We have grouped London's bookshops by postal district.

Black Gull Books
121 High Road  East Finchley
LONDON  N2 8AG
tel: 020 8444 4717  map
Open: 7 Days a week 9.30 - 7.00
Books bought and sold. Remaindered, secondhand and antiquarian. Art, philosophy, psychology, history, fiction, film. Books of Irish Interest.
    Great stock changing regularly with a wide spread. - D Marcus.
    Book prices here were so outrageously high it was funny to check them. My usual £8-20 titles started at £180 and progressed higher. However, very good for Jewish historical matters and Yiddish books. If you can stand the owner's continual breast-beating then pop in for a glance. - Chris Harte 27.06.09.
    We welcome any comment good or bad about our shop but we do take exception to remarks which are neither accurate nor from correspondents who may have an ulterior motive in damaging our good name. To point out the inaccuracies - we do not, alas, stock any Yiddish books, and our 'Jewish historical ' section is perhaps 4 or 5 books strong at any one time. As for the matter of pricing, the clue 'my usual 8-20 pound' range suggests a fellow bookseller attempting to muddy the waters by rather underhanded means. Any fair minded browser in the shop would quickly realize that our stock is overwhelmingly priced to sell at 3- 20 pounds with a strong antiquarian section that reflects prices as noted on the net. I realize that this email may add to my reputation as a 'breast-beater' but I can live with that, misinformation and maliciousness less so. - Chris Overfield, Black Gull Books 04.08.09.
    Can I add a comment on this bookshop as a regular if infrequent visitor with no vested interest? It is a traditional secondhand bookshop. Large varied stock of books in good condition and just like second hand bookshops used to be but neat and tidy. As the owner says the prices are not especially high (not cheap either but I suppose he has to make a living) and it is also true that there are not a significant number of Jewish books there. I wonder if Chris Harte (who usually seems to make very sensible comments) has mixed this bookshop up with Josephs Bookstore in the Finchley Road near the junction with the A406 which is very close to East Finchley and is mainly a Jewish bookstore and did seem awfully pricey when I went in once. (Come to think, you don’t list that ..) - Anthony Davis 07.09.09. (I have remedied this oversight today - TBG)
    So appalled at Chris Harte's review that I felt compelled to write a few words myself! I love this bookshop! interesting and fairly priced selection of books find it hard to visit without making a purchase. - George Drew 05.12.09

British Red Cross Bookshop
385 Green Lanes  Palmers Green
LONDON  N13 4JG
tel: 020 8886 8364  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 4.00.
Donated books, CDs & videos.

Church Street Bookshop
142 Stoke Newington Church Street
LONDON  N16 0JU
tel: 020 7241 5411  map
Academic & scholarly books

Fisher & Sperr
46 Highgate High Street
LONDON  N6 5JB map
tel: 020 8340 7244
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.30 - 5.00.
Large general secondhand stock.
     The aged proprietor is 9/10'ths deaf and unfortunately his mood and condition are deteriorating. The upstairs section which had good but overpriced art is roped off and he refuses admission. Otherwise nothing worth reading, try Oxfam next door. - Richard 18.04.08.

Joseph's Bookstore
2 Ashbourne Parade
1257 Finchley Road  Temple Fortune
LONDON  NW11 0AD
tel: 020 8731 7575  e-mail   website  map
Open: Monday - Friday 9.30 - 6.30, Sunday 10.00 - 5.00.
A wide range of selected fiction and non-fiction titles as well as a large selection of Jewish interest books

Barrie Marks Ltd
24 Church Vale
LONDON  N2 9PA
tel: 020 8883 1919  map

Oxfam Bookshop
47 Highgate High Street
LONDON  N6 5JX
tel: 020 8 347 6704

Ripping Yarns
355 Archway Road
LONDON  N6 4EJ
tel: 020 8341 6111  fax: 020 7482 5056  e-mail   website  map
Open: Tuesday - Saturday 11.00 - 5.00  Sunday 11.00 - 4.00
We specialise in children's and illustrated books - William, Bunter, Biggles, Rupert, school stories, boys' and girls', Ladybirds, annuals etc. We also have a large general stock - literature, poetry, plays, crime fiction etc. We are opposite Highgate tube. Parking available within 50 yards. Come and browse or contact us with any wants.

John Trotter Books
80 East End Road
Finchley  LONDON  N3 2SY
tel: 020 8349 9484  e-mail   website  map
Open: Monday - Thursday 8.00 - 5.00 and occassional Fridays and Sundays
A large selection of books ( 20,000+ ) of Jewish interest, theology, Near and Middle Eastern studies, ancient history. Situated in the stables of the old Finchley manor house. Cafe on site, parking in local streets is free.