Harrowden Books 
61 High Street
FINEDON Northants NN9 5JN map
tel: 01933 681522 e-mail web
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.30.
Over 18,000 books in stock covering most subjects. We offer a friendly personal service. Browsers welcome.
There are insufficient superlatives in the English language to describe this place. Just when you begin to despair that the type and quality of second hand bookshop which existed in bygone days is in fact a thing of the past, along comes one which restores faith. You are offered a complementary cup of excellent coffee on entry by a very well dressed owner who is attentive, intelligent and well informed. The stock is extensive, varied in and between subject / genres. Price for HB and PB is excellent £2 upwards for the former and on average £1.50 for the latter. Cafe next door in this very pretty calm and quiet Northants village. AND you can park free right outside - Perfection itself. I urge, advise, exhort an early visit. If only there were more like this. - Jon Morgan 03.03.12.
That's a fantastic review Jon, and very much apreciated. Can't think who this "attentive, intelligent and well informed" chap can be though ... does he work here? - Mike Sumner 13.03.12.
Absolute agreement with Jon Morgan's comments. WWAD. - Steven Whitehead 25.08.12.
It will probably embarrass him but proprietor Mike Sumner is a hugely knowledgeable man who made my visit more interesting than I ever expected. His stock contained so much material I had never previously seen that I felt my final boxload of purchases should have been much, much more. WWAD. - Chris Harte 13.09.12.
If only every village had a place like this. A compact, tidy, and well organized general stock with highlights in most areas. I left in a really good mood. - OWC 13.09.12.
I would endorse everything good that has been said about this shop - if only there were more like it. Prices are extremely realistic and it contains a stock of quality and variety. Well worth the detour. - Nicholas Pendower 29.10.12.
Excellent shop with sensible prices. Well worth a visit and I fully endorse the other reviewers' comments. - Steve Brissle 06.03.13.
I very much appreciate everyone's very kind comments. It makes it all the more worthwhile. Many thanks. - Mike Sumner (proprietor) 19.03.13.
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