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56 Charing Cross Road
CHARING CROSS London WC2H 0QA map
tel: 020 7836 3697 web
Rare books, first editions, modern literature, art, poetry, scholarly/academic books, antiquarian, leather bound sets, general stock. We buy large collections of books anywhere in the known world.
Excellent shop, with very friendly staff, always worth a close look. Bargains possible. - James Salmon 21.08.09.
Always worth a visit and prices reasonable (for London). The really good stuff, however, is on the net and not held in the shop. - Loyola 24.04.10.
Two floors of varied topics. The locked up cases of antiquarian titles contained a few rarities and took a bit of time to check. Basement stock general but worth searching. - Chris Harte 28.06.10.
Nothing like as good as it was, most of the gems to be found downstairs seem a thing of the past, but one can still find the occasional bargain. - Mandalay Emporium 09.04.11.
Great to find a secondhand shop open late. Good stock and fair prices. WAD. - Steven Whitehead 13.09.11.
This place always seems to be our most successful book shopping on Charing Cross Road - we usually leave with around a dozen books on each visit and the variety and quantity are excellent. Prices mostly very good too and even some very interesting items to be found in their bargain shelves/boxes outside and downstairs - lots to rummage through, but we often find a few worth buying. - M&O 14.04.12.
Arthur Probsthain
41 Great Russell Street
BLOOMSBURY London WC1B 3PE map
tel: 020 7636 1096 e-mail
Open: Monday - Frirday 9.30 - 5.30 Saturday 12.00 - 4.00.
We stock a selection of great classics and also new books which have just been published. Each country or subject is separated which makes it an enjoyable browse. At our main branch we focus on art, (painting, architecture, ceramics, etc) music, film, religion, languages, literature and culture from China, Japan, South-east Asia, The Middle East, Africa, India and South Asia.
Atlantis Bookshop
49a Museum Street
BLOOMSBURY London WC1A 1LY map
tel: 020 7405 2120
Open: Monday - Saturday 11.00 - 6.00.
Occult, mind, body & spirit.
Bertram Rota Ltd
31 Long Acre
COVENT GARDEN London WC2E 9LT map
tel: 020 783 60723 fax: 020 74979058 e-mail web
Open: Monday - Friday 9.30 - 5.30. Appointment recommended.
Modern first editions, private press and artists' books, architecture and the applied arts, archives and manuscripts.
Camden Lock Books
Old Street Station
4 Saint Agnes Well
THE CITY London EC1Y 1BE map
tel: 02072 530666 02072 530 666 e-mail web
Open: Monday - Friday 8.30 - 7.00, Saturday 12.00 - 5.30.
We have a back room with great general secondhand,collectable, antiquarian, photographic, travel, fine bindings, literature, first editions, art, fashion, sport, military, ephemera, architecture, miniatures, childrens', natural history, and local history books. Camden Lock Books, located in Old Street Station, is also one of the Capitals most iconic independent new bookshops(+ dealership in ECM Jazz CDs).
Collinge and Clark
13 Leigh Street
BLOOMSBURY London WC1H 9EW map
tel: 020 7387 7105
Open: Monday - Frirday 11.00 - 6.30.
Private press, typography, British history.
I work nearby and regularly pop along to browse the boxes outside the shop. Never browsed inside, but the boxes outside are an eclectic mix, have bought some real gems. Some of this stock is heavily reduced (having previously been on the shelves inside) and more often than not I pick up a book or two. - M&O 14.04.12.
David Drummond at Pleasures of Past Times
11 Cecil Court
CHARING CROSS London WC2N 4EZ map
tel: 020 7836 1142 e-mail
Open: Monday - Friday 11.00 - 5.45, closed for lunch 2.30 - 3.30.
Books, playbills and bygones of the performing arts, also illustrated and children's books pre 1940, Victoriana and postcards.
Goldsboro Books
23 & 25 Cecil Court
CHARING CROSS London WC2N 4EZ map
tel: 020 7497 9230 fax: 020 7497 9230 web
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 6.00.
Goldsboro Books are the UK's leading specialist in first edition, signed books in all areas of fiction.
Great window display but closed due to a "private engagement" on the Saturday I tried to visit. Yes, I know I should have phoned first but to close to the public on a Saturday seems strange to me. - Steven 16.04.13.
Henry Pordes Books Ltd
58-60 Charing Cross Road
CHARING CROSS London WC2H 0BB map
tel: 020 7836 9031
The arts, cinema, music and theatre.
Not the best prices - remaindered books can usually be found cheaper elsewhere. - George Marshall 06.02.09.
Wide selection but anything uncommon is priced accordingly. - Loyola 24.04.10.
General stock in the shop, but for the first time in forty years I was allowed into the back rooms. What treasures: any decent collector would want to see what was on those shelves. Also good to note was that the pricing was very fair on these special items. - Chris Harte 28.06.10.
Nicely laid out and ordered stock, impressive Cinema and Music collection. Pricing is London but overall worth a good browse. - Norman Davies 16.03.11.
The owners are always to be spotted at the Royal National monthly book fair purchasing stock and marking it up heavily. I can't recall the last time I discovered anything half decent here - or, at least, anything that couldn't be purchased much cheaper elsewhere. - Mandalay Emporium 09.04.11.
Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers
46 Great Russell Street
BLOOMSBURY London WC1B 3PA map
tel: 020 7631 4220
Open: Monday - Friday 10.30 - 5.30.
Dickens first editions, the Romantics & theatre.
Atmospheric surroundings. Large varied stock of predominantly 19th century titles. - Loyola 24.04.10.
The owners are charming and the lovely bookshop has wooden bookshelves all round with some interesting antiquarian stock which is not overpriced. Unfortunately they keep their best stuff upstairs and don?t let people view it (not really the same having it brought down). Not to be missed in Central London. - Anthony Davis 27.07.10.
Judd Books
82 Marchmont Street
BLOOMSBURY London WC1N 1AG map
tel: 020 7387 5333 web
Open: Monday - Saturday 11.00 - 7.00, Sunday 12.00 - 6.00.
We have a very large stock of used, remaindered and academic books especially in architecture, history and philosophy.
By far the best remaindered bookshop in London with a large academic stock and consistently the best prices. The architecture and design section is particularly impressive. It justifies a major detour. - George Marshall 06.02.09.
Interesting and extensive stock of mainly remaindered titles, which have been carefully selected. Recommended. - Loyola 24.04.10.
Remainders everywhere. Only second-hand books were tat in boxes outside the shop. - Chris Harte 28.06.10.
Excellent mix of old and new , with emphasis on academic, serious, politics, philosophy, literature, with very good bargains to be found among the cheap remainders. Reliable, long-established shop. - conormg 27.01.11.
Chris Harte is right that there are lots of remainders and that the boxes outside are generally not worthwhile - but there are also plenty of other secondhand books he has missed (the whole wall of bookcases to the left as you enter the shop). I visit regularly, excellent for the remainders (both non-fiction and some good fiction) and find some good stuff in the secondhand section from time to time, though the majority is relatively modern and general. - M&O 14.04.12.
I like this place for both the remainders and the second hand, Yes the stuff outside is tat, but it always is. M& O is right about the secondhand and remaindered fiction and I rarely leave without a few books in my bag. Good for proximity to Skoob in the Brunswick Centre. - Jon morgan 26.03.13.
Marchpane
16 Cecil Court
CHARING CROSS London WC2N 4HE map
tel: 020 7836 8661 e-mail web
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.30 - 6.00.
Children's and illustrated books. ABA & PBFA member.
Great shop to visit with interesting and varied childrens stock but prices are quite high for the average browser. - Sam 05.09.12.
Motor Books
13 -15 Cecil Court
CHARING CROSS London WC2N 4AN map
tel: 020 7836 5376 fax: 020 7240 9845 web
Open: Monday Friday 9.30 6.00, Thursday 9.30 7.00, Saturday 10.30 5.30
Established in 1957, Motor Books is the oldest motoring bookseller in the world specialising in motoring and motorsport. Over the years the shop expanded its operation to cover railway, aviation, maritime and military subjects.
Oxfam Bookshop
12 Bloomsbury Street
BLOOMSBURY London WC1B 3QA map
tel: 020 7637 4610
Open: 7 days 10.00 - 6.00.
In the premises of the much missed Unsworths, this has a large stock, though prices seem to be higher than usual for Oxfam bookshops. - George Marshall 06.02.09.
I just could not get over what was hiding away on the shelves. Not only was there a run of rare bound volumes of literature but the glass cases had some wonderful items. This in a charity shop !! - Chris Harte 28.06.10.
A very broad range of stock and one of Oxfam's flagship branches, but you'll be lucky to unearth a bargain. - Mandalay Emporium 09.04.11.
Prices continue to rise at the same time as the quality of the stock goes down. - Mandalay Emporium 29.09.12.
Occasional gems but not cheap. The fiction is limited and actually quite difficult to see given its position. I frequently buy a couple of books but the whole point of charity bookshops is taking a chance on unknown authors titles and at these prices it is simply too expensive. Better books in Strutton Ground and Marylebone High street shops. - Jon morgan 26.03.13.
Peter Ellis
18 Cecil Court
CHARING CROSS London WC2N 4HE map
tel: 020 7836 8880 web
Open: Monday - Friday 10.30 - 7.00, Saturday 10.30 - 5.30.
Modern firsts, literature, illustrated, history. ABA member.
Excellent selection of modern firsts but prices over the top as seems common in Cecil Court. £75 for Smiley's People? - Loyola 24.04.10.
Loyola seems to be under a double misapprehension: books in London are in fact cheaper than elsewhere in the country (see his comments on Any Amount of Books); it is not possible to maintain an 'excellent selection' by underselling your stock. ellisbooks 17.03.11.
Photo Books International
99 Judd Street
BLOOMSBURY London WC1H 9NE map
tel: 020 7813 7363 e-mail web
Open: Wednesday - Friday 11.00 - 5.30, Saturday 12.00 - 4.00
Specialists in photographic books. A wide selection of new & used photography books from around the world. Always interested in buying good quality photographic books.
Pinda Bryars Books
7 Cecil Court
CHARING CROSS London WC2N 4EZ map
tel: 020 7836 1910 e-mail web
Open: Monday-Saturday 11.00 - 6.00.
General antiquarian books including early printing, classics, history, literature, detective fiction, art and travel. Nearest Tube: Leicester Square.
Quinto and Francis Edwards
72 Charing Cross Road
CHARING CROSS London WC2H 0BL map
tel: 020 7379 7669 web
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.00 - 9.00, Sunday 12.00 - 8.00.
We stock a wide range of second-hand, antiquarian and rare books on all subjects. Our ground floor is home to Francis Edwards Antiquarian Booksellers, specialists in rare and antiquarian books since 1855.
Total stock change in past couple of months but, alas, what I collect is no longer part of their holdings. - Chris Harte 14.04.09.
Still wonderful, although the expansion of the Francis Edwards section means that it has gone up-market. Frequent stock changes, Reasonable prices given the quality of the stock. The staff are very helpful. - James Salmon 21.08.09.
Always enjoy browsing here but rarely find anything I want. Bargains in basement. One room of antiquarian books. - Loyola 24.04.10.
Nice new premises and so much brighter than the dull old shop. Stock seems to change all the time which is not a bad thing. The basement is lovely and fresh: remember the old one? - Chris Harte 28.06.10.
Nicely laid out decent stock. Upstairs more expensive collectibles good general selection. Basement excellent bargains as half price sale on day of my visit! - Norman Davies 16.03.11.
Nothing like as good as when in its previous location; only worth visiting when they have their 75% (or so) sale on. The stock upstairs is ludicrously expensive. - Mandalay Emporium 09.04.11.
Bit of a hotch-potch. I am sure there is good stuff to be found there but not by me in the time I had available. - Steven 16.04.13.
Skoob
66 The Brunswick
BLOOMSBURY London WC1N 1AE map
tel: 020 7278 8760 web
London's broadest selection of secondhand academic books, the UK's widest range in philosophy and large collections of modern literature, art, history, politics, economics, classics, science and technology.
The description (London's broadest selection of secondhand academic books, the UK's widest range) is theirs and is not justified. It has a good and broad range, but it is not that significant. - George Marshall 06.02.09.
Wide variety at very reasonable prices but nothing for the collector. - Loyola 24.04.10.
Sadly this shop always disappoints, very drab stock, often overpriced & never anything collectable. tradng.ava 31.03.11.
Little for collectors perhaps, but plenty for readers - which is the main thing. Very wide stock in humanities and social sciences, especially strong in history, classics, literature and art. Highly recommended. - GP 16.07.11.
Another regular lunchtime browsing spot for me. Bit surprised by comments that there is little for the collector - extensive Penguin collection, plus many JM Dent and other older series. The most interesting stuff is all around the till area, most of the good stuff pulled out of the general stock shelves. It's a good experience all round with my only complaint being that (especially in the last year or so) prices seem to have risen and many of the books are not very competitively priced. Still always worth a visit. - M&O 14.04.12.
Odd comments from the above. Skoob has the largest collection of plays and philosophy in London, and an incredible antiquarian selection if you ask. - ElBib 12.07.12.
SOAS Bookshop (Arthur Probsthain)
School of Oriental & African Studies
Brunei Gallery Thornhaugh Street (off Russell Square)
BLOOMSBURY London WC1H 0XG map
tel: 020 7898 4470 web
Open: Monday - Friday 9.30 - 5.30 (Saturday 12.00 - 4 .00, term time only: October - March)
Specialising in books on: Africa, anthropology, Central Asia, China, development studies, economics, ethnomusicology, India, Islam, Japan, languages, Middle East, politics, religion, Southeast Asia, SOAS coursepacks & publications.
Spink and Son Ltd
69 Southampton Row
Bloomsbury
BLOOMSBURY London WC1B 4ET map
tel: 020 7563 4000
Numismatics, stamps & banknotes.
Stephen Poole Fine Books
27 Cecil Court
CHARING CROSS London WC2N 4EZ map
tel: 020 7836 0999
Open: Monday - Friday 10.00 - 6.00, Saturday 10.00 - 5.00.
Literary first editions of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Nice neat shop with good finds to be had! - John 06.10.11.
I always call in here when in the area. Perhaps the best 2nd hand bookshop in London for modern firsts. The stock is well organised and presented, and almost all books are in fine condition. - John Perry 17.08.12
Storeys Ltd
1 & 3 Cecil Court
CHARING CROSS London WC2N 4EZ map
tel: 020 7836 3777 fax: 020 7836 3788
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 6.00.
Antiquarian engravings, maps and prints.
The Centre Bookshop
Church of St Edmund the King
Lombard Street
THE CITY London EC3V 9EA map
tel: 020 7626 5031 e-mail web
Open: Monday - Friday 10.00 - 6.00.
New and secondhand books in Spirituality, (specialising in Ignatian Spirituality) theology, liturgy, biblical studies, literature, poetry, fiction, history, philosophy, ethics. Free postage on all orders send to UK mainland addresses.
It is in a converted Wren church and the fittings are still there on the far side of the books. Definitely a strong contender for London's most beautiful bookshop as well. Not a large stock, mainly on a religious and philosophical theme as might be expected but well worth a visit if nearby. - Anthony Davis 27.07.10.
The Witch Ball
2 Cecil Court
CHARING CROSS London WC2N 4HE map
tel: 020 7836 2922 fax: 020 7836 2922 e-mail
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.30 - 6.30.
Antiquarian print shop, specialists in the performing arts.
Tim Bryars
8 Cecil Court
CHARING CROSS London WC2N 4HE map
tel: 020 7838 1901 fax: 020 7836 1910 e-mail web
Early printed books, classical texts and translations, atlases and maps of all regions, mostly pre 1800, topographical and natural history prints. Regular exhibitor at the London Map Fair
Tindley and Chapman
4 Cecil Court
CHARING CROSS London WC2N 4HE map
tel: 020 7240 2161 fax: 020 7379 1062
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.30 - 5.00.
Twentieth Century first editions and architecture. PBFA member.
Good selection of modern firsts. Elastic pricing - no bargains but fair prices for good condition uncommon books. Owner is colourful character who will offer modest discount if issue is raised delicately. - Loyola 24.04.10.
Travis and Emery Books on Music
17 Cecil Court
CHARING CROSS London WC2N 4EZ map
tel: 020 7240 2129 e-mail web
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.15 - 6.45, Sunday 12.00 - 6.00.
New and old books on music, secondhand and antiquarian music, opera programmes, prints and photographs, prints, playbills, libretti. ABA & PBFA member.
Treadwell's
33 Store Street
Bloomsbury
BLOOMSBURY London WC2E 7PS map
tel: 0207 419 8507 e-mail web
Open: Week days11.00 - 7.00, Weekends:12.00 - 7.00.
Treadwell's bookshop is undoubtedly the most magical bookshop in London. It specialises in History, Mythology, Neopaganism, Wicca literature, Anthropology, Comparative Religions and more. In addition to its rare collection of written texts, herbs and incenses, Treadwell's also runs a successful series of events where clusters of academics, poets, artists and practitioners gather together to discuss philosophical matters until the early hours of the morning.
Waterstone's Booksellers
82 Gower Street
BLOOMSBURY London WC1E 6EQ map
tel: 020 7636 1577
Large remaindered academic stock and a small selection of secondhand titles.
Surprisingly large second hand and remaindered section filling several rooms. Prices are decent with regular additional discounts. - George Marshall 06.02.09.
This is one of the best second hand and upmarket remainder shops in London and is too often ignored because I think it is inside (first floor) a Waterstones. Excellent selection particularly history but most subjects. Decent prices too. - Norman Davies 16.03.11.
Practically nothing of interest to those who are not into academic titles. - Mandalay Emporium 09.04.11.
I agree with the earlier comments: an excellent range of academic titles and, what is more, helpful and enthusiastic staff - at Waterstones! Glory be! - Steven Whitehead 12.10.11.
This is just the continuation of the former Dillon's stock. (The range of new books aren't as good as I remember them.) Few bargains likely but plenty to browse. - Chris K 09.06.12.
Watkins Books Ltd
19 & 21 Cecil Court
CHARING CROSS London WC2N 4NH map
tel: 020 7836 2182
Specialists in Mysticism, Eastern Religions, Alternative Medicine, Astrology, Magick, Jungian Psychology, Wicca, Yoga & Contemporary Spirituality.
Now refurbished and re-opened. The same wonderful range of books on the exotic. The secondhand stock is now incorporated with the new stock -look out for the red stickers. - Peter M 07.12.10.
Wildy & Sons Ltd
Lincoln's Inn Archway
Carey Street
LINCOLN'S INN London WC2A 2JD map
tel: 020 7242 5778
Lawbooks, criminology, true crime.
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