The Book Bug
1 The Arcade
HITCHIN  Hertfordshire  SG5 1ED
tel: 01462 431309  map
    Long established shop which operates on the 'buy cheap, sell cheap' principle. Good for pbk's and childrens (downstairs), upstairs the non-fiction shelves a bit threadbare but rarely anything more than a fiver. - Chris Mawson 01.10.08.

The Book Exchange
120 Shenley Road
BOREHAMWOOD Hertfordshire  WD6 1EF
tel: 020 8236 0966  map

David's Bookshop
14 Eastcheap
LETCHWORTH  Hertfordshire  SG6 3DE
tel: 01462 684631  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 8.00 - 7.00 & Sunday 11.00 - 5.00.
A new bookshop with a large general stock of secondhand and some antiquarian books.
A long established cheap shop with a good turnover and frequent sales. Very likeable staff. One of my very favourite shops for 24 years. - M.G. Conor.
    I have now made three recent visits to this shop and each time I find treasures hidden away. The two floors are mainly secondhand but it is upstairs where the good stuff is to be found. Pricing on the low side. If visiting take time for a decent search. - Chris Harte 13.10.09.
    I've been visiting this shop regularly since 1985 (so M.G.Conor and I must have started going there almost simultaneously) and can only confirm the praise heaped on it by earlier reviewers. I always find good things there. It's also attached to an independent record shop with plenty of secondhand CDs etc. Letchworth hasn't got much to recommend it - the early garden city houses are very fine if you like that sort of thing, but David's is the jewel in the crown of the town. - David Gouldstone 30.10.09 .

David Ford Books
At the Gillmark Gallery  25 Parliament Square
HERTFORD  Hertfordshire  SG14 1EX
tel: 01263 741690  e-mail  website  map
Open: Tuesday to Saturday 10.00 - 5.00 (2.00 on Thursday). Two floors of quality secondhand and antiquarian books. Art, military, childrens, history, large topographical section, fiction, natural history, transport,cookery, are just some of the subjects stocked. Also old postcards and ordnance survey maps. David Ford Books has been trading for over 20 years. Member of the PBFA.
    Certainly worth a visit. Downstairs mostly antiquarian maps, but also antiquarian topographical books that I've never dared to look at properly because I know if I do I'll be overcome by booklust and seduced into spending lots of money that I haven't got. First floor has good selection of general books, all excellent condition and reasonable prices; treasures to be found. Second floor (up precipitous staircase, not for the faint-hearted) nothing over £3, but certainly not the dross that this implies. David Gouldstone 15.10.09.

Gillmark Gallery
25 Parliament Square
HERTFORD  Hertfordshire  SG14 1EX
tel: 01992 534444  fax: 01992 554734  e-mail  website  map
Open: Tuesday to Saturday 10.00 - 5.00 (2.00pm on Thursday)
We specialise in English County maps and have several examples of all English Counties with Hertfordshire maps as our main interest. Framed topographical prints fill all available wall space on the two upper floors where we have a good general stock of secondhand books.

Heritage Antiques Centre
24 Castle Street
BERKHAMSTED  Hertfordshire  HP4 2DW
tel: 01442 873819  map
Open: 7 days 10.00 - 5.30.
Bookstall with general secondhand books including history, topography, local history and military.

Eric T. Moore Books
24 Bridge Street
HITCHIN  Hertfordshire  SG5 2DF
tel: 01462 450497  e-mail  website  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.30 - 5.30, Sunday 11.00 - 4.00.
Eric T. Moore Books was established in 1965 and sells secondhand, rare and antiquarian books, maps and prints. Housed in two converted cottages, the shop contains approximately 35,000 books.
    This shop needs a good three hours of searching as there is so much good material around. The owner was knowledgable which helped a lot as I put a number of queries to him. Car parking spaces at the side of shop as it is situated by a roundabout. A visit is recommended. - Chris Harte 13.10.09.
    I've been visiting this shop since (I think) 1982. As already stated, its stock is very large, covering all imaginable subjects, new mass market paperbacks to arcane antiquarian. Fair prices, friendly staff. I can't recommend this shop highly enough. - David Gouldstone 30.10.09

Oxfam Bookshop
8-10, Catherine Street
ST. ALBANS  Hertfordshire  AL3 5BX
tel: 01727 861589  map

Oxfam Bookshop
2b, Maidenhead Street
HERTFORD  Hertfordshire  SG14 1BG
tel: 01992 583221  map

Phillips of Hitchin (Antiques) Ltd
The Manor House  Bancroft  
HITCHIN  Hertfordshire  SG5 1JW
tel: 01462 432067  map

Quiller Books
8 High Street
BUNTINGFORD  Hertfordshire  SG9 9AG
tel: 01763 271271  e-mail  website  map
Open: Monday to Saturday 9.00 - 5.30, closed Wednesday. Secondhand and antiquarian books, maps, prints and greetings cards. A recently opened bookshop in the historic coaching town of Buntingford. Book search service available.
    One smallish room, so not a vast stock and nothing outstandingly exciting, but good condition and very reasonably priced; probably some bargains to be found. Owner extremely affable. Worth a visit if you're in the area. - David Gouldstone 18.08.09.
    As previously stated just one room full of books. Very general subjects with a few antiquarian. However, even in a peaceful village there was a rampant traffic warden so park carefully. - Chris Harte 13.10.09.

Iain Rennie Book Shop
1 Church yard
TRING  Hertfordshire  HP23 5AE
tel: 01442 827384  e-mail  website  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.30 - 4.30.
We are a charity book shop stocking all types of fiction and non-fiction. Profits from this shop go to fund the nursing teams of the Iain Rennie Hospice at Home.

St Claire's Hospice Book & Music Shop
10 Devoils Lane
BISHOP'S STORTFORD  Hertfordshire  CM23 3XH
tel: 01279 755990
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.00 - 5.00.

Western Front Books
96 High Street
WARE   Hertfordshire  SG12 9AP
tel: 01920 466668  e-mail  map
Open: 7 days 9.00 - 5.30.
Good general stock but specialising in military, history, autobiographies and non fiction subjects. Book searches and valuations undertaken.