paper Collectables in Newport Pagnell now only stocks printed ephemera and "The Cottage Bookshop" in Penn was used as a location "Midsomer Murders". Pemberley Natural History Books in Iver is a must for natural history fans, but otherwise, I'm afraid I have no personal knowledge of the shops in the county.

Oxfordshire
Now that's more like it, lots of bookshops. The city of Oxford has declined as a bookselling centre but the addition of Albion Beatnik and the rather ominously named, Last Bookshop, gives some reason for hope. In Henley-on-Thames, Jonkers Rare Books offers enticements capable of emptying the deepest of pockets.

Berkshire
Sadly, the long established Invicta Bookshop in Newbury has closed, but you can still find a selection of their books, along with those of two other dealers in the Hungerford Arcade, and there are some secondhand books at The Hungerford Bookshop.

Hampshire
Apart from the Petersfield Bookshop and the Abbey Bookshop (sadly now closed) in Southsea, TheBookGuide's recent experience of the Hampshire bookshops is scant. Years ago I used to visit Southampton and was sorry to hear about the closure of the Shirley Bookshop.

Dorset
Dorset boasts one of the few successful multi-dealer bookshops at Words Etcetera in Dorchester. Lyme Regis still has a couple of shops, and Bridport, Weymouth, and the Poole area are still worth visiting. To the north the shops are more thinly scattered but The Antique Map and Bookshop at Puddletown is a must.