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Books for CooksBooks for CooksThis shop for cookery book fanatics was once managed by Clarissa Dickson-Wright. The mouth-watering smells that spring from this traditional place are thanks to the...2023/06/09 Where:

Books for Cooks, 4 Blenheim Crescent Notting Hill W11

Category: Books

Books for Cooks
London > Shopping > Books
4 Blenheim Crescent, Notting Hill, London W11
This shop for cookery book fanatics was once managed by Clarissa Dickson-Wright. The mouth-watering smells that spring from this traditional place are thanks to the... More

Foyles - Charing Cross RoadFoyles - Charing Cross RoadGreat British bookshop Foyles has been trading since 1903 and in 2014 it moves out of its home for more than 80 years at 113-119...2023/06/09 Where:

Foyles - Charing Cross Road, 107 Charing Cross Road Soho WC2H

Category: Books

Foyles - Charing Cross Road
London > Shopping > Books
107 Charing Cross Road, Soho, London WC2H
Great British bookshop Foyles has been trading since 1903 and in 2014 it moves out of its home for more than 80 years at 113-119... More

Daunt Books MaryleboneDaunt Books MaryleboneSmooth wood panelling, streams of natural light bursting through a large, pitched glass roof - as soon as you enter Daunt Books on Marylebone High...2023/06/09 Where:

Daunt Books Marylebone, 83 Marylebone High Street Marylebone W1U

Category: Books

Daunt Books Marylebone
London > Shopping > Books
83 Marylebone High Street, Marylebone, London W1U
Smooth wood panelling, streams of natural light bursting through a large, pitched glass roof - as soon as you enter Daunt Books on Marylebone High... More

John Sandoe BooksJohn Sandoe BooksA delightful discovery, this well-established independent book shop was set up by John Sandoe in 1957 and has been owned by the staff since 1989...2023/06/09 Where:

John Sandoe Books, 10 Blacklands Terrace Knightsbridge SW3

Category: Books

John Sandoe Books
London > Shopping > Books
10 Blacklands Terrace, Knightsbridge, London SW3
A delightful discovery, this well-established independent book shop was set up by John Sandoe in 1957 and has been owned by the staff since 1989... More

StanfordsStanfordsMap and travel experts since 1853, Stanfords has been trading in the Covent Garden area since the nineteenth century and in 2019 moved from Long...2023/06/09 Where:

Stanfords, 7 Mercer Walk Covent Garden WC2H

Category: Books

Stanfords
London > Shopping > Books
7 Mercer Walk, Covent Garden, London WC2H
Map and travel experts since 1853, Stanfords has been trading in the Covent Garden area since the nineteenth century and in 2019 moved from Long... More

HatchardsHatchardsThe Ritz of bookshops - Hatchards is where the royal biographies feel at home and it's conveniently situated next door to Fortnum and Mason, coincidentally...2023/06/09 Where:

Hatchards, 187 Piccadilly St James's W1J

Category: Books

Hatchards
London > Shopping > Books
187 Piccadilly, St James's, London W1J
The Ritz of bookshops - Hatchards is where the royal biographies feel at home and it's conveniently situated next door to Fortnum and Mason, coincidentally... More

London Review BookshopLondon Review BookshopOpened in May 2003, with Alan Bennett cutting the ribbon, the London Review Bookshop is a welcome addition to the city's dwindling ranks of independent...2023/06/09 Where:

London Review Bookshop, 14 Bury Place Bloomsbury WC1A

Category: Books

London Review Bookshop
London > Shopping > Books
14 Bury Place, Bloomsbury, London WC1A
Opened in May 2003, with Alan Bennett cutting the ribbon, the London Review Bookshop is a welcome addition to the city's dwindling ranks of independent... More

BookartbookshopBookartbookshopWe love this great little book shop. As the name suggests, you'll find books on art but, more specifically, they specialise in artists' books -...2023/06/09 Where:

Bookartbookshop, 17 Pitfield Street Hoxton N1

Category: Books

Bookartbookshop
London > Shopping > Books
17 Pitfield Street, Hoxton, London N1
We love this great little book shop. As the name suggests, you'll find books on art but, more specifically, they specialise in artists' books -... More

Shapero Rare BooksShapero Rare BooksSpecialists in travel, natural history and English literature with an extensive range of colour plate books ranging from sport, children's interest, architecture and economics....2023/06/09 Where:

Shapero Rare Books, 32 St George Street Mayfair W1S

Category: Books

Shapero Rare Books
London > Shopping > Books
32 St George Street, Mayfair, London W1S
Specialists in travel, natural history and English literature with an extensive range of colour plate books ranging from sport, children's interest, architecture and economics.... More

Primrose Hill BooksPrimrose Hill BooksThis literary gem stocks lots of really quirky publications as well as the normal run of books. Everything about Primrose Hill Books encourages you to...2023/06/09 Where:

Primrose Hill Books, 134 Regent's Park Road Primrose Hill NW1

Category: Books

Primrose Hill Books
London > Shopping > Books
134 Regent's Park Road, Primrose Hill, London NW1
This literary gem stocks lots of really quirky publications as well as the normal run of books. Everything about Primrose Hill Books encourages you to... More

Gay's the WordGay's the WordA broad selection of gay and lesbian interest books ranging from fiction, through biography, travel and counselling. Magazines and cards are also on offer....2023/06/09 Where:

Gay's the Word, 66 Marchmont Street Bloomsbury WC1N

Category: Books

Gay's the Word
London > Shopping > Books
66 Marchmont Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1N
A broad selection of gay and lesbian interest books ranging from fiction, through biography, travel and counselling. Magazines and cards are also on offer.... More

Daunt Books Holland ParkDaunt Books Holland ParkThis is a sister shop to the delightful Daunt Books situated in Marylebone High Street, London, an original Edwardian bookshop with long oak galleries and...2023/06/09 Where:

Daunt Books Holland Park, 112-114 Holland Park Avenue Holland Park W11

Category: Books

Daunt Books Holland Park
London > Shopping > Books
112-114 Holland Park Avenue, Holland Park, London W11
This is a sister shop to the delightful Daunt Books situated in Marylebone High Street, London, an original Edwardian bookshop with long oak galleries and... More

Foyles Royal Festival HallFoyles Royal Festival HallThe family-run Foyles book shop has been in the book selling business since 1906. Around 30,000 books are stocked at this branch on a broad...2023/06/09 Where:

Foyles Royal Festival Hall, Riverside, Level 1, Royal Festival Hall, South Bank Centre South Bank SE1

Category: Books

Foyles Royal Festival Hall
London > Shopping > Books
Riverside, Level 1, Royal Festival Hall, South Bank Centre, South Bank, London SE1
The family-run Foyles book shop has been in the book selling business since 1906. Around 30,000 books are stocked at this branch on a broad... More

Foyles St Pancras InternationalFoyles St Pancras InternationalThe family-run Foyles book shop has been in the book selling business since 1906. Books on a broad range of subjects from fiction and poetry...2023/06/09 Where:

Foyles St Pancras International, St Pancras International, Pancras Road King's Cross NW1

Category: Books

Foyles St Pancras International
London > Shopping > Books
St Pancras International, Pancras Road, King's Cross, London NW1
The family-run Foyles book shop has been in the book selling business since 1906. Books on a broad range of subjects from fiction and poetry... More

Grant & Cutler at FowlesGrant & Cutler at FowlesOriginally a foreign language book shop (indeed arguably the best in London), Grant & Cutler at Fowles now stocks an impressive array of World Cinema...2023/06/09 Where:

Grant & Cutler at Fowles, 113-119 Charing Cross Road Soho WC2H

Category: Books

Grant & Cutler at Fowles
London > Shopping > Books
113-119 Charing Cross Road, Soho, London WC2H
Originally a foreign language book shop (indeed arguably the best in London), Grant & Cutler at Fowles now stocks an impressive array of World Cinema... More

Forbidden PlanetForbidden PlanetCrammed with the cream of cult entertainment this shop is a seventh heaven for sci-fi fans. In the old days, Forbidden Planet just stocked...2023/06/09 Where:

Forbidden Planet, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue Covent Garden WC2H

Category: Books

Forbidden Planet
London > Shopping > Books
179 Shaftesbury Avenue, Covent Garden, London WC2H
Crammed with the cream of cult entertainment this shop is a seventh heaven for sci-fi fans. In the old days, Forbidden Planet just stocked... More

Heywood HillHeywood HillHeywood Hill, run by John de Falbe, sells old, new and antiquarian books, specialising in literature, history, architecture, biography, travel and a well-stocked children's department....2023/06/09 Where:

Heywood Hill, 10 Curzon Street Mayfair W1J

Category: Books

Heywood Hill
London > Shopping > Books
10 Curzon Street, Mayfair, London W1J
Heywood Hill, run by John de Falbe, sells old, new and antiquarian books, specialising in literature, history, architecture, biography, travel and a well-stocked children's department.... More

Any Amount of BooksAny Amount of BooksA delightful second-hand bookshop with a wide choice that ranges from antiquarian first editions to the bargain basement. Rare books, first editions, modern literature, art...2023/06/09 Where:

Any Amount of Books, 62 Charing Cross Road Soho WC2H

Category: Books

Any Amount of Books
London > Shopping > Books
62 Charing Cross Road, Soho, London WC2H
A delightful second-hand bookshop with a wide choice that ranges from antiquarian first editions to the bargain basement. Rare books, first editions, modern literature, art... More

QuaritchQuaritchQuaritch has a long history of buying and selling rare books. German founder Bernard Quaritch established the shop in 1847. He soon made a name...2023/06/09 Where:

Quaritch, 5-8 Lower John Street Soho W1F

Category: Books

Quaritch
London > Shopping > Books
5-8 Lower John Street, Soho, London W1F
Quaritch has a long history of buying and selling rare books. German founder Bernard Quaritch established the shop in 1847. He soon made a name... More

Waterstone's - Gower StreetWaterstone's - Gower StreetWaterstone's, one of the largest high street booksellers in the UK, is a relative newcomer on the block. It first opened in Old Brompton Road,...2023/06/09 Where:

Waterstone's - Gower Street, 82 Gower Street Bloomsbury WC1E

Category: Books

Waterstone's - Gower Street
London > Shopping > Books
82 Gower Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E
Waterstone's, one of the largest high street booksellers in the UK, is a relative newcomer on the block. It first opened in Old Brompton Road,... More

TaschenTaschenGlossy, coffee table books are what speciality book store Taschen do best. From art to architecture, film to fashion, every glamourous topic is covered and...2023/06/09 Where:

Taschen, 12 Duke of York Square Knightsbridge SW3

Category: Books

Taschen
London > Shopping > Books
12 Duke of York Square, Knightsbridge, London SW3
Glossy, coffee table books are what speciality book store Taschen do best. From art to architecture, film to fashion, every glamourous topic is covered and... More

Children's Book CentreChildren's Book CentreThis is a bookshop and a whole lot more, with everything on offer from padded books for tots, through wonderful picture books and on to...2023/06/09 Where:

Children's Book Centre, 237 Kensington High Street Kensington W8

Category: Books

Children's Book Centre
London > Shopping > Books
237 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8
This is a bookshop and a whole lot more, with everything on offer from padded books for tots, through wonderful picture books and on to... More

Maggs BrothersMaggs BrothersEstablished in 1853, Maggs Bros. Ltd., is one of the world's oldest and largest dealers in antiquarian, first edition, autograph and rare books. Books are...2023/06/09 Where:

Maggs Brothers, 50 Berkely Square Mayfair W1J

Category: Books

Maggs Brothers
London > Shopping > Books
50 Berkely Square, Mayfair, London W1J
Established in 1853, Maggs Bros. Ltd., is one of the world's oldest and largest dealers in antiquarian, first edition, autograph and rare books. Books are... More

Crockatt and PowellCrockatt and PowellIf you hate the commercial, branded feel of mega bookshops like Waterstones and Borders this one's a treat. Crockatt and Powell is an independent bookshop...2023/06/09 Where:

Crockatt and Powell, 119-120 Lower Marsh South Bank SE1

Category: Books

Crockatt and Powell
London > Shopping > Books
119-120 Lower Marsh, South Bank, London SE1
If you hate the commercial, branded feel of mega bookshops like Waterstones and Borders this one's a treat. Crockatt and Powell is an independent bookshop... More

Crockatt and PowellCrockatt and PowellIf you hate the commercial, branded feel of mega bookshops like Waterstones and Borders this one's a treat. An independent that treats you like an...2023/06/09 Where:

Crockatt and Powell, 345 Fulham Road Chelsea SW10

Category: Books

Crockatt and Powell
London > Shopping > Books
345 Fulham Road, Chelsea, London SW10
If you hate the commercial, branded feel of mega bookshops like Waterstones and Borders this one's a treat. An independent that treats you like an... More

Lutyens & RubinsteinLutyens & RubinsteinThis independent Notting Hill book shop is run by renowned book agents Sarah Lutyens and Felicity Rubinstein and runs in parallel with their literary agency....2023/06/09 Where:

Lutyens & Rubinstein, 21 Kensington Park Road Notting Hill W11

Category: Books

Lutyens & Rubinstein
London > Shopping > Books
21 Kensington Park Road, Notting Hill, London W11
This independent Notting Hill book shop is run by renowned book agents Sarah Lutyens and Felicity Rubinstein and runs in parallel with their literary agency.... More

The Lion & UnicornThe Lion & UnicornA charming bookshop specialising in children's books, the Lion & Unicorn makes reading fun for kids. There's a real sense of community; they regularly run...2023/06/09 Where:

The Lion & Unicorn, 19 King Street, Richmond, Surrey TW9

Category: Books

The Lion & Unicorn
London > Shopping > Books
19 King Street, Richmond, Surrey, TW9
A charming bookshop specialising in children's books, the Lion & Unicorn makes reading fun for kids. There's a real sense of community; they regularly run... More

New Beacon BooksNew Beacon BooksFounded in 1966 as a publishing house, New Beacon Books was named after the 'The Beacon' magazine, a cultural publication from 1930s Trinidad which gives...2023/06/09 Where:

New Beacon Books, 76 Stroud Green Road N4

Category: Books

New Beacon Books
London > Shopping > Books
76 Stroud Green Road, N4
Founded in 1966 as a publishing house, New Beacon Books was named after the 'The Beacon' magazine, a cultural publication from 1930s Trinidad which gives... More

European BookshopEuropean BookshopWell stocked bookshop selling books for European languages and literature, serving Londoners since 1964. Useful for all learners and readers of all ages, and...2023/06/09 Where:

European Bookshop, 123 Gloucester Road Soho SW7

Category: Books

European Bookshop
London > Shopping > Books
123 Gloucester Road, Soho, London SW7
Well stocked bookshop selling books for European languages and literature, serving Londoners since 1964. Useful for all learners and readers of all ages, and... More

The BookshopThe BookshopHazel Broadfoot's and Julian Toland's run a superb, high class bookshop in the heart of Dulwich Village. All the staff have a real enthusiasm, thirst...2023/06/09 Where:

The Bookshop, 1 Calton Avenue SE21

Category: Books

The Bookshop
London > Shopping > Books
1 Calton Avenue, SE21
Hazel Broadfoot's and Julian Toland's run a superb, high class bookshop in the heart of Dulwich Village. All the staff have a real enthusiasm, thirst... More