Secondhand and Antiquarian Bookshops in the UK 2019
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Maritime Books
66 Royal Hill
GREENWICH London SE10 8RT map
tel: 020 8692 1794
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 6.00.
Maritime and navel history only.
Add a comment Read commentsHide commentsArguably the best maritime book shop in England. I visited at the height of the Para Olympics around Sept 2012. The owner was most helpful and offerred a discount as I was purchasing around 10 books in 1 go. The books are very well arranged with every conceivable catagory and period covered for both naval and maritime topics. There was also a selection of some maritime journals. The owner also let me have free reign in the back room where many of the more expensive and rare tomes where stacked. I did indeed find many books there which made the trip worthwhile. Price wise I found some books to be very well priced and some expensive, I guess that I'm not use to London prices! - Laurence Batchelor 03.01.14.
Oxfam Bookshop
2 College Approach
GREENWICH London SE10 9HY
tel: 020 8 3051656 e-mail web
Add a comment Read commentsHide commentsQuite a small shop bang in the middle of the tourist area, between the Cutty Sark & the Market. - Steve Newman 18.06.12.
This may be small but some quality stuff here and at decentish (for Oxfam) prices. My haul justified the trip on its own esp. as Halcyon was closed contrary to the guide entry and the Junk shop was almost devoid of books. No book stalls in the market either ... - Jon Morgan 31.05.14.
Stock still good although prices for hardback fiction have ballooned. - Jon Morgan 10.09.14.
Appears to be stocked for the tourist, not the discerning book collector. Many books here you might well find in a 'remaindered' book shop, but not at 'remaindered' prices. Worth checking out if you are in the area visiting the market, or hoping to find Greenwich Book Place open, but not worth making a special journey. - Steve Newman 19.01.15.
I've had better luck here than previous posters. Grabbed a volume of Chris Killip's black & white photos of the North-East in the turbulent 1980s - copies on the internet start at 80 quid - for just four pounds. Most unlike Oxfam to miss a trick! - Nicholas Sack 27.01.15.
Still small but stock is now no better than an average Oxfam who, let alone a bookshop. NWAD. - Jon Morgan 01.10.15.
Improvement in stock quality evident but still constrained by space. Given the literatti / chatteratti and tourist hordes that descend on Greenwich at all times of year, I think Oxfam are missing a trick. A much bigger store and extended stock would pay dividends. Prices not too bad for Oxfam. - Jon Morgan 10.03.18.
Small shop yes but staff were friendly enough. Prices on the high side for Oxfam but stock was surprisingly wide ranging and interesting. As others have said, would definitely benefit from larger premises. Only a minute's walk from the Greenwich Cutty Sark DLR station. - Graeme Rendall 08.10.18.
I agree with Jon Morgan's opinion. Some good quality stuff on the shelves at very realistic prices. Plenty of new review copies as well as books on British subjects which, oddly, were only published in America. Worth a visit. - Chris 30.01.19.
The Junk Shop Emporium
9 Greenwich South Street
GREENWICH London SE10 8NW map
tel: ?
Open: ?
Add a comment Read commentsHide commentsHas a considerable number of books. Far more than Oxfam at Blackheath, and far cheaper than the nearby Bookshop on the Heath. Indeed Observer Books that cost £20-£30 in Bookshop on the Heath can be had for £4-£5. Steve Newman 25.06.09.
Very pleasant and helpful people but it is what it says: a junk shop. By no stretch of the imagination is it a bookshop. The books in the shop are from house clearances and not really wanted by the owners. The junk, however, is fascinating. - Chris Harte 12.08.09.
A great place for bargains if you buy books to read and use and don't mind library stamps etc.; it's total chaos but I've never left without some rare gems at good prices, particularly on art and architecture. - Paintworks 08.07.10.
My revisit was most worthwhile as the new stock of books contained some wonderful treasures. Still recommended. - Chris Harte 12.08.10.
Been a while since I've been in, but always worth a rummage - picked up an excellent pictorial biography of Dylan Thomas. Bear in mind that it WILL be a rummage. The place is a picture of beautiful chaos. - IC 17.06.11.
I can't understand how this place survives in an area like this. In spite of being in one of the country's main tourist locations it really is a Junk shop not Antique and the book prices reflect this. The books are all over the place on two floors. I think they started from a mass clear out of ravensbourne art college library and many of these art books are still there and not in great condition. However they appear to have acquired some other, not ex library, stock at even cheaper prices. A fun rummage if you're in the area. - John Allen 04.07.11.
Chaotic - books scattered everywhere esp. in the basement no organisation but some gems if you are patient. Haggling works. - Jon Morgan 11.09.12.
Called in Saturday, this place is gradually going up market but at the expense of some of the book units. Still worthwhile calling in if in the area on a Saturday for the market and the other Greenwich bookshops, but not the bargain basement shop it once was. - Steve Newman 25.11.13.
Almost devoid of books but still a fascinating place. - Jon Morgan 31.05.14.
Can't agree with the last comment, still plenty of books if you search around. Far more than the nearby Oxfam, and at half the price. Bargains to be had too, on this occasion a 1st Edition 1938 Observer Butterflies for £4. If you want your books neat and tidy, go to Bookshop on the Heath, otherwise ... - Steve Newman 19.01.15.
I heartily agree with Steve Newman, above: this place has been tidied up a bit and is still well worth a rummage. Monographs formerly in the library of the Ravensbourne College of Art may be a tad tatty, but are dirt cheap. - Nicholas Sack 27.01.15.
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