We have grouped London's bookshops by postal district.

Archive Bookstore
83 Bell Street  Marylebone
LONDON  NW1 6TB
tel: 020 7402 8212   website  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.30 - 6.00.
Large stock of printed music, popular and classic (piano scores, piano duets and duos, chamber music, opera) Two floors of sought-after, selected titles in all subjects.
    This is a true old-fashioned London bookshop. Titles scattered everywhere with the helpful owner risking all for me as he kept climbing a ladder to get to books from the top shelves for me to examine. There could be treasures here yet to be found. Sensible prices. - Chris Harte 27.06.09.
    A true second hand bookshop. Almost impossible to get near the modern firsts even with the assistance of a stool but found a couple of nuggets at very reasonable prices. Very helpful owner and staff. Offered a cup of tea within minutes of entering the shop. I will return. - Loyola 24.04.10.

Black Gull Books
70 Camden Lock Place
LONDON  NW1 8AF
tel: 020 7267 5005  map
Open: 7 days 10.00 - 6.00
A large,fast changing stock including art, photography, film, history, philosophy, psycology, music, drama, fiction & mind body spirit.
    Despite the crowds of tourists at Camden still worth a look, about 50-50 arts and fiction. - Paintworks 08.07.10.

Keith Fawkes
1-3, Flask Walk
LONDON  NW3 1HJ
tel: 020 7435 0614  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.30, Sunday 12.00 - 6.00.
    Large, strangely organised, crammed and accessible by Thiinipuffs only. However very helpful and knowledgeable manager compensates. - A.N.Other.
    A packed little shop worth an hour of any bibliophile's time,with a cynical american owner who does a nice line in dry wit. - Paintworks 08.07.10.

Stephen Foster
95 Bell Street
LONDON  NW1 6TL
tel: 020 7724 0876 fax: 020 7724 0927  e-mail   website  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.30 - 6.00
Old & rare books. We have a general stock with a leaning towards the arts. Paperbacks at £1 through to rarities. We accept all major credit cards and ship worldwide.
    I picked up one book from a set of nine and mentioned to the manager that the price was a bit steep for the set. His agononised reply was that the price was for each individual title. During my visit the owner arrived and his attitude was such that I left the shop. Why do these people open premises when they obviously don't want to be bothered with the riff-raff turning up. - Chris Harte 27.06.09.
    Friendly and helpful with an interesting stock that is worth browsing. I find the prices reasonable. - James Salmon 21.08.09.
    In reply to Mr Harte - I'm sorry he felt he was treated poorly, but that really isn't what I am or the shop is like. In fact in his own review of our Chiswick shop that same week he referred to me as 'Manager chatty and with considerable knowledge of the trade. Visit highly recommended.' When I thought back to the incident, I recall that Will who was in charge that day had indeed answered Mr Harte's question (and I'm sorry he found the books too expensive) - I was trying to unload the car while parked on a yellow line and fending off traffic wardens. The morning's calls having taken far too long, I was running late for my subsequent appointments. If I was a little distracted by the daily hassle of doing business in London, then I apologise. Why do I open a shop? It's what I've done all of my working life, and I suspect that the numerous customers we've had in that location over the past 20 years wouldn't recognise Mr Harte's review as being representative of the shop in any way or form. - Stephen Foster 03.12.09.
    Very pleasant owner. Good varied stock. Not cheap but pleased with my purchases. - Loyola 24.04.10

Hellenic Book Centre
49-51 Fortess Road
LONDON  NW5 1AD
tel: 020 7267 9499  fax: 020 7267 9498  website  map
Open: Monday - Friday 9.30 - 6.00 Saturday 10.00-5.00.
New and secondhand Greek and Latin books

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

Oxfam Books & Music
166 Kentish Town Road  Kentish Town
LONDON  NW5 2AG
tel: 020 7 2673560

Walden Books
38 Harmood Street
LONDON  NW1 8DP
tel: 020 7267 8146  map
Open: Thursday -Sunday 10.30 - 6.00
Literature, art and general stock.
    Very good for travel, art and history. Friendly and expert owner. Prices reasonable. - James Salmon 21.08.09.
    Overpriced and the owner always pretty snotty to me; add that to the impossible parking and this is one I've crossed off my list. I feel it may be a different story if you look wealthy enough. - Paintworks 08.07.10.