Removed 29.10.22 from North West/Merseyside
Richards Collectables and Books/LIVERPOOL/Carlisle Building
Richards Collectables and Books
Carlisle Building 69-71 Victoria Street LIVERPOOL L1 6ED
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tel:
78079 14842 e-mail
Open: Monday & Wednesday - Saturday 10.00 - 6.00.
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Rare, secondhand and vintage Books, out of print and first editions. A unique space filled with books, art from local artists, antiques and collectables.
Appears to be gone. Building shut. Facebook page last updated in 2019. eBay storefront inactive. Stive 29.10.22
Yes, closed in January 2021 after 40 years due to the ill health of the owner. TBG2 29.10.22
Removed 22.10.22 from Southern/Berkshire
R J Caffrey Books/KINTBURY/The Square
R J Caffrey Books
The Square KINTBURY RG17 9UP
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tel:
01488 658 788 e-mail web
Open: Wednesday - Saturday 10.00 - 6.00 or by appointment.
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Good general stock, Modern European and Military History, the Ancient World (Greek and Latin texts and translations always available), Art History, Photography, Architecture, Topography, Catholicism, Plays, Poetry and Irish interest (Literature, History and Culture).
Removed 16.10.22 from Central/Lincolnshire
Pegasus Children_s Books/LINCOLN/3 Central Market
Pegasus Children's Books
3 Central Market Sincil Street LINCOLN LN5 7ET
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tel:
07739 249228 e-mail web
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.00 - 4.00.
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For all Children's Books - New and Old (secondhand but not chewed by the child!) reading, colouring, activity and educational. Also children's puzzles, games, jigsaws, stationary and other fun things. We also stock a range of adult puzzle magazines, jigsaws and games. Pegasus Children's Books - where children's imaginations are given wings and take flight! Discounts available for schools and clubs.
Now joined with Browse Awhile. Overpriced and every book comes with a sticker on the back cover obscuring the bottom third of the cover and which, according to the owner when asked, "is not designed to be removed". No way to get it off without damaging the book severely. The Wanderer 30.07.09
Shop closed as the Central Market is being redeveloped. Gary 16.10.22
Removed 13.10.22 from North West/Lancashire
Halewood and Sons/PRESTON/37 Friargate
Halewood and Sons
37 Friargate PRESTON PR1 2AT
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tel:
01772 252603
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.30 - 5.15.
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Very large stock, specifically African, American and Australian interest.
Some really wonderful stuff in a very crowded shop. Prices at the top end but you must expect that for quality. The stock of Victoriana is excellent. I regret not being able to visit more frequently in the past: will now be much more regular. Chris Harte 27.07.09
It can be pricey but worth visiting for the glorious historic shop alone - polished mahogany, ticking clocks, gasolier and floor to ceiling shelves of high quality books. Not what you expect in Preston. George Marshall 25.02.10
Not open at stated times, very unhelpfull and unfriendly when approached. What a shame as im an avid collector of books with a large customer base and was looking for new contact. Sean 22.03.13
I echo the comment on 22/03/13: the shop was not open at the advertised time and when I went back found an unfriendly shopkeeper who turfed me out after 5 minutes because he was closing the shop at about 04:00 on a Saturday afternoon. The shop does look lovely, though. Their second shop is staffed by the more friendly brother, I think. Michael 21.11.13
I made the journey by bus from Burnley. I had a shirt and tie on, I am 57 years of age, the lights were on, I knocked on the locked door, the owner pulled aside a poster, looked @ me and shook his head. Not open he ''mouthed'' to me,how odd, it was 3pm.??? Stephen Riley 07.03.15
The owner was standing in the doorway, would not let us enter as he said he was closed and did not know when he would be open again. Had no interest in selling anything. Don’t even bother visiting Archive61 04.10.21
Removed 13.10.22 from Southern/Buckinghamshire
Chapter Two/CHESHAM/10 High St
Chapter Two
10 High St CHESHAM
tel:
01494 791260 e-mail web 
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.30 - 5.00, Sunday 10.00 - 4.00
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A community bookshop in the heart of Chesham selling pre-loved books and more. Proceeds to the Hospice of St Francis
Removed 13.10.22 from Southern/Buckinghamshire
Nooks and Crannys/CHESHAM/9 Market Square
Nooks and Crannys
9 Market Square CHESHAM HP5 1HG
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tel:
01494 778855
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Describes itself outside as an an antique shop and only has a small area of books at the rear of the shop. Stop if you're passing but don't make a special trip. Nicholas Pendower 05.02.09
Removed 13.10.22 from Republic of Ireland/Co. Cork
Uneeda Bookshop/CORK/71 Oliver Plunkett Street
Uneeda Bookshop
71 Oliver Plunkett Street CORK
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+353 (0)21 4270899 Secondhand books and vinyl.
Unfortunately this shop closed by in 2020 - See new article here https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-40058045.html jack 13.10.22
Removed 01.10.22 from Southern/Isle of Wight
Cameron House Books/FRESHWATER/Dimbola Lodge
Cameron House Books
Dimbola Lodge Terrace Lane FRESHWATER PO40 9QE
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tel:
01983 754960
Open: Tuesday - Saturday 10.00 - 4.00.
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Shop within an historic building which was once the home of Julia Margaret Cameron. Stock of fine and rare illustrated books and first editions.
In same building (but separate from) fascinating JMC museum. Good selection but I found the prices eye-watering for "ordinary" titles. Did not look into the antiquarian titles. Norman Davies 31.05.18
We visited in September 2022 and found "We are now on Abebooks" with the shop closed. (The Museum was interesting and worth a visit) Normanghast 26.09.22
Removed 01.10.22 from North East/North Yorkshire
Grimoire Bookshop/YORK/7 High Petergate
The Grimoire Bookshop
7 High Petergate YORK YO1 7EN
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tel:
01904 864244
Open: 7 days 11.00 - 5.00
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Spotted this new secondhand bookshop in York recently. Two rooms of general stock, well laid out and lit, nicely selected. The owner told me she plans to expand upstairs when time permits. Can't quite recall the opening hours, but I think 10-5 seven days a week. Haven't found any web presence or phone number though. Mark V 07.03.15
Popped in today after Mark V's notes. Very pleasant owner and nice atmosphere. Opening hours are indeed as you say, she isn't on the web yet and neither is there a phone number for the shop yet, but it will come. Anthony 17.03.15
This new shop made my visit to York worthwhile. I casually asked if a certain subject was available and, while I browsed the shelves, the lady owner was searching all over the place. When I had finished looking at her stock (soon to be doubled in size as she settles in) came the announcement that a title had been found. It was so rare I nearly bit her hand off to claim it. I will most certainly return. Chris Harte 23.03.15
Dropped in today to find the shop has extended and has an upstairs room now too. Doubled my browsing time - some excellent titles and keen prices too, well worth seeking out. Anthony 15.03.16
Tried to visit twice last week just before noon, but each time found the shop closed. Why are secondhand booksellers such unreliable timekeepers? Steve Higgins 12.02.18
Fascinating selection of books, could have spent hours in here! There are also some lovely pictures & prints. Good prices too. Ollie 26.04.19
CLOSED said a notice on the door when I called at 12.30pm on a Thursday. PLEASE CALL AGAIN it continued without giving any indication of when the shop might be open. I didn't. Laurence Purcell 22.09.19
Called at 11am, closed until 1230 today said the notice on the door. I had better things to do in York than wait around until 1230 so left. Seems to be a reoccurring theme with this shop. Steve Newman 08.09.21
Feeling rather like a successful burglar, I at last got inside this shop today when it opened at 12.30 (!). Limited, unexceptional stock on display with a depressingly high proportion of paperbacks. The prices of the hardbacks seemed high to me. Laurence Purcell 07.09.22
Bookshop has now closed. Shop empty. Mark V 29.09.22
Shop emptied overnight. Shop now repossessed by landlord. Chris 29.09.22
Saw something on a newsfeed last Thursday/Friday that without notice the shop had been cleared & all the stock gone. Sorry - I can't trace the link. Might be worth checking out Cibba 26.09.22
Removed 14.09.22 from East Anglia/Norfolk
Old and New Books/WELLS-NEXT-THE-SEA/20 Staithe Street
Old and New Books
20 Staithe Street WELLS-NEXT-THE-SEA NR23 1AF
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Open: Unkown
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Chaotic. Ecleetic. Large range of modern children's and Ladybirds as well as modern pulp type fiction, non fiction etc; DVD's CD's etc. worth a browse but NWAD. John Morgan 17.08.12
Mainly a fairly substantial stock of secondhand books but in rather poor condition. The Observer books, at least, were grossly overpriced but they did have 185 to choose from thus putting them in the No1 spot for quantity in shops I have visited this year! Suspect at those prices though they will still be there next year if I visit. Steve Newman 17.08.12
We visited on a Thursday and it was closed with no indication of opening times. Nicholas Pendower 09.02.14
How difficult to review. Crammed floor to ceiling, elderly proprietor with dog, sadly much good material rooted out proved to be damp. Good range but beware condition. Did buy some old postcards. "Character" perhaps. Open on an April Sunday. Norman Davies 01.05.15
Small cabin with crowded stock mainly modern light fiction paperbacks, large illustrated books etc. Was told they usually open around 11.00 am. Mark V 09.05.15
This is no longer a bookshop. PeterD 14.09.22
Removed 05.09.22 from South West/Somerset
BookBarn International/TEMPLECLOUD/White Cross
BookBarn International
White Cross TEMPLE CLOUD BS39 6EX
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01761 451777 e-mail web
CLOSED
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One of the largest used bookshops in England. We house hundreds of thousands of books of all shapes and sizes, topics and age.
There is now a second Book Barn on the site, but this one is modern, bright, with a better grade of stock, and no sign of ex-library. There is even a snack bar and some comfortable seating. CNB
Drif used to maintain that Hay-on-Wye was were books went to die, but now there's no reason for them to cross the Severn, as they can be given the last rights here. TBG 12.08.08
I arrived well prepared. Took no dismissals from the counter staff and after standing my ground in the light of "we have nothing about which you ask," eventually got the ear of the valuer, who knew his stuff. He summonsed a lacky and twenty minutes later a huge box on a palate came in, on the front of a fork-lift. Three hours later. after close examination and lots of free coffee, I had purchased the majority of what had "been found by chance in a back barn." Chris Harte 14.04.09
Amazing place. The size was breathtaking; split on two floors, the barn itself is the size of a normal B&Q. Books on all possible subjects are kept here and a regular book sale with ALL books £1 each makes this place an Aladdin's cave. Toilets and cafe are on site and plenty of parking available. Well worth the detour off the M5 and you can drive through Cheddar Gorge to come here too. Everything downstairs is all sorted by subject. Upstairs is a bit more of a clutter, but when I was there last there were signs that vast quantities of stock were being sorted properly. They also offer an on-line service, where books are kept in a second barn (which members of the public are not allowed to enter), but you can use their computer terminals and a staff member will dig the books out for you in a couple of minutes. An Amazing place. BIG!!! Biggest in UK by miles. Iain Baille 22.11.10
The time was when Bookbarn was a good place to look for a bargain: some books were often substantially underpriced, often through ignorance. Now the pendulum has swung and books in poor condition are substantially overpriced (even by a factor of 10), mainly through ignorance. Ben Elford 30.03.11
I went in to BookBarn and received incredibly rude behaviour from the woman supervising the female staff. I asked to see nine titles they had on the internet (which I had pre-ordered to see by phone the previous day). Regrettably, I was told, six of them "had been sold." This seems unlikely as they were disbound volumes of magazines and only good for gutting. Two of the remaining three were also in this condition and have been, and still are, misrepresented on the internet. When I politely pointed this out I was treated in such an offhand manner that I walked out. R.S.Cavendish 20.03.12
The original bookbarn building is now closed down and only the new one remains. Every book on display is priced at £1 which reflects the quality, although for the general reader there are bargains. There are computers to check their on-line stock, but the things I was looking for were all hugely over-priced. I asked to see one which appeared very quickly, but was in a very poor condition. The cafe is comfortable and reasonably priced. I found all the staff friendly, but their pricing policy is weird. Eve Magee 10.05.12
Went there 10AM weekday. Huge barn closed up. Lady opening said not open yet don't know when opening. Went away. Norman Davies 09.06.12
New owner having impact - now one barn only.still well worth a visit. Lots of interesting books at £1.00 can be found - diligent trawling required! Staff helpful - and nice cake in cafe. Cibba 12.07.12
This has gone downhill in recent years and I no longer visit. Briefly after opening the second barn it was terrific but now it has mediocre to poor books for £1. You can browse via their computers and get some reasonable books from the other barn (not open to public any more). The coffee shops is not great and debris on the floor never seems to get hoovered up - that's how it looks to me. Can no longer recommend and no longer visit myself. FlaviaJane 27.09.12
Forget how it was, it is now a pound shop for books. You can spend all day browsing and find some worthwhile books in amongst the dross or you can use the computer to find just what you want but you pay for the convenience. Still a great place to spend a wet day. If you haven't been yet, give it a try - and the cake's delicious. Rosie Gamgee 10.11.12
Wonderful place. A must for all book lovers, get lost in the shelves upon shelves of books. Everything is a £1 (unless internet stock which you can search for when there) which seemed pretty good value to us. If anything you should go for the cake in the cafe. YUM! BookWormie 30.11.12
A large £1 barn of books. Odd range of prices for books stored in the other barn. I used to visit regularly but not now. Size certainly isn't everything. Steve Brissle 24.08.13
Pound for Pound ranking 1/10. The Boxer 26.09.13
This shop is now under new ownership so most of the previous comments are invalid. Now only the airy, light ground floor of the barn is for books (upstairs sells rugs) and the £1 books are well sorted and labelled.Some are in poor condition but there are SHED LOADS of bargains to be had. The computer stock is sometimes pricey but when the books arrive, they are usually in the condition described (which is not always the case on internet bought books). We visit regularly and have found the current owners/staff to be helpful and always busy maintaining computer records. They still have cake and free Wifi (so you can check on Abe for comparison, if you wish). Always worth a visit and it's the sort of shop that offers shoppers a basket to collect their purchases! Rosie Gamgee 16.11.13
Really torn here! I nearly went blind looking at all the 'unsorted' shelves ... why put them on the shelves without sorting? Even when sorted the fiction was not sorted within each alphabetical division. The place was freezing cold and in places poorly lit. Catering was sporadic and tables left uncleared. I would have tried the on line book search but the computers appeared not to be working. That said, even in November there were a steady stream of people coming and going (altho not staying long in the chilly environment) and I did unearth 4 gems at £1.00 each. It has potential but none of the charm, organisation or stock range of the Book Barn in Astley in W Midlands. Jon Morgan 21.11.13
This place has completely lost it. A few years ago, I used to find some excellent bargains in the SF section. Now the stock can only be described as tired. I last visited a year or so ago, but I found today all the same old titles hanging around, and nothing new. I swear most of these books were on the shelves when i first visted ten or so years ago. As for the unsorted books, that left me without the will to live. I certainly did not have the time! I can only assume that anything new and interesting goes straight on the internet, and is priced accordingly. There is nothing for the dealer or collector here, at least as far as SF and fantasy are concerned. Justin Moss 13.08.14
Arrived with a list taken from the internet which showed title, stock number and price. When the books were presented to me all of them had prices more than those shown on the internet. In one case it would have been cheaper to buy from the net, which included postage cost. When this was pointed out to the front desk staff they all grinned inanely. No purchases. Chris Harte 07.10.14
I'm starting to warm to this place now it has yet another new owner. In the sections I look at, the number and standard of the £1 books has risen quite dramatically. The titles I find which are on the net are nearly all priced at £2 over the counter. For this visit my wife and I left with 53 books between us. Also, the people on the desk are far more customer friendly than has been the case previously. Chris Harte 08.04.16
Distinct improvement on arrival. bright warm and welcoming. That said, the heating did not reach beyond the letter C in the fiction section. Better organised but G still seems to come before F and within each letter there was little organisation. Many shelves of unsorted stock and this needs addressing. Food area much better and computers now working. It also has `wifi'. All stock is £1.00 and I came way with a box load. NB coffee was awful. Jonathan Morgan 15.11.16
A warm welcome on my arrival at an improved bookshop. The unsorted sections were too large but there were some interesting possibilities amongst the £1 books. The computer search produced four books at reasonable prices which were paid for using Bristol Pounds. SteveBrissle 07.12.17
My regular six-monthly visit left me a bit worried. Yes, I had a list of internet wants (all 17 of them) which were duly provided and at least 20% less than web prices. However, the stock on the general shelves looked worn, somewhat tatty and old. Whereas all shelves used to be brimmingly full now there were huge gaps. My interests had seen nothing new and the spaces left from my purchases last time were obvious to see. Chris Harte 11.10.18
Annual visit only to find the 'unsorted shelves' had gone with the space now taken by the ever expanding internet sales section. However, the pricing left me bewildered but lucky. How can books priced on abe at £50 and £29 be on the £1 shelves? I grabbed them but there were others I didn't need left behind. Chris Harte 26.06.19
This has had a major re-vamp following a change in ownership (I think). Although still very large, they have got rid of masses of tatty stock and library books so what is on sale is much less but in better condition. Sadly the prices have gone up too but there are bulk purchase discounts. Personally I preferred the older format but many will like the latest, better-organised arrangement. Parking is good, there is a cafe/restaurant and the staff, as ever, are really helpful. PLF 28.07.21
You need to manage your expectations upon seeing the sign proudly claiming Bookbarn to be the largest bookshop in England. The public area is a tiny fraction of the premises and most books are not on the salesfloor. If you have an ISBN, staff will haul it out if in stock and if they can find it. This obviously doesn't work for older books you may want.
A simple pricing menu is on display Books £2, Vintage Books £4, Children's books £1 etc. which saved a lot of squinting at pencilled scribbles inside book covers. Plenty of library books still left on the shelves and not every book was in its designated section. I still managed to fill a bag and got change out of £25.
What was frustrating was that the vast majority of books were off limits - in the staff-only section in very long racks of shelving on two floors. What we could make out on the shelves nearest the saloon doors separating them from the sales floor seemed a lot more interesting than what was put out for the public but them's the rules. It was slightly more palatable than the sight of staff hot glueing a huge pile of saleable books into a stylised Xmas tree, while the one member of staff on the till abandoned it and the waiting queue for quite some time to hunt in the stockroom for a book requested by a customer. Stive 06.11.21
If you want a coffee and an idle browse, this might be the place for you. But if you are after something specific, I'd forget it. Books are only very roughly arranged in subject order, but lots of wayward titles scattered here and there. Older books without dustjackets are arranged by colour, which rings all sorts of alarm bells for style over substance. The 'rare book' room seemed a bit of a joke (are old tatty one inch OS maps from the 1960s really 'rare'??) plus a bit of a faff to get a price on these: fill in a slip and someone gets back to you with a figure. I'll pass, thanks... Steven Kelly 11.11.21
Bookbarn closed on 31st July, having "engaged an insolvency practitioner" & running a very brief closing-down sale. World of Books are taking a lot of the stock, & BB will be opening 'Books by the Yard' & 'The Rare Book Dealer' (surely not the dire stuff in the Darwin Rare Book Room!) at the Farrington Farm Shop in mid-August. Cibba 01.08.22
We have confirmed Cibba's evidently inside knowledge and will keep this on the page for a while before moving it to the Graveyard. More information TBG2 01.08.22
Removed 05.09.22 from North East/East Yorkshire
Eastgate Bookshop/BEVERLEY/11 Eastgate
Eastgate Bookshop
11 Eastgate BEVERLEY HU17 0DR
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tel:
01482 868579
Open: Wednesday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00 or by appointment.
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General stock, local history and the Far East.
We visited last month and he is closing down , retiring. Hardly any stock left now. Astrid Mackellar 17.05.12
Closed on the Saturday AM ,16th June when the town had a PBFA fair in addition to a weekend folk festival. Chris K 18.06.12
Removed 03.09.22 from North East/North Yorkshire
Clewlow Books of Whitby/WHITBY/The Brunswick Rooms
Clewlow Books of Whitby
The Brunswick Rooms Brunswick Street WHITBY YO21 3AJ
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tel:
0781 010 6952 e-mail
Open: Saturday 11.00 - 4.30.
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Substantial stock of antiquarian, collectable & better secondhand books. Also printed collectables, vintage magazines etc. The trade usually find me a worthwhile call. Housed in superb grade 2* listed arts & crafts building.
Just made a special trip to this place today. It no longer exists. The owner has put all his books in storage and is no longer trading. Also his new shop is an antique shop not selling books and not at this address. PeterD 03.09.22
Removed 26.08.22 from North East/East Yorkshire
Lodge Books/BRIDLINGTON/25 South Back Lane
Lodge Books
25 South Back Lane BRIDLINGTON YO16 4EY
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tel:
07449 887118 e-mail web
Open: Thursday & Friday 10.30 - 3.00, Saturday 10.30 - 2.00
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Closing at end of summer - half price or less sale.
About 4000 titles in popular fiction, classics, biographies, non-fiction and children's, with a selection of collectibles. Prices from 10p. Find us close to the Old Town of Bridlington, the Priory and the Bayle Museum. Payment by cash only.
Another shop in Bridlington which will gladden the hearts of those seeking paperbacks but there are hardbacks as well. Laurence Purcell 19.12.13
Good range of everything for such a small space. Some bargains here. Will accept donations of books. DN 09.04.19
Looks like a lovely bookshop from the outside. We got there just after 3pm and it was closed. Opening sign on the door says it closes at 3pm not 3:30pm. We will try again next time we're in the area. Jayne 23.05.22
Due to semi-retirement, Lodge Books will be closing at the end of the summer (date TBC). From now until then all second hand stock is half price or less. Lodge Books 08.07.22
The shop closes on Saturday 27th August 2022 and so this listing can be removed. Thank you. Lodge Books 25.08.22
Removed 25.08.22 from South West/Devon
Honiton Antique Centre/HONITON/(Jeremy Peters Fine Books)
The Honiton Antique Centre
(Jeremy Peters Fine Books) Abingdon House 136 High Street HONITON EX14 1JP
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tel:
01404 42108
Open: Monday - Saturday 11.00 - 5.00.
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ABA-member Jeremy Peters Fine Books (07554 862862) now has a unit (one fairly large room) within the Honiton Antiques Centre, a few doors up the High Street from High Street Books. It is on the first floor of the Centre (which is quite large and rambling), at the front of the building looking out onto the High Street. Well worth a visit if you haven’t already loaded yourself down with purchases from the excellent High Street Books (or even if you have!). You never know what book finds you can chance across in an antique centre! Henry Middleton 07.12.17
Worth visiting, if only to complete the trio of Honiton bookshops. Books themselves not really to my taste (mainly military, naval, some political hisotry), but the Antiques Centre has an interesting and varied collection of things, some lovely furniture in particular. Anon 15.01.18
Agree with previous reviews both book areas are upstairs. I only went in the military area upstairs at the back. Quantity was small but the quality was high with many titles in near new condition - possibly remainders? I came away very smug with 4 books including a title I've been after for more than 5 years for £14 when online was £40. If military is your bag then don't forget this place when visiting Honiton's other 2 bookshops as the stock type compliments the other 2. Laurence Batchelor 04.01.19
About a dozen shelving units in the upstairs front room with a good range of subjects. Much less stock in the rear attic room covering history and the like. For those spending some time in the High Street, a smaller number of books can be found in the Fountain Antique Centre almost next door, and at Hermitage Antiques at the eastern end of the street. Wessexman 20.08.21
Removed 24.08.22 from Central/Derbyshire
Barrister_s Book Chamber/MATLOCK/The Courtyard, 2 Dale Rd
The Barrister's Book Chamber
The Courtyard, 2 Dale Rd MATLOCK DE4 3LT
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tel:
01777 711441 e-mail web
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 4.00.
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Antique, vintage, secondhand books from all genres. A book shop with a difference offering not just a book buying opportunity but a unique experience to step back in time, browse for a book and relax amongst the many volumes.
A very interesting bookshop, with a varied stock well ordered, it has its own tearoom and interesting barrister related displays. Staff are friendly and helpful. parking is easy and near. Well worth a visit John Pyatt 12.02.18
Moved here from Retford in 2019 TBG2 08.07.21
Gone. Apparently moved back to Retford. Now a magic shop. Stive 24.08.22
Removed 21.08.22 from Central/Bedfordshire
Word/BEDFORD/167 Castle Road
The Word
167 Castle Road BEDFORD MK40 3RU
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tel:
01234 343353 e-mail web
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.30 - 5.00.
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We sell a wide range of Bibles and Christian books, both new and second hand. Specialist stock of children's Christian books. We also stock Christian CDs, DVDs, gifts and cards. We opened in September 2011 and are at the corner of Denmark Street. The Number 4 bus stops nearby.
Removed 10.08.22 from Central/Nottinghamshire
Books And Pieces/NOTTINGHAM/19 West End Arcade(Opposite the Central Library)Angel Row
Books And Pieces
19 West End Arcade (Opposite the Central Library) Angel Row NOTTINGHAM NG1 6JP
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tel:
0115 958 8932 e-mail
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In the process of being sold, and closed until then.
Small unit crammed with thousands of books and Marvel / DC and other comics. Added to daily. Check out opening times on its Facebook page or telephone 01159 588932 evenings for an appointment.
Shut since lockdown, never reopened. Confirmed by neighbouring premises. Still full of books, so who knows if it will ever reopen? Stive 16.03.22
Gone for good. Sign says swimwear shop opening soon. Stive 10.08.22
Removed 30.07.22 from Southern/Oxfordshire
Church Green Books/WITNEY/46 Market Square
Church Green Books
46 Market Square WITNEY OX28 6AL
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tel:
01993 700822 e-mail web
Open: Monday - Friday 10.00 - 4.00.
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Medium stock ranging from Penguins to rare, especially Oxfordshire, topography. The world's number one bookshop for church bells and bell-ringing. Also a large stock of folk dance, song and balladry. Established in Witney since 1995. Closed in September for annual holiday. Free parking in Witney.
Alas not open on Saturdays. A small browsers paradise packed with interesting, unusual, and reasonably priced books on a broad range of subjects. OWC 18.09.12
Interesting range of topics and generally affordable.Good range of topography. Herne 05.11.15
Notice said 'open' but the door was locked. A smaller sign said the shopkeeper was in the cafe across the road. Felt a reluctance to hoik him out on a cold day with no guarantee that he'd sell me anything, so I drifted away. John King 04.01.19
The website sadly now contains the following message "Due to unforeseen circumstances, I have reluctantly taken the decision to close Church Green Books. Thank you all for your custom and support over the last 27 years. Regards, Margret." TBG2 30.07.22
Removed 15.07.22 from Scotland/South East Scotland
Linton Books/WEST LINTON/Deanfoot Road
Linton Books
Deanfoot Road WEST LINTON EH46 7DY
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tel:
01968 660339
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Small stock of new and second hand books. The stock of new children?s books and one or two toys is misleading as the proprietor?s attitude makes it plain that children are definitely NOT welcome in the shop. Laura
I would just like to contradict the previous review by Laura. I've been taking my three young children to buy books for them at the bookshop and I have never felt that they were anything other than welcome in the lovely childrens' corner. I've always had friendly and extremely knowledgeable service. Lewis 01.10.08
Another good bookshop, but not keen on the classical music. TommyG 09.12.11
A very pleasant book shop with a wide range of stock including boxes of maps which the owner was happy to retrieve from a back room. I cannot imagine anyone being unhappy as the owner was very welcoming. CB 27.08.16
Permanently closed in the last few years at some point; no longer open. Flip M 15.07.22
Removed 09.07.22 from Northern Ireland/Belfast
No Alibis Bookstore/BELFAST/83 Botanic Avenue
No Alibis Bookstore
83 Botanic Avenue BELFAST BT7 1JL
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028 9020 1261 e-mail web
Open: Monday -Friday 10.00 - 5.00
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This is a specialist Bookshop selling, as the name implies, new crime fiction. Small section of collectors' items and books of local interest. Aidan O'loan
Although still strong on crime & thrillers, No Alibis has diversified. It now has children's, poetry and books of local interest. Also academic titles for the local University students. Almost all of its stock is New rather than secondhand. It hosts many book-related events. Paul Harvey 29.07.13
Removed 09.07.22 from Northern Ireland/Belfast
Bookfinders/BELFAST/47 University Road
Bookfinders
47 University Road BELFAST BT7 1ND
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tel:
02890 328269
Open: 10.00 - 5.00 Monday - Saturday.
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Modern first editions, poetry, literature and history.
As its address suggests, this is close to the campus of Queen's University, Belfast, and is much frequented by students. As well as a small, but interesting, selection of secondhand books, it boasts a cafe which sells much better food than your run-of-the-mill Waterstone's/Border's, etc. and at a much lower cost! Geoffrey Warner
Very civilised combination of a bookshop with a coffee shop. Haunt of well fed aesthetes! Good for academic texts and course books. Mary Denvir also keeps a good Irish section and excellent literary books. Aidan O'loan
Removed 02.07.22 from South East/West Sussex
Oxfam Bookshop/WORTHING/96a Montague Street
Oxfam Bookshop
96a Montague Street WORTHING BN11 3HF
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tel:
01903 207390 web
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Normal Oxfam fare, no bargains to be had but reasonably priced books mainly in good condition. Steve Newman 05.08.09
Little of interest, overpriced and not worth a detour. Parking nearby. The Drifter 22.08.13
Just around the corner from Badger's Books and it could not be more different. Usual Oxfam fare. Quite steep prices amongst the usual pulp paperback fiction snd so called collectables! On street parking for £1.00 per hour. Jon Morgan 24.09.16
Prior to the pandemic, this shop always seemed reasonably well stocked by Oxfam standards, but now many of the display units seem to have gone, and frankly there is little to see. Whether this is a temporary glitch due to shortage of donations remains to be seen. 06.08.21
Now a general Oxfam not a bookshop. TBG2 02.07.22
Removed 27.06.22 from East Anglia/Norfolk
Bookman/NORWICH/Bagleys CourtPottergate
The Bookman
Bagleys Court Pottergate NORWICH NR2 1TW
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tel:
01603 219950
Open: Thursday - Saturday 11.30 - 5.00.
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Secondhand books, comics and annuals. "The biggest little bookshop in town".
Pleasant people who said that they just had a very general stock with not too much in the way of old books. Ideal shop for the general reader. Chris Harte 24.02.10
I was working on the opening times on TBG and duly turned up, having had some success in the bookshops of Norwich, and had some problems finding the entrance to theses premises, which appeared to be up a small flight of stairs. However it was to the left of the stairs in what appeared to be a postcard shop. The door was locked and the woman, clearly visible behind the counter mouthed 'We're closed' with an apparent degree of disdain and contempt for a potential customer ( you know, those creatures who make it possible for a business to continue) which made me unlikely to return here. NB the opening hours now appear to be Thursday Friday Saturday only. Jon Morgan 26.09.15
Back again to this interesting shop. Bought a good £2 item of 'Eugene Boudin', the pre-Impressionist man. Chris K 13.07.17
Came along on 9 October at 4pm to find shoo closed. Nothing on door with opening hours so might be worth people checking in advance. Tim 09.10.21
A handful of shelves with what seemed mostly like non-fiction. Nothing much for the serious collector. Prices seemed low for Norwich and everything was half price. Run by one man, who popped out but left the premises open. Cash only. Stive 26.03.22
Called there last week and the shop has closed. Astrid 27.06.22
Removed 21.06.22 from East Anglia/Suffolk
H G Crisp/SAXMUNDHAM/27 High Street
H G Crisp
27 High Street SAXMUNDHAM IP17 1AF
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tel:
01728 602026
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.00 - 5.00, Sunday 9.00 - 11.00.
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A newsagents with 15-20 shelves of secondhand and remaindered titles provided by Claude Cox.
Claude Cox has taken all his books out of this newsagents. Jayne 21.06.22
Removed 19.06.22 from North East/Cleveland
Saltburn Bookshop/SALTBURN-BY-THE-SEA/3 Amber Street
Saltburn Bookshop
3 Amber Street SALTBURN-BY-THE-SEA TS12 1DT
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tel:
01287 623335 e-mail
Open: Zombie bookshop? The phone rings ...
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Established 1977, in my name since 1989. 11,000 books in most categories: especially NE topography, crime fiction, archaeology, trains.
Large room, plenty of books however stock is charity shopish but the prices are as cheap if not cheaper ... also seems to be reliable hours. PaulP 02.08.11
When I passed by last Thursday, when the shop is scheduled to be open, not only was it closed but also there were no opening hours posted in the window. The Bookman 17.04.15
No identifiable change: the shop remains closed, and there are no signs of activity within. Enquiry at the new bookshop in the town suggests that the proprietor died some while ago. If so, there was presumably no will. The Bookman 12.02.18
Still shut when I was passing a couple of times in the last few months - yellowing titles in the window and no sign of any activity at all. Graeme Andrew Rendall 06.12.18
I discovered from another Saltburn bookshop proprietor that the shop owner apparently died in 2015 & the shop has sadly remained neglected ever since. Darania 26.04.19
Confirmed as closed. Clearly should have been removed years ago. TBG2 19.06.22
Removed 19.06.22 from North East/Cleveland
Book Emporium/MIDDLESBROUGH/89 High Street
The Book Emporium
89 High Street Great Ayton MIDDLESBROUGH TS9 6NF
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tel:
01642 723223
Open: Friday - Sunday 10.00 - 4.00.
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A stock of about 7,000 general secondhand and out-of-print books.
Visited during its stated opening hours, lots of tourists about but shop looked very shut, through the windows the stock looked for 'readers' rather than 'collectors'. PaulP 13.08.14
Hours are now Friday-Sunday 10:00-16:00 The Bookman 12.02.18
Paul P's commentary seems to be justified - not a shop for collectors. But, then, it is the only s/h bookshop in Cleveland now that Fahrenheit Books has gone. The Bookman 06.05.19
Visited, 18 June, at 11:00, during the advertised opening hours. The shop was shut, in a deeper sense than being locked. A notice in the glass panel of the front door stated that the 'shop closure' means that mail should be redirected. There are no opening hours anywhere in sight. The dust jackets of the books in the window are somewhat sun-bleached. In short, to use the terminology of Monty Python, this is now a non-shop. The Bookman 19.06.22
Removed 31.05.22 from North West/Cheshire
Knutsford Antiques (bookroom)/KNUTSFORD/113 King Street
Knutsford Antiques (bookroom)
113 King Street KNUTSFORD WA16 6EH
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tel:
01565 654092
Open: Tuesday - Sunday (and Bank Holidays) 10.00 - 5.00.
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Harry Madden's bookroom (01270 841594) has a general stock of older books, including topography.
Smallish bookroom in antiques centre. Good local and fishing collection otherwise mainly folio society and similar. Norman Davies 01.10.10
Compact bookroom but the quality was excellent. Big on railways and local interest. Chris Harte 14.06.18
This whole antique centre has, unfortunately now closed down. Archive61 31.05.22
Removed 29.05.22 from Southern/Isle of Wight
Reggie_s Retro Bookshop _ Store/VENTNOR/9 Spring Hill
Reggie's Retro Bookshop & Store
9 Spring Hill VENTNOR PO38 1ST
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07966 303354 web
Open: Tuesday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00.
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Retro bookshop with a twist! Secondhand and Vintage Books * Retro & Vintage Clothing * Film Posters * Incense * Greetings Cards * Music & Vinyl Records.
On my visit however it was 90% books, and although I found nought of interest others may well do. From what I could see reasonably priced too. Steve Newman 02.07.19
Has moved round the corner to Pier Street but no longer sells books. 100% Vinyl now. Steve Newman 29.05.22
Removed 29.05.22 from Southern/Isle of Wight
Book Room/VENTNOR/Niton Country Stores
Book Room
Niton Country Stores High Street Niton VENTNOR PO38 2AT
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tel:
01983 730275
Open: Monday - Sunday 9.30 - 11.30, closed Wednesday.
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A general stores but with a large room at the rear stocked with good quality mainly non-fiction books. Not cheap (Observer books start at £8!) but well worth a look in if in the area. Apparently, the book part of the store is sourced by a chap called Stephen Wilkinson Fine Books, who lives a few hundred yards away. His phone number is 01983 730759. Steve Newman 22.07.17
If this is the right shop opening hours are now 0900 to 1300 a few days a week and notice that owner might be in back garden anyway, Weird. Norman Davies 31.05.18
I called in Friday 6th July just before 1pm and shop was shut. Typical of some Island shop's in the peak holiday season perhaps! Last year the same. No opening hours on the shop front either so best to call before you visit given the shop's remote location to other towns on the Island. Looking through the window the back room still seems to be full of books, not surprising perhaps with such restricted opening hours! Steve Newman 10.07.18
I have now established the core Store opening hours are basically 930-1130am M-Sun but closed on Wednesdays. May be open outside these periods too, but best call first. Steve Newman 10.07.18
Sadly this book shop has closed. And has been for some time now. Steve Newman 29.05.22
Removed 27.05.22 from Central/Herefordshire
Chapters Charity Bookshop/HEREFORD/17 Union Street
Chapters Charity Bookshop
17 Union Street HEREFORD HR1 2BT
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tel:
01432 352149 e-mail
Open: Thursday & Friday 9.30 - 4.30.
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We try to keep books on a variety of subjects to suit every taste. We are the largest secondhand bookshop in Hereford with an extensive range that are fairly priced.
Shop is now only open on Thursday and Fridays between 9.30 and 4.30. Booksellerbull 03.01.20
A user tells us a notice in the window says the shop has closed down and by the look of it was some time ago TBG2 27.05.22
Removed 24.05.22 from South West/Somerset
Jonathan Potter Ltd/BATH/5 Margaret_s Buildings
Jonathan Potter Ltd
5 Margaret's Buildings BATH BA1 2LP
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tel:
07866 801897 e-mail web
Open: Appointment necessary
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Specialist dealers in antique maps, charts, atlases and books on the history of cartography and travel.
Jonathan Potter has closed his Bath shop and runs his business from home. Laurence Penney 24.05.22
Removed 23.05.22 from Southern/Hampshire
Bookstore/SOUTHSEA/123 Albert Road
Bookstore
123 Albert Road SOUTHSEA PO5 2SQ
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Open: ?
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Just been taken over by new owner, she was busy sorting out and arranging the piles of books in the shop. Of the 'cheap and cheerful' variety, but I found a 'Source Book' for £1 so bargains to be had. Steve Newman 28.06.11
Same owner as no. 205. Same comments but this one is smaller, cramped, full of boxes but has a few more interesting titles. Lady spent some time explaining her attempts at organising the books. Have a look if in the area ... Norman Davies 08.04.17
Visited 12/08/21: not open. Their opening hours were erratic before lockdown, and although they were open on one visit last summer, I haven't found them open since on several (three?) visits. There was a mobile number posted in the window which I texted - got a quick reply, but only to say that the only books available currently were those in the window, and she could pop down the road to sell me any of those! I asked if there were any plans to reopen, but no reply as yet. James Doyle 12.08.21
Google Street View from March 2022 shows an empty shop and a To Let sign. TBG2 23.05.22
Removed 17.05.22 from Central/Lincolnshire
Book Stalls/LINCOLN/35-40 Central Market
Book Stalls
35-40 Central Market Sincil Street LINCOLN LN5 7ET
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tel:
01522 873403 web
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.00 - 4.00.
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Three books stalls, Full Circle Books (paperback fiction), Shane Chapman Books(non-fiction, first editions, bindings and antiquarian) & Unicorn Tree Books (new and secondhand books on a variety of subjects, particularly Christian). See market website above for more details
Full Circle Books - Mainly for readers, particularly those who enjoy Mills & Boone. However I did spot a few interesting vintage paperbacks in the Science Fiction and Westerns sections. Shane Chapman Books - Seemed more of a Book Fairy than a traditional market stall holder. Keen on Folio Society and also Military. Above average calibre and condition, prices to match. Unicorn Tree Books - Lots of books across many categories. Keen on Christianity, of which there were some interesting s/h books on display along with many new ones. I kept thinking I had found a bargain before realizing that it was a new book and still full price. Steven Whitehead 09.09.17
It seems Lincoln doesn't see bookshops as sufficiently trendy for the latest refurbishment of their market, and they all have had to leave. See the entry for Unicorn Tree below which has new premises. We have no information about the other two shops. TBG2 17.05.22
Removed 15.05.22 from North East/North Yorkshire
Books for Amnesty/YORK/42 Goodramgate
Books for Amnesty
42 Goodramgate YORK YO1 7LF
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tel:
01904 541117 e-mail web
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00, Sunday 11.30 - 4.30.
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Opened in May 2012 the latest Amnesty bookshop is based within the city walls, a stones throw from York Minster. The shop stocks good quality second-hand books covering a large range of subjects including fiction, poetry, philosophy and children's books.
Well lit with a noisy wall heater above the door. Lots of dull stock - even more upstairs for a pound each which I avoided. Given the number of proper s/h bookshops and the 2 Oxfam ones, Amnesty may struggle to get good stock here. Chris K 30.01.12
Hot day visit on Sunday 7th July - an excellent large desk fan helped. Managed to find one cheap book to purchase. Shop is managed by the woman also in charge of their Newcastle branch. Chris K 13.07.13
Two small rooms, well sorted so easy to do if you haven't much time. The pound a book first floor is as large as the ground and a better selection with a number of books that shouldn't have been in that category. John Allen 22.03.14
An above comment says: "Dull Stock." I cannot disagree. Chris Harte 23.03.15
The first floor has now closed. The ground floor stock, which was rather good on average at first, seems to have gone down in quality whilst the prices have moved a long way in the other direction. It is not clear that this is a recipe for success. One wishes Books for Amnesty well. The Bookman 16.07.16
A reasonable-sized shop by Amnesty standards, with a good range of fiction, and non fiction. Some interesting titles and some I had not seen elsewhere. Probably the best general charity second hand bookshop in York in terms of variety if not actual numbers of books. Jon Morgan 13.05.17
Back again at York this year. Did manage to buy a £3 item. Chris K 29.09.17
One of the more reasonably priced bookshops in York. Stock well laid out, but not substantial. Helpful staff too. Steve Newman 08.09.21
Stock seems to have diminished slightly with the decommissioning of the back room, but this pleasant shop is still worth a visit. Wessexman 02.10.21
February 2022 this Amnesty shop is on the cusp of closure selling off all stock. Amnesty are planning a replacement for it but nothing firm when I asked. SaltaireTom 28.03.22
Removed 01.05.22 from London/W Postcodes
Second Shelf/SOHO/14 Smiths Court
The Second Shelf
14 Smiths Court SOHO W1D 7DW
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tel:
020 3490 2800 web
Open: Tuesday - Thursday 11.00 - 6.00, Friday & Saturday 11.00 - 7.00.
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We offer customers rare and antiquarian books, modern first editions, ephemera, manuscripts, and rediscovered works by women.
Closed, according to their website, but planning a move in 2022. TBG2 01.05.22
Removed 21.04.22 from London/WC & EC Postcodes
Skoob Pop-Up/BLOOMSBURY/Unit 10, the Brunswick
Skoob Pop-Up
Unit 10, the Brunswick BLOOMSBURY WC1N 1AE
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tel:
020 7278 8760 e-mail web
Open: Monday - Saturday 11.00 - 7.30, Sunday 11.00 - 6.00
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A temporary pop-up in the main Brunswick Centre, opposite Starbucks.
A new branch has opened a few yards away at Unit 10 Brunswick Centre: an airy space with much quality stock and an extensive arts section. Nicholas Sack 14.07.21
A bight, spacious shop now in it's second year. However the stock seems to be pretty static this year. The eye-watering prices (especially for paperbacks)may be the reason. Peter M 26.07.21
Much lighter and airier than Skoob's gloomy cavern under Waitrose. The stock seems more appealing as well, particularly the hardback fiction. The books don't seem over-priced to me; in fact I've already had one or two spiffing bargains. I hope this branch stays popped up forever. Laurence Purcell 09.09.21
Sign in the window says 'Closing 18th April'. The old shop round the corner (behind Waitrose) will still be open. PeterM 14.04.22
As flagged this 'pop-up' is now gone. The stock does not appear to have materialised on the basement shop shelves and the Crime section in particular is sparser than before. Firedrake 21.04.22
Removed 19.04.22 from North West/Cheshire
Roger J Treglown/MACCLESFIELD/Sunderland House, Sunderland Street
Roger J Treglown
Sunderland House, Sunderland Street MACCLESFIELD SK11 6JF
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tel:
01625 618978, mob: 07778 421510 e-mail web
Open: Monday - Friday 09.30 - 5.30, often later - ring
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Antiquarian and rare books, pamphlets and ephemera available to view in a suite of two conjoined offices.
Removed 17.04.22 from North West/Cumbria
Past _ Present/ARNSIDE/18 The Promenade
Past & Present
18 The Promenade ARNSIDE LA5 0HD
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tel:
01524 761256
Open: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 2.00 - 4.00.
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A mixture of books and collectables in a small two story shop in this picturesque seaside village near Kendal. On the seafront with easy parking, this shop has a mixture of non-fiction books downstairs and general paperback fiction upstairs along with some collectables and general bric-a-brac. There is a reasonable order to the downstairs shelves although the books are unevenly priced and often betray the fact that no one has looked at some of them in a long time. There also tends to be one book too many squeezed into each shelf leading to difficulty in getting an individual book out. That said it is worth a rummage if you are in the area. Jeremy Briggs 14.08.08
What a total and utter waste of time. We are talking the biggest load of overpriced tat you have ever seen. Books are scruffy and many I examined were damaged, priced through the roof on the few decent editions I found. Took me less than 30 minutes to go through every shelf and that was 30 minutes wasted. Even if you LIVE there, dont waste your time. As for making a special trip, forget it. Trust me, you will regret it. The Wanderer. 24.03.09
Disagree with the wanderer. Yes some books are overpriced but I always find something to buy when I visit periodically. Upstairs appears to be a different business from downstairs. Brian 28.05.09
Visited today, Proprietor told me it is now open 2-5pm every day, and it indeed it was open on Sunday, rare for a bookshop in this part of the world. Now only downstairs, upstairs closed a while ago. A real old-fashioned junk/book shop with stuff all over the place. Agree that much is in poor condition/overpriced, but If you are prepared to put the effort in you can come away with some unusual books at a reasonable price. Not WAD, but adds to the attraction of visiting this nice little resort. PaulH 06.09.18
Went back in September 2019, shop now definitely closed with boxes of books piled up in what was the book room. Paul H 17.04.22
Removed 11.04.22 from South West/Somerset
Phoenix Books/CREWKERNE/5 The George Precinct
Phoenix Books
5 The George Precinct CREWKERNE TA18 7LU
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tel:
01460 76579
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 6.00.
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Mostly paperback fiction, including French and German sections, Penguins and other collectable series.
A find. Make sure you visit this shop when visiting Gresham Books. Decent stock and decent prices. Norman Davies 09.06.12
Great little shop. Largely paperback but a good selection. Some quality hardbacks though and most definitely worth a visit. They also offer a "find a book" service and are quite happy to search online for you to see if they can find specific books. Will order them for you for a small commission. Highly recommended, for me much better than Gresham Books. FlaviaJane 27.09.12
A great little shop with good stock and realistic prices. Recommended. The Drifter 10.08.13
Corkscrew Punch. 8/10. The Boxer 16.10.13
Removed 10.04.22 from North East/Northumberland
Antiques Centre Berwick/BERWICK-UPON-TWEED/95 Main Street
Antiques Centre Berwick
95 Main Street Tweedmouth BERWICK-UPON-TWEED TD15 2AW
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tel:
01289 309911 e-mail web
Open: 7 days 9.00 - 6.00.
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Thousands of books from antiquarian to modern fiction.
Three quite small bookcases full of charity shop throw-outs. Tom Lawson 23.03.16
Seems to have been closed for some time. Adrian 10.04.22
Removed 28.03.22 from North West/Cumbria
Over-Sands Books/GRANGE-OVER-SANDS/The Old Waiting RoomThe Station
Over-Sands Books
The Old Waiting Room The Station GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6EH
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tel:
015395 36969
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A word of warning; PHONE FROM THE CAR PARK BEFORE YOU PAY YOUR PARKING FEE, as the opening hours appear to be a work of fiction. Driff said you can have any opening hours you like as long as you stick to them. Will not return. Corso 22.03.14
Was shut on a Wednesday afternoon - looked so boarded up I'm not sure whether it is still open for business. Lovely location, pity about not sticking to the published hours, or at least leaving a note explaining why. Not sure I'll be enticed back for a second go. Graeme Rendall 10.07.15
On the basis of Graeme's review I rang the shop today to see if it was still trading. The owner threatened me with legal action for having the wrong (originally supplied by him) opening times displayed. I've removed these from his FREE entry and the advice remains the same - phone before travelling. TBG 10.07.15
The person responsible for compiling this guide had not been in touch with me for approx. 8 years or more to check on my opening times, and until today, tenth of July, they were listing incorrect opening times. When I complained that they should be more diligent when compiling the guide the compiler laid the blame squarely at my door for not getting in touch with them. I had no idea until a year or so ago of the existence of the guide online, and was so irritated by the negative comment of a prospective customer, given the incorrect hours published by inprint, that I decided to have nothing more to do with the guide due to their unprofessionalism. My position remains unchanged. S. Tyson (owner) 10.07.15
Mr Tyson's strange assumption that Mike, who runs the TheBookGuide, must regularly check 100s of book shops' opening hours should remind us that as this is an interactive internet guide it's up to the book shop owners and TheBookGuide's readers and contributors to keep the guide up to date with opening times, changes of location, closures, new shops, etc. Also, I think that negative comments sent to the Guide which are not constructive are destructive, we want second hand book shops to flourish not the opposite. To help us choose which shops to visit comments on the shop's atmosphere, its accessibility, the quality and variety of the stock, and the kind of prices charged are always really helpful and the main strength of this guide, useful for the visitor and hopefully useful for the bookshop owner too. P Paxton 13.07.15
Mike, what fantastic cheek. You provide free publicity and listing and Mr Tyson (Mike ???) blames you. He has known about the guide for a year and yet not updated the opening times which would be to his benefit. His comment, which you take the trouble to publish shows immense Chutzpah. Jon Morgan 13.07.15
Note: The classic definition of "Chutzpah" is that given by Leo Rosten: "that quality enshrined in a man who, having killed his mother and father, throws himself on the mercy of the court because he is an orphan." TBG 15.07.15
Can we now lift the tone of this discussion please? I do not know any of you and personally discern no bravery in leaving anonymous comments that are meant to be clever or humorous but could be seen to border on insult (surely this is trolling, and has nothing to do with the business of selling or collecting books?). I have many satisfied customers, and my shop is well thought off. While these forums may purport to encourage businesses they can also do a lot of damage to individuals. I have read the comments about Pier Books and Past and Present, and they are mainly negative. I know both these individuals and they are as both very nice people who work hard at what they do. My details are available on the websites I sell on, Abe, etc, which seems the sensible thing to do given my stock is listed there. If Id wanted them listing here I would have provided them. Since the recent comments about my business went up I have received an anonymous email insulting me (I have kept the email). I do appreciate that collectors and sellers may have different priorities, but as I have tried to stress - my details are available in the places where I wish them to be seen and anyone visiting my shop will always get a warm welcome. Thank you S. Tyson (owner) 14.07.15
I don't believe it as Victor would say, he gets free advertising. I am very happy to be listed on INPRINT (TheBookGuide) myself, with my shop Corfe Books in Addlestone Surrey. Would never bite the hand that feeds us. What has happened to the old ways of working together, we are all specialists in our fields, we should stick together and take any constructive feedback. Though I did get annoyed once when a fellow bookdealer posted flyers for his shop on my window. That was a few years ago and they are no longer trading. And another trader in Woking claimed he was the last dealer in Surrey with the closure of 2 Guildford shops. Mark Hayhoe (Corfe Books) 14.07.15
I happened across this charming bookshop in August when I was brassic. I will return to buy a book when I have money. I find the petty comments about the shop regrettable as it is surely a vocation of the owner which we should be grateful for. Stephen Moore 20.11.17
Visited March 2022. No signs of life. All doors shut & windows barred. Signage was old & tatty. A small repurposed platform waiting room. No information on hours & nothing to suggest trading. SaltaireTom 28.03.22
Removed 26.03.22 from Central/Shropshire
Renaissance Centre Bookroom/LUDLOW/7 _ 8 Tower Street
The Renaissance Centre Bookroom
7 & 8 Tower Street LUDLOW SY7 9BZ
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tel:
01584 877751 web
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.30 - 5.00.
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Charity selling donated books.
The Renaissance bookroom in Ludlow has gone and is now a bicycle shop. Vicki 26.03.22
Removed 25.03.22 from East Anglia/Norfolk
Movie Shop/NORWICH/11 St. Gregory_s Alley
The Movie Shop
11 St. Gregory's Alley NORWICH NR2 1ER
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tel:
01603 615239
Open: Monday - Saturday 11.30 - 5.30.
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Secondhand books on film and music and some more general stock.
Few bargains - stock includes DVDs and videos, magazines, posters, autographs. Some better reserve stock upstairs so do ask for specific wants. NFOH (Not Fond Of Hoovering). Chris K 16.07.10
When you walk into this shop don't be put off by the ocean of DVDs and CDs - look under the tables and you'll find boxes full of magazines and comics, with some real gems. RuthP 03.07.17
Gone. Now a vegan bistro... Stive 25.03.22
Removed 19.03.22 from South West/Devon
Chandos Books/COLYTON/London House,Market Place
Chandos Books
London House, Market Place COLYTON EX24 6JS
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tel:
01297 553344
Open: Tuesday - Friday 10.00 - 4.00, Saturday 10.00 - 1.00.
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Secondhand and antiquarian bookshop specialising in travel and transport. In-house bookbinding and repairs. Easy on-street parking in front of the shop
A small 1 room general 2nd hand bookshop with a delightful and experienced owner. The stock is highly priced so 1 star removed but the owner is willing to discount. All subjects seemed covered but nothing in any great depth e.g. 1 small shelf of aviation 1 shelf of military etc. The owner was originally operating out of Bristol but moved and set up in this pretty village 16 years ago. Free parking in the streets nearby but a bit tricky to get to as my sat.nav took me down many twisty 1 car width lanes. Laurence Batchelor 04.01.19
This shop has now closed and is being used as a temporary charity shop to raise funds for the church. A few paperbacks, standard charity shop fare HB 19.03.22
Removed 14.03.22 from North West/Lancashire
St Catherine_s Hospice Bookshop/CHORLEY/54 Chapel Street
St Catherine's Hospice Bookshop
54 Chapel Street CHORLEY PR7 1BS
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tel:
01772 313063 e-mail web
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 4.00.
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Massive collection of donated books on all subjects at fantastic prices. All proceeds to St Catherine's Hospice.
A very nicely laid out shop, good categorising, very reasonable prices and always friendly service. Very rare that I ever leave without something worth more than I paid for it. The Wanderer
Above average charity bookshop, mostly moderns but some oldies too. Opposite bus station which unusually has a decent café. Just round corner is "Books and Bygones" a small crammed s/h shop with some decent books, well worth a look. Norman Davies 06.02.17
Good range of reasonably priced titles, with generally better than average charity shop fare. Probably only worth visiting if you're actually in Chorley for another reason though. Steven Kelly 19.10.19
Removed 14.03.22 from North West/Lancashire
Book Bargains/LYTHAM ST ANNES/31 St Andrews Road South
Book Bargains
31 St Andrews Road South LYTHAM ST ANNES FY8 1PZ
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01253 712015 e-mail
Open: Tuesday - Saturday 9.30 - 5.30.
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It was closed on the day I was there but looked like a medium-sized second-hand shop. Bridget the Browser
A very neatly laid-out shop, medium-sized, books very well arranged and prices fair. Friendly owner. The Wanderer 08.08.08
This was my secondhand bookshop as I was growing up, so only get to go maybe once a year now, when home visiting parents. Trip last weekend was very fruitful, around 10-15 really good finds. Very extensive general stock, "not for the collector" as they say, but depending on your luck there can be some excellent finds in the classics (broad definition) and non-fiction sections. Definitely worth checking out, we always find at least one or two to take home, often many more like this time. M&O 17.08.12
Removed 07.03.22 from Wales/North Wales
Berwyn Books and Cheshire Book Centre/BUCKLEY/Units 3 _ 4, Spencer Industrial Estate
Berwyn Books and Cheshire Book Centre
Units 3 & 4, Spencer Industrial Estate BUCKLEY CH7 3LY
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01244 541415 e-mail web
CLOSED after a major fire
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Several hundred thousand good-quality secondhand books from £1 to £4. We buy new stock, and specialise in large collections and libraries of antiquarian books and other items such as sheet music, postcards and other printed matter.
Situated at the rear of an antiques centre on a not easy to find side road on an industrial estate. Once found, the pleasure of searching the shelves takes over. Here is a shop comprising quality publications; some old and some fairly recent but all worthy of time to check if they could be worthwhile purchases. Everything in marked categories which makes it easy to browse. WWAD. Chris Harte 07.04.13
Moved to Old Chapel in May. TBG 16.05.13
A visit, by appointment, to the new premises meant an introduction to the knowledgeable Julie. She seemed to know where most of the internet titles could be located and I left with a box load of surprises. Prices were slightly high but the quality could not be faulted. Chris Harte 13.06.13
Moved to Buckley in October 2013. TBG 23.12.13
Visited them in Unit 4, by appointment. The storage area is huge and I would have no idea how many (tens of ??)thousands of books line the narrow wooden shelves. Although mainly an internet organisation the titles I briefly saw were of some substance. Go with your 'Wants List' - as nowhere near the full stock can be listed online - and Julie will hopefully find what you want. Chris Harte 02.01.14
The people who run this bookshop are both friendly and efficient with a vast knowledge of their stock...we could not fault them and will use them again in the future..FANTASTIC! Netty 10.03.14
"Berwyn Books, of Spencer Industrial Estate in Buckley, North Wales has suffered a catastrophic fire. Both of their units, which had held tens of thousands of scarce and antiquarian books, have been totally destroyed. The loss to both Steve, Julie and book collectors is beyond sadness. They had been a major part of the internet book scene along with The Cheshire Book Company of which they were owners."
As I write the fire has just been brought under control but the structure is so dangerous it will probably have to be demolished. Christopher Harte 17.11.21
Berwyn Books has reopened in a new form and location with the name The Berwyn Bookshop. TBH2 07.03.22
Removed 27.02.22 from Wales/South Wales
Serendipity/CHEPSTOW/4 St Mary_s Street
Serendipity
4 St Mary's Street CHEPSTOW NP16 5EU
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01291 622367
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or 07846 498483 A secondhand, pre-loved and vintage shop with lots of books. 100s added every week, with prices as little as 20p each, or 6 for a 1.00.
From the front you would not realise that there were hundreds of books at the rear. Quite a number of shelves of run-of-the-mill titles, however there were a few railways gems noticed. Chris Harte 16.08.11
As with St.Mary's Collectables across the road, it is not worth driving any distance to visit this shop. There a few interesting titles but I only found a very small handful of useful books. Nicholas Pendower 05.04.14
Revisited after a few years, appears same tired stock. Worth a quick peek if in Chepstow, otherwise definitely not WAD. Norman Davies 08.04.17
Removed 23.02.22 from South West/Devon
Ilfracombe Charity Bookshop/ILFRACOMBE/6A Church Street
Ilfracombe Charity Bookshop
6A Church Street ILFRACOMBE EX34 8HA
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01271 862020
Open: Monday - Friday 10.00 - 12.00 & 2.00 - 4.00, Saturday 10.00 - 12.00.
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A small, well organised stock of reasonably priced books, which are much better than most charity bookshops. TBG
Note this is at the west end of the High Street. Nearly all newish good selection at good prices. Norman Davies 22.09.11
That two hour lunch break did for me so I could only look through the window. There are some general charity shops elsewhere on the somewhat run down High Street so my visit was not totally wasted. Steven 06.09.13
Light, airy, and with well chosen books and no dross - quite unlike most charity bookshops. TBG 08.06.15
Plenty of well priced books to read on the beach but nothing much for collectors. Steven 05.08.16
I had not been to these premises for several years and shalln't be going again as the bookshop has gone, apparently following retirement of the leading lights! Wessexman 23.02.22
Removed 21.02.22 from North East/North Yorkshire
Ken Spelman Books Ltd/YORK/70 Micklegate
Ken Spelman Books Ltd
70 Micklegate YORK YO1 6LF
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01904 624414. mob 07960 350909 e-mail web
Open: Monday - Friday 10.00 - 4.00
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CLOSING as a shop end January 2022
Books on the fine arts, architecture, garden design, literature, history, science & technology, philosophy & very many other areas. In addition to our rare and antiquarian books, we also have a rapidly changing stock of over 40,000 scholarly and interesting books on all subjects. We also hold regular art exhibitions and have a permanent gallery space.
Freezing day and a coal fire burning downstairs, a browser's paradise! Andy Overton
The best bookshop I?ve visited in York ? excellent stock, accurately priced Geoff Hatherick 22.07.08
Generally good stock (although not as good as several years ago). Prices ok. If you want to sell books forget it - you are likely to get a supercilious reaction 'oh we're not interested' even when you have rung before and been told they will buy! John Williamson 04.03.09
A significantly higher quality of stock than when I visited a few years ago, and the arrival of new material has certainly increased with lots to look at. Prices are very competitive, and checking up on a few items on-line on my return home I found them to be consistently lower than for poorer copies listed elsewhere. The chatty staff were very helpful - this shop deserves to survive and I look forward to my next trip up Micklegate. Harry Peterson 30.09.10
Agree last comment much improved stock and (importantly) more sensible prices than a few years back. Definitely the best shop in York now with good proprietor and some fine biographies and politics books for me. Norman Davies 09.02.11
Visited in the spring of 2012 and this is a lovely book shop with clean and well organised stock, however, I could not find a single military/WWII/Royal Navy book to purchase so left empty-handed. Shame as pricing was reasonable. Laurence Batchelor 08.01.14
Not been since I lived in York in 1997-98. Some of the stock still the same from then, but pleased to find some affordable rarities, even a signed first edition for a fiver and very helpful staff. Anthony 10.03.14
Went back today, warm welcome and three good purchases. Flying visit of 10 minutes but will return again soon. Anthony 05.02.15
Excellent shop, physically interesting with very good stock at reasonable prices. Had quite a lot of remainders particularly on Art which are very easy to buy and which you might not see elsewhere. popsikov 02.04.15
Owned for many years by Messrs. Fothergill and Miller, the latter having now retired. The interesting rack of cheap books outside retired with him, which is a shame. Within, all is unchanged for the most part. That is to say, a very good range of stock in history, modern literature and philosophy, plus some remaindered stock at the front. Idiosyncratic features, such as the open fire in the Winter, and the incomparable Suzi at all seasons, are unchanged too. Something of a price revolution recently (compare Minster Gates), with a not-dissimilar effect in certain parts of the shop. The Bookman 16.07.16
Hadn't been here for years but shop still very good. Good selection and prices reasonable. David 25.05.17
Back there after a while. Managed to buy 3 items - cost me £31.49. Chris K 19.04.18
As good as ever, though the gallery seems to have been abandoned for the time being at least. There are always good things to be found in this agreeably old-fashioned shop. Laurence Purcell 27.08.21
Good stock and at more reasonable prices than bookshops in other, more touristy, areas of York. Helpful staff too. Recommended. Steve Newman 08.09.21
Always a pleasure browsing the interesting stock at this shop. Some rearrangement of the shelves has taken place since my last visit. This has resulted from the closure of the upstairs area as a result of Covid restrictions, which may only be a temporary arrangement. Wessexman 01.10.21
Mike Goodenough reports "At the end of January 2022 the current lease ends, and the shop premises are in the process of being sold. But the name and business, Ken Spelman Books Ltd, continues with the owner, Tony Fothergill, who after 43 years in Micklegate will continue very actively trading in rare and unusual books & manuscripts via catalogues, book-fairs, on-line, and by appointment." Great shop, visit it while you still can. TBG2 12.11.21
Visited this week, very sad to see the end of a shop that I have enjoyed for over 25 years. Still made some worthwhile purchases whilst commiserating with the lovely lady behind the counter who still wrapped the books up in that beautiful brown paper and will be out of a job next month. An institution passes into history. Anthony 20.12.21
Removed 20.02.22 from North East/West Yorkshire
Oxfam Shop/OTLEY/1-5 Boroughgate
Oxfam Shop
1-5 Boroughgate OTLEY LS21 3AG
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01943 467028 e-mail web
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A large new, books and music section.
There are three Oxfam shops next door to each other. The Bookshop is number one. The shelves were full of usual Oxfam offerings with prices average. In my twenty minutes in the shop I was the only visitor. They will need more than my £2 to survive in what is an excellent location. Chris Harte 27.02.17
The quality of the books had gone downhill since my last report. Stale shop with a strange smell. Didn't stay long and would not recommend a visit. Chris Harte 03.09.19
This is now just a bog-standard Oxfam outlet with a few books. Probably not worth listing on a book guide. Chris Harte 20.02.22
Removed 18.02.22 from South West/Devon
Old Bridge Antiques Centre/BIDEFORD/The Pill, Kingsley Road
Old Bridge Antiques Centre
The Pill, Kingsley Road BIDEFORD EX39 2PF
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01237 420 909 web
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.45 - 5.00.
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Peter Hames is no longer here, and whilst there are still books, they are now much less interesting. TBG 31.07.08
Standard antique centre fayre not worth a book lover visit. However, excellent bookstall upstairs in Pannier Market opposite on relevant market days and Allhalland Books is still going down the road. Norman Davies 02.07.13
This antiques centre seems to have relocated to the Pill, Kingsley Road, just off the quayside, but I could only find a small number of books in a single small bookcase. Perhaps it no longer merits inclusion. There are, on the other hand, at least four bookcases in the Market Hall within the Pannier Market in Grenville Street up the hill, though the hall was almost deserted when I called today. Wessexman 17.02.22
Removed 13.02.22 from Scotland/Central Scotland
Strathcarron Hospice Book Shop/FALKIRK/Howgate Centre
Strathcarron Hospice Book Shop
Howgate Centre FALKIRK FK1 1ON
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01324 620959 e-mail
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 4.00.
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Situated in the shopping centre in Falkirk town centre. In addition to books, it also sells CDs including audio books, DVDs and printed ephemera. Shop is neat and tidy, everything is categorised and the shelves labelled. Stock is the usual charity shop fare, but if you’re prepared to dig deep you can find some gems. Pricing is on the low side, paperback fiction at £1, hardback fiction at £2.50. Non fiction appears to be priced at £2.50 to £5.00. Friendly staff behind the counter. Booksellerbull 12.01.19
Surprisingly-located charity bookshop in centre of shopping mall. Standard charity shop books but a wide enough range and reasonably priced. Steven Kelly 11.11.19
Removed 04.02.22 from Republic of Ireland/Co. Dublin
Chapters Bookstore/DUBLIN/Parnell Street,Ivy Exchange
Chapters Bookstore
Parnell Street, Ivy Exchange DUBLIN
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New book shop with secondhand books upstairs.
Mainly newly remaindered books on the extensive ground floor. Modern secondhand upstairs. All expertly categorised. Nothing pre-2000 whatsoever. Prices all over the place. Not worth a visit. Chris Harte 09.11.15
Once again I think we have visited a different shop to Chris Harte. We found it well stocked and with mostly good prices. And all our purchases were pre 2000 s/hand. David 18.08.16
In response to the above comments I paid another visit. My initial thoughts stay unchanged. Chris Harte 14.04.17
This was the last shop I visited on my brief stopover in Dublin and whilst I can see, with his areas of interest, where Chris Harte is coming from, I have to say that this place was almost overwhelming. Yes, there are a huge amount of remainders on the floor, in piles and on the shelves, but they are quality remainders and they are books that in the main, you can understand being published. Unlike many remainder shops where you are left asking the question. 'How in God's name did this get into print?'. I managed a rapid scan of the crime shelves and got only about a quarter of the way through the modern fiction (there is a massive separate Irish Fiction section) before I had to leave. To do it justice this place needs several hours, a break (or two), some coffee and a reserve pair of glasses! Not for the collector or specialist, I agree, but wondrous nevertheless! Jonathan Morgan 06.10.18
I can assure you, it was open on Friday! The very large second-hand department has moved to the rear of the ground floor. The department is larger than any of the exclusively second-hand shops we visited in Dublin. I gain the impression that quite a large proportion of the stock represents unsold new books but not remainders as normally understood. There aren't piles and piles of the same title but one, or at most two, copies that failed to find a buyer. An interesting feature are the several cases of "pick and mix" books; well shelved but entirely random collections of non-fiction books. Prices were reasonable and we bought an armful of books. Gary 12.03.23
Removed 25.01.22 from North West/Greater Manchester
Shudehill Book Centre/MANCHESTER/34 Shudehill
The Shudehill Book Centre
34 Shudehill MANCHESTER M4 1EZ
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0161 839 0376
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General stock of secondhand hardback and paperback books as well as magazines.
It's like a disappointing fair ground ride: huge signs all the way up the front of the building promising 'Manchester's Number One Book Shop' quicken the pulse but inside its just a dark dank ground floor of well thumbed porn mags and a few sad remainders. George Marshall 26.10.09
As George Marshall wrote a year ago: mostly porn magazines, porn videos and a few paperbacks. Joachim Duester 05.10.10
No longer selling books, but 'Adult' Magazines, DVD's & VHS tapes! Guess there is more money selling such merchandise in the area than plain books! I am sure there are sites listing such premises, but 'The Bookguide' should not be one of them. Steve Newman 24.01.22
Removed 14.01.22 from East Anglia/Norfolk
M and AC Thompson/WYMONDHAM/The Bookshop
M and AC Thompson
The Bookshop 1 Town Green WYMONDHAM NR18 0PN
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01953 602244
Open: Wednesday - Friday 10.30 - 4.30, Saturday 10.00 - 4.30.
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General secondhand books including biography, entertainment, fiction and topography.
Useful and busy little shop with neat and well-organised stock. However, the owner does not attend trade auctions and relies solely upon stock brought in by customers or acquired from local charity shops. The best stock is taken home and sold via the internet using a different trading name. For this reason the shop is well-patronised by locals seeking general second-hand books but discerning collectors will find very little of interest. Don't ask for a discount, the owner will become very agitated and upset. Avid Book Collector 12.09.08
I have just read my details in your list of secondhand bookshops in Norfolk and I am puzzled by a couple of points. Firstly, I do not take the best stock home to sell on the internet, only a small selection of books which have usually already spent some time in the shop. Secondly, I am amazed to read that I become "very agitated and upset" when asked to give discount. This is utter nonsense. As regular customers and other booksellers are well aware, I am usually very generous with my discounts. I feel that these comments are entirely unjustified and I resent the good reputation I have built over 27 years in Wymondham being misrepresented in this way Allan Thompson, owner 06.11.08
I've always found the owner helpful and pleasant. I wonder if Avid Book Collector's disagreeable experience was as much to do with his own attitude to book buying and asking for discounts. Stephen 22.05.09
I have nothing but praise for the owner, Alan Thompson. He is always friendly, polite and professional, and runs his business in a way which reflects his personal integrity. I recommend that you go and see for yourself! Colin 28.07.09
A pleasant visit which saw me come away with a few titles which were priced most generously. I found the owner a decent chap who had time for a general chat while I was searching his shelves. In between the general old books was the occasional treat. Chris Harte 24.02.10
I agree with all the responses to the original comment. This is a great little shop with an extremely affable patron. There is usually a guitar to pick up as well. The owner has a wealth of musical knowledge. Recommended. Undercover 20.02.12
An excellent bookshop which I visit whenever I am in the area on business. Great to dig around the history section and fine some real quality items at excellent value. The owner is very polite and knows his customers well. So few bookshops left these days, I do hope this wonderful oasis doesn't dry up any time soon. Tim 24.04.15
Always a pleasure to visit. Very friendly owner. I felt jealous of missing Dana Gillespie in the shop by a day or two! Leffe At 49DS 03.07.15
Closed about a year ago we're told, and is now online only. TBG2 14.01.22
I was due to retire at the end of June, 2020, and had announced that intention in the shop window. Unfortunately, the Pandemic arrived so I closed down without having the benefit of a final sale and was also unable to say goodbye to my customers. I removed all the stock, and, during the year following closure, I donated about 2,500 books to local charities. I was eventually able to find a buyer for the remainder of my stock, amounting to over 4,000 books, and received a very fair price for them. Contrary to someone's post on this site, I do not have an on-line business, although I have disposed of a few items in this way. Thanks to all my customers who supported me during the 39 years I was trading in Wymondham. Bless you all. Best wishes, Allan Thompson. Allan Thompson (owner) 08.06.22
Removed 02.01.22 from South East/Kent
Roadmaster Books/ROCHESTER/105 High Street
Roadmaster Books
105 High Street ROCHESTER ME1 1JS
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01634 862843
Open: Appointment necessary.
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Perhaps we are the smallest but most packed shop in the County! We are in the centre of the High Street by La Providence the French Protestant Hospital. just over from one of the finest views of the Cathedral. With 4 shops in Rochester (if you count Oxfam?) a visit is well worthwhile.
This is a small but excellent shop, well-stocked and with good turnover. Transport and local history are specialities but there is a full range of subjects with strengths in literature, travel and showbiz. Laurence Purcell 25.11.13
Two small rooms. The first has the owner and local and transport volumes neatly arranged. He then warns everybody about the piles in the second room where most of the stock is. These dangerously unstable piles are above the level of most of the shelves and mostly with the titles facing in so you can't see what's on the shelves or in the piles without risking a serious collapse. After two of these I gave up. Pity, there might be some good stuff in there. John Allen 03.07.14
Passed on a Sunday, when it's closed, and there were posters in the window advertising a sale "everything to go". Looks like I'm not the only one that couldn't get to the books. John Allen 22.10.15
'Back on 1 March' said a notice in the window - but still closed four days later. Posters proclaim 'Clearance Sale'; this shop has been on the brink of extinction for years. Mostly inexpensive Transport and Local History - if you can get in! Nicholas Sack 24.03.19
Removed 05.12.21 from Central/Worcestershire
Hop Pocket Shopping Village/WORCESTER/The Hop Pocket
The Hop Pocket Shopping Village
The Hop Pocket Bishops Frome WORCESTER WR6 5BT
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01531 640 323 e-mail web
Open: Tuesday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.30, Sunday 11.00 - 5.00.
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One section has antiques & books.
It's not brilliant and some unrealistic pricing, but I've made a few worthwhile buys. Michael 28.05.16
The Antiques and Book section closed some time ago Keith 05.12.21
Removed 05.12.21 from Central/Worcestershire
Read and Ride/MALVERN/Platform 2
Read and Ride
Platform 2 Great Malvern Station Station Approach MALVERN WR14 3AL
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Open: Monday - Saturday 11.00 - 5.00?
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Charity bookshop selling donated books, staffed by volunteers.
A small bookshop selling mainly fiction but including a section on non-fiction, maps & cards. Reasonably priced and well worth a look if you are in the area. Steve Newman 03.03.14
Wasted journey, as not open at 10:30 am on a Monday in August. The station cafe owner says the shop usually opens at 11, as the staff are volunteers. Wisden 21.08.14
After a 10 minute walk from town they were still open at 4pm but it was a wasted journey as a small shop, low on quality and mainly p/b fiction. Laurence Batchelor 01.10.18
This has been closed for some time Keith 05.12.21
Removed 01.12.21 from South West/Gloucestershire
St Richard_s Hospice Book _ Media Store/TEWKESBURY/35 High Street
St Richard's Hospice Book & Media Store
35 High Street TEWKESBURY GL20 5BB
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01684 294679 e-mail
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.00 - 5.00
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If you’re looking for a good read then pop in and browse the 4,500 titles in stock. The shop also features an entertainment section with CDs and DVDs.
This shop opened in late April 2019 and on its first day it sold hundreds of pounds worth of stock to various dealers. I can see why as many of the titles on the shelves are quality. Those behind the locked glass cabinet were superb. Everything arranged by subject and easy to view. Tewkesbury is now a place with some very good bookshops. Chris Harte 29.05.19
A small shop but packed with good quality stock, well displayed. Prices very competitive. Booksellerbull 03.01.20
Removed 26.11.21 from Wales/North Wales
Bodorgan Books/BODORGAN/11 High Street
Bodorgan Books
11 High Street Malltraeth BODORGAN LL62 5AS
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01407 840522
Open: Appointment only until early 2018 due to family illness.
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We stock a wide range of new and secondhand books, including children's books, wildlife and local and general interest. We have a wide range of out of print and rare books at reasonable prices. These include modern first editions, wildlife books,vintage children's books and antiquarian books.
A really nice bookshop which will be expanding into new rooms fairly shortly. Extremely strong on bird books and specialising in C.F.Tunnicliffe. Other titles well categorised. During the winter only open on Saturday and Sunday. However, if visiting at other times ring the doorbell and you will be let in. Chris Harte 26.10.15
Due to family illness the shop will only be open by appointment until early in the New Year.Information from one of the owners at the recent Menai Bridge Book Fair (14/10/17). Corso 23.10.17
The owner has confirmed that it will not be reopening and has reverted to being residential. Christopher Harte 26.11.21
Removed 23.11.21 from Scotland/Central Scotland
McLaren Books/HELENSBURGH/22 John Street
McLaren Books
22 John Street HELENSBURGH G84 8BA
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01436 676453 e-mail web
Open: Thursday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00, and some other days but best to check first.
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Thirty years of trading has firmly established us as the leading dealers in naval, maritime, and yachting books in Scotland. Also books of Scottish interest. Recently reopened and reliably open on advertised days.
A remarkably well stocked shop, specialising in all things maritime. For anything to to with boats, the sea, maritime history, this is the place. John Butler 12.08.09
I've never visited in person, but bought books via their website. They often have listed rare maritime/naval books which I've struggled to find elsewhere at reasonable prices. Also been able to get discount when buying a bundle and I find their website easy to navigate and browse. They also respond to emails in a timely fashion. Recommended. Laurence Batchelor 25.01.14
Smallish shop, crammed with good quality specialist stock in great quantity. Very helpful owner. An enjoyable visit, resulting in a couple of good railway purchases. The maritime remit is interpreted pleasingly broadly! TravellingLibrary 18.07.15
From McLaren Books' website https://mclarenbooks.com/pages/about-us "Sadly, the shop is no longer open" Gary 23.11.21
They continue to deal online on their website TBG2 23.11.21
Removed 17.11.21 from Wales/Mid Wales
Kingshead Books/PRESTEIGNE/45 High Street
Kingshead Books
45 High Street PRESTEIGNE LD8 2BE
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tel:
01547 560100
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Removed 10.11.21 from East Anglia/Suffolk
Books and Vintage/FELIXSTOWE/228 High Road
Books and Vintage
228 High Road FELIXSTOWE IP11 9DN
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Moday - Saturday 10.00 - 15.00
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We pleased to announce the re-opening of our Books and Vintage shop in Walton (next to the Post Office). Our new staff members, Emily and Jess, look forward to giving you a warm welcome and you can choose from the large quantity of books and intriguing items we have for sale!
A very small shop (one room). Mostly pb fiction and children’s, also standard charity shop non fiction (cookery, gardening, travel etc) Visited a month apart and stock didn’t seem to have changed much. Service friendly and prices v cheap. On street parking can be difficult HB 25.09.21
I think there must be staffing issues here, closed all last week but nothing in the window to explain why. HB 30.10.21
The shop has closed permanently due to lack of passing trade and difficulty of parking. The books will be sent to the Basic Charity Shop, Hamilton Rd, Felixstowe HB 09.11.21
Sad to see that a bookshop that we recorded as new a few months ago has already closed. TBG2 10.11.21
Removed 30.10.21 from East Anglia/Norfolk
Turret House Books/WYMONDHAM/27 Middleton Street
Turret House Books
27 Middleton Street WYMONDHAM NR18 0AB
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01953 603462
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The owner is an amiable retired scientist who specialises in medical and science books with a smattering of local topography and fiction. The stock is old, interesting and reasonably priced. However, the stock is also small, and confined to one front room, even though tantalising boxes of books are to be glimpsed on stairwells and in other rooms. The bookroom is open erratic hours - safest bet is to visit on a Saturday - and you'll need to ring the bell to see if anyone is at home. As it is opposite Thompson's bookshop visitors should be able to visit both shops at the same time. Parking in the street is easy and free. Avid Book Collector 12.09.08
A most friendly owner and a shop which might possibly be the front corner of his home. Small stock, mainly scientific, but with a few regional holdings. Nothing for me but much for those who collect the specialities. Chris Harte 24.02.10
I just had a quick look on google streetview and this looks long gone - the shop signs seemed to disappear some time between 2012 and 2016. Looks very much like a private residence since 2016. Flip M 29.10.21
Removed 27.10.21 from London/SW Postcodes
Classic Library/CHELSEA/1st floor
Classic Library
1st floor 533 Kings Road CHELSEA SW10 0TZ
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020 7376 7653
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General secondhand books.
This was a unit within the still-occupied Furniture and Arts Building - but closed "twenty years ago, at least". Nicholas Sack 26.10.21
Removed 26.10.21 from London/SW Postcodes
Chelsea Gallery and Il Libro/CHELSEA/The Plaza
Chelsea Gallery and Il Libro
The Plaza 535 Kings Road CHELSEA SW10 0SZ
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020 7823 3248
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Closed "twenty years ago, when the proprietor died". To the graveyard page, aptly. Nicholas Sack 26.10.21
Removed 21.10.21 from South East/East Sussex
Vintage etc/EASTBOURNE/30 Pevensy Road
Vintage etc
30 Pevensy Road EASTBOURNE BN21 3HP
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07702 744866 e-mail
Open: Monday - Saturday 11.00 - 500.
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Dave Berry is at it again, loads of books all @ £2 upstairs at Vintage etc. A small antiquarian section on the ground floor + decorative books by the yard.
This is run by the same bloke who ran Tome a few years back, and has a similar feel, but a fraction of the size - perhaps a quarter of the size - around 30 bookcases, but some sparsely filled. Penguins, pulp crime, and an eclectic selection of art, travel, horses, naval, etc. Not much hardback fiction. At two quid, nothing is really overpriced; so if there's something beyond the paperback fiction that grabs your attention, good chance you'll feel you have a bargain. I wouldn't make a special trip, but if you're visiting Camilla's and having a day out in Eastbourne, then stroll across town could be worth it. TheWavesBroke 26.04.19
Very nice to see Dave back. Tome was a great shop and was much missed. The shop is a mix of antiques and loads of mainly well-priced paperbacks (lots of Penguins and thrillers). Well worth a visit and a browse. Mike H 13.06.19
Dave Berry is no longer selling books at this venue. I spoke to him today and he no longer has a retail outlet/shop stock anywhere. Richard Beaton 21.10.21
Removed 19.10.21 from London/E Postcodes
Paper and Cup/SHOREDITCH/18 Calvert Avenue
Paper and Cup
18 Calvert Avenue SHOREDITCH E2 7JP
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0207 739 5358 web
Open: Monday - Friday 8.00 - 6.00, Saturday 9.00 - 6.00, Sunday 10.00 - 5.00.
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Social enterprise coffee shop selling cakes, snacks, second-hand books and local artists' works.
An extensive wall of secondhand stock in a coffee shop, with all paperbacks at one pound and hardbacks two pounds. Bargains may be had, including the handsome 224-page catalogue to the Lowry show at Tate Britain in 2013: a steal at two quid. Nicholas Sack 15.05.17
Removed 15.10.21 from North East/North Yorkshire
Old Library Bookshop (was Bloomindales)/HAWES/The Old LibraryMarket HallMarket Place
The Old Library Bookshop (was Bloomindales)
The Old Library Market Hall Market Place HAWES DL8 3QN
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01969 666054 e-mail
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Bloomindales Bookshop became notorious when owner Steve Bloom introduced a selective policy of charging 50p admission. The story went viral in January 2017 and Steve sold the business in July. Opinions of our reviewers were strongly divided and they are archived here.
NOW UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT, from whom we received a very warm welcome. Mike 03.08.17
Visited in October just before the grand opening. Shop looks very tidy and the new owner very helpful. I will visit again and hope the business is a success. BradfordJohn 23.10.17
Removed 14.10.21 from East Anglia/Suffolk
Poor Richard_s Books/FELIXSTOWE/17 Orwell Road
Poor Richard's Books
17 Orwell Road FELIXSTOWE IP11 7EP
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01394 283138 e-mail
Open: Monday 9.30 - 2.00 & Tuesday - Saturday 9.30 - 5.00, ring for winter opening times.
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CLOSES end September 2021. Half-price sale till then, then stock is going to Elizabeth's Hospice in Ipswich for a book sale in October 50000+ books covering most subjects.
Some good stuff at the front of the shop. Downstairs smells a bit of damp and seems mainly full of what seems to me like junk books; e.g. large selection of ex-school text books for Latin from a local school! Books grimy in some cases. Easily walkable from town centre car park, but in a side-street. Roger Pearse 27.06.08
Great shop on two floors. Upstairs there is a huge range of 1st editions and paperbacks. Downstairs mainly older & cheaper books. Bee Clarke 29.07.09
Every time I visit this shop I become more impressed at the strength and depth of their very impressive holdings. Owner was extremely helpful and guided me through the sections which were of interest. Well laid out and easy on the eye. Visit recommended. Chris Harte 24.02.10
This shop is a real find. 2 floors packed with interesting books and, for once, they are all carefully organised. Helpful owner, well WAD. Norman Davies 16.07.10
I wholeheartedly second the more recent comments on this bookshop. Whatever your interests, you would find something here. Felixstowe is a Mecca for anyone interested in secondhand books. Geoffrey Warner 15.12.11
This is a really excellent shop with a good, large stock, a very helpful owner, and books that are sensibly priced. We found some extremely interesting things on the afternoon we visited and received a very generous discount on our purchases. Felixstowe is well worth a visit and, along with other nearby towns, is a must for the collector. Nicholas Pendower 06.03.13
Topography is the stand-out here but as well organised as the Treasure Chest up the road. The Herne 26.03.13
This is one of two superb bookshops in Felixstowe and there are a plethora of charity shops including a Charity Bookshop. Poor Richards is a massive shop belied by the small frontage and will take you back to your childhood image of what all good secondhand bookshops should be.(For me it was Beach's Bookshop in Salisbury). I picked up a number of Asterix Books in French and there is a good languages (mostly French) section in the extensive basement area. There really is something for every taste here and the prices reflect the high quality stock whilst remaining reasonable. Really friendly staff. This is the furthest shop from the BR station but is still only a 10 minute walk and is close to the largely unspoiled beach. WWAD for the stock and the other shops. Jon Morgan 13.08.14
Excellent well stocked shop with friendly staff. Large car park less than 100 yards away with a good fish and chip shop in-between! Richard Fuller 08.08.15
A welcome return and see that the shop is thriving as on my last visit. Topography a highlight but also poetry well covered. Herne 26.04.18
Sadly closes at 1400 Mondays so I couldn't reacquaint myself. Norman Davies 15.08.19
Check before you go. "Winter opening hours" apply and these are not as shown above. They include WEDNESDAY CLOSED and that of course was the day I chose to visit. This seems to happen to me a lot. Laurence Purcell 30.11.19
The bookshop is now closed and has become a record shop (although books are still on the shelves inside) Still trading on ABE HB 14.10.21
Removed 05.10.21 from South West/Cornwall
Bookends of Fowey/FOWEY/4 South Street
Bookends of Fowey
4 South Street FOWEY PL23 1AR
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01726 833361 web
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Secondhand and antiquarian books, and in particular those by Cornish authors. TBG
A sweet little shop in one of the most delightful fishing villages in Cornwall. Very heavily biased towards Cornish topography and Cornish authors with, unsurprisingly, a very large selection of Du Maurier. Literature from elsewhere in the world was a little thin on the ground. Cramped to the point of being difficult to turn around in. Some treasures to be found I'm sure. RS 11.06.10
Well worth a detour if you are interested in Cornish authors but not worth a special trip for general readers. Pondcott 30.03.11
There is now a Bookends Too a little further along the street that sells new books and classical CDs. Steven 05.11.11
Lovely shop with helpful staff and good stock, especially Daphne Du Maurier. Astrid 12.07.12
Small shop but interesting stock, some older stuff, friendly and welcoming folk. CC 26.01.15
Bookends of Fowey changed hands last year and is now Shrew Books, selling only new books. TBG2 05.10.21
Removed 05.10.21 from North East/North Yorkshire
British Heart Foundation Books and Music Shop/HARROGATE/12a Beulah Street
British Heart Foundation Books and Music Shop
12a Beulah Street HARROGATE HG1 1QQ
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01423 563245
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Just out the lower door of WH Smith and across the road, this is a medium sized shop covering two floors with a good stock of music and videos on the ground floor along with books and with even more books upstairs. Jeremy Briggs. 05.11.07
This is an awful shop the people who run are nasty do not go in this shop! Sara Pannal 17.10.08
Rather disappointing. Lots of "celeb" biogs and TV stuff. Forget WWAD, this is well worth a miss. - David 25.05.17 25.05.17
Very poor stock and a reflection of the downward trend of the town. Absolutely nothing of even a moderate standard to recommend. Sara, eleven years ago, was completely correct. Chris Harte 03.09.19
This shop has gone, replaced by another business. I was unable to establish if it has merely relocated or closed completely, but I suspect the latter. Wessexman 05.10.21
Removed 02.10.21 from Central/Staffordshire
Book/NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME/17 Merrial Street
Book
17 Merrial Street NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME ST5 2AE
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01782 630201 e-mail
Open: 7 days 9.30 - 4.30.
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Our stock is mainly second-hand but we do carry a number of new books. We have a good History. Military and Transport sections. All visitors from outside of our immediate area will be given Coffee or Tea.
Worth a visit. Rather an 'old-fashioned' feel to it (same with the stall on Stafford market): plenty of rather scruffy - but quite interesting and even uncommon - titles. Parking nearby. Andrew Bradley 18.07.14
Certainly wouldn't recommend this shop. Female till operator not very welcoming and in my opinion had a poor attitude and lacked customer care skills. Shall definitely NOT be going back!!!! J H 18.01.20
Removed 29.09.21 from South West/Cornwall
Oxfam Shop/LAUNCESTON/1 Broad Street
Oxfam Shop
1 Broad Street LAUNCESTON PL15 8AA
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01566 777874 e-mail web
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Not a bookshop - standard Oxfam shop with a few shelves of very poor quality books. NWAD. Ghost of Driff 29.09.21
Removed 24.09.21 from East Anglia/Suffolk
Landers Bookshop/LONG MELFORD/Hall Street
Landers Bookshop
Hall Street LONG MELFORD CO10 9HZ
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tel:
01787 378957 e-mail web
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.00 - 5.00.
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Lots of general new titles that are regularly updated. A good, wide selection of secondhand books. We undertake searches for new and hard to find titles as well as general second hand requests.
A very small shop, with mainly new books and two shelves of general secondhand material. Apparently has another 1500 secondhand books in an inaccessible storeroom. Tom Lawson 20.05.16
Removed 15.09.21 from Wales/Mid Wales
Treehigh Sales//Town Hall
Treehigh Sales
Town Hall Broad Street MONTGOMERY Powys SY15 6PN
tel:
07939-569095
Open: Thursday 9.30 - 4.30.
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General selection of antiquarian, rare and old books. A market stall.
This is a shop within the old market building in the centre of the town. A very strong selection of local and regional titles. Much in the way of religious material which was selling well on my visit. Not too much fiction. Well worthy of a visit, if passing. Free parking outside. Chris Harte 05.03.13
This bookstall has closed and the owners have opened a shop (Hardy's Bookstore) in Welshpool. TBG2 15.09.21
Removed 15.09.21 from South East/Kent
Book Palace/CANTERBURY/32 Palace Street
The Book Palace
32 Palace Street CANTERBURY CT1 2DZ
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tel:
01227 470120
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00.
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Charity bookshop run entirely by volunteers for benefit of The Scrine Foundation.
This place is a treasure trove in a beautiful half timbered building. There was a charity bookshop almost opposite and this one has either subsumed it or it has migrated across the road. The stock is of very high quality for a charity shop and frankly beats most if not all of the charity AND second hand shops in Canterbury. A very large modern fiction selection with the usual charity shop fare plus. Good other sections viz military, transport etc and prices extremely reasonable. Worth a detour and makes the journey worthwhile in itself. Jon Morgan 01.10.15
This shop is no longer a bookshop. We spoke to the people at Catching Lives charity bookshop located at no 28 Palace Street and they informed us that it was they who were previously at no 32 and known as Book Palace. David 14.09.21
Removed 14.09.21 from Wales/West Wales
Bookends/CARDIGAN/7 The Arcade
Bookends
7 The Arcade High Street CARDIGAN SA43 1HJ
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tel:
01239 614632
Open: Monday & Tuesday, Thursday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00. (Thursday - Saturday 10.00 - 4.00 in winter.)
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A wide range of books to suit everyone at reasonable prices.
Opened only a few months ago this bookshop is right at the end of an Arcade which runs between numbers 6 & 7 High Street. There are probably around 5,000 books on the shelves of which around half are fiction. There are no specific specialities and nothing pre-war. However, it is just so good to have a secondhand bookshop back in Cardigan which, in itself, is a most pleasant town. Chris Harte 28.02.15
Hard to find - keep going down the arcade don't give up! Nothing of great interest other than Wales s/h and new which are good. Agree Chris H encourage these new shops. Norman Davies 03.07.15
Right at the far end of a long arcade running off the main street in Cardigan. A wide and varied stock priced at almost rock-bottom levels. Graeme Rendall 22.10.15
Closed all of January. Chris Harte 15.01.18
Much less stock than previously pictured online and described. About 4 full shelving units, mostly sci fi and horror paperbacks, with a couple shelves of children's,miscellanea, and a small stack of records. Was looking forward to more from what I've seen and heard online. Sean Nodland 22.12.19
No longer a bookshop Mike G 14.09.21
Removed 07.09.21 from East Anglia/Cambridgeshire
Book Warren and Cafe /CAMBRIDGE/Unit 1D, Highgate, Over Road, Willingham
The Book Warren and Cafe
Unit 1D, Highgate, Over Road, Willingham CAMBRIDGE CB24 5EU
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01954 260762 e-mail web
Open: Tuesday - Friday 09:00-4:00, Saturday 08:30 - 4:00, Sunday 10:30-3:00
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Opened in 2018, under new management since September 2020. There are three rooms within The Book Warren and Café and the largest room is the bookshop. Look for the low industrial buildings to the north of the road, off-street parking.
Books are largely donated but may be a selection, as has more interest and variety than typical charity shop stock. Friendly people running the cafe, good coffee and cake. Adrian 01.08.21
The Book Warren and Cafe closed on August 28, only a few weeks after we discovered and listed them. The cafe may reopen elsewhere and without the books. TBG2 07.09.21
Removed 06.09.21 from Scotland/Wigtown
Glaisnock Book Cafe/WIGTOWN/20 South Main Street
Glaisnock Book Cafe
20 South Main Street WIGTOWN DG8 9EH
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01988 402249 e-mail web
Open: 7 days 9.00 - 5.00.
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Thousands of books displayed in our book cave room. Modern fiction and non-fiction at affordable prices. Our book cave is located at the rear of our book themed cafe
Fairly humdrum selection of 'charity shop' type books - so not really on a par with the other Wigtown shops. However the prices are fine - if you are on the lookout for a coffee table book or an airport-type novel then it will probably be here. Steven Kelly 16.10.13
The beating heart of Wigtown. The books are a clean and bright selection of largely modern paperback fiction, 50p for a paperback, £1 for a hardback. You can get your holiday novels here, but you don't come to Glaisnock for the books, you come for a warm and friendly welcome, a chat over a superb 'Full Scottish' breakfast and excellent coffee - and to earwig on the community at its ease. My paperback novel came free, courtesy of Glaisnock's very own "Happy Cafe Day". I'm sure a stay in their B&B would be a pleasant one. TravellingLibrary 27.06.15
Very nice, friendly cafe. The books, in one room at the back and a few other shelves, are pretty much charity shop fare. But you do get a free copy with your cafe order. Mark V 08.08.15
Glaisnock Book Cafe has closed and is now a private house. TBG2 06.09.21
Removed 04.09.21 from Wales/West Wales
Pembroke Market Emporium/PEMBROKE/81a Main Street
Pembroke Market Emporium
81a Main Street PEMBROKE SA71 4DB
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tel:
01646 686894
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00.
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Antiques centre.
Although mainly a bric-a-brac shop there were still quite a few books around the place. Very strong on old religious titles and children's books circa 1890-1930. The best shelves are at the rear of the premises which contain rows of 1940s teenage fiction. Chris Harte 10.11.11
A sign on the well locked door says to contact a local estate agent if interested in buying the ramshackle building. Christopher Harte 04.09.21
Removed 04.09.21 from Wales/West Wales
Pembroke Antiques Centre/PEMBROKE/Wesley Chapel
Pembroke Antiques Centre
Wesley Chapel Main Street PEMBROKE SA71 4DE
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tel:
01646 687017
Open: 7 days 10.00 - 5.00.
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It is not often that I spend quite some time in a chapel. However, the antiques on sale were top rate as were the numerous bookcases which contained some very scarce publications. I came away with a boxload of both books and magazines some of the latter of which were lengthy runs. Chris Harte 10.11.11
Disappointing for books, limited number and although better than standard type antique centre fare nothing for me other than some pricey postcards. Norman Davies 03.07.15
Must have closed with the first lockdown. Site overgrown. A terrible mess. Christopher Harte 04.09.21
Removed 04.09.21 from South East/East Sussex
Ubu Books/BRIGHTON/Unit 10
Ubu Books
Unit 10 The Open Market Marshalls Row BRIGHTON BN1 4JU
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tel:
01273 695728 web
Open: Thursday - Saturday 9.30 - 5.00.
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A fantastic selection of secondhand books from great value reads to rare collectables.
It's about the size of an average secondhand bookshop - that is, perhaps 7-8,000 books. A broad range of general stock, competitively priced. It describes itself as holding "a fantastic selection of secondhand books from great value reads to rare collectables which seems pretty accurate to me. Definitely worth a look. Richard Powell 22.10.15
Ubu has an irresistible selection of all things countercultural: the Beats, the surrealists, new wave sci-fi of the 60s and 70s, small-press books from the likes of Atlas press, and incendiary manifestoes. There are also plenty of retro-chic pulp paperbacks (Pan and Panther) with lurid covers, as well as a good spread of more mainstream Penguin Classics and Modern Classics, all invitingly laid out. Oh, and the "Open Market" is actually indoors, so the weather can't stop your browsing. Paul O 15.11.15
Unit 10 is no longer a bookshop and we believe Ubu Books doesn't currently have a permanent premises. TBG2 04.09.21
Removed 31.08.21 from Scotland/Edinburgh
Barnardo_s Bookshop/EDINBURGH/45 Clerk Street
Barnardo's Bookshop
45 Clerk Street EDINBURGH EH8 9JQ
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0131 668 3142 web
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.00 - 5.00.
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A small charity bookshop well laid out with a decent selection of titles. About 5 minutes walk from Oxfam in Nicholson Street and Till's Bookshop in Hope Park Crescent. Jeremy Briggs
Very run of the mill charity bookshop with stock of a modern general nature. Chris Harte 11.06.10
The two shop windows always have different themed displays. Yesterday Scottish titles on the left and keep- fit ones opposite. A better than average charity book shop - I managed to spend £16 on 4 unusual art books. Have found good wildlife titles in the past. All depends on your interests, timing and the generosity of donors. Chris K 06.01.11
Visit this several times a year. Just bought a cheap, nearly new Edinburgh villages paperback to add to my growing collection. Chris K 24.02.15
Nice general stock with a few unusual items; prices quite reasonable. Found a book on the planning and planting of the New Town landscaped gardens that I didn't know existed. That's what bookshops are for: serendipity! TravellingLibrary 08.08.15
Excellently-run charity-bookshop (by far the best in town)with wide range and very good prices. (An outlier of a string of charity-shops down Nicholson Street all worth a quick browse.) constantly-changing window-display kept me re-visiting. Just round the block from Till's. glenk 04.09.15
Standard charity bookshop but much better than Oxfam nearby and also just a few oldies but goodies. Worth a look if passing. Norman D 30.10.16
The Barnardo's Clerk Street bookshop is now closed. Ian 31.08.21
Removed 30.08.21 from South East/Surrey
Books _n_ Bits, Rarities and Collectables/HORLEY/14 Massetts Road
Books 'n' Bits, Rarities and Collectables
14 Massetts Road HORLEY RH6 7DE
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tel:
07487 615276 e-mail web
Open: Thursday & Friday 10.00 - 5.00, Saturday 9.00 - 4.30.
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Small shop, close to the centre of town (a five-minute walk from the station). General/mixed stock, with sections of vintage paperbacks. A little bit of everything. Could do with some categorisation. Richard Beaton 14.12.18
Sadly gone. The unit is being used to store kitchen units. 30/8/21 James Doyle 30.08.21
Removed 29.08.21 from Wales/West Wales
Nyth y Robin (was Bashford Books)/LLANDYSUL/Bradford House(off King Street)
Nyth y Robin (was Bashford Books)
Bradford House (off King Street) LLANDYSUL SA44 4QN
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tel:
07932 325123
Open: Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 10.00 - 3.00.
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A small independent family run shop offering an eclectic mix of antiques, retro, vintage items and a huge range of pre-loved, old and Antiquarian books.
Walked in to be confronted by a wide and varied selection of books. Much in the way of mid-wars material and some excellent runs of Victorian novels. Went to purchase a huge pile only to find that the owner had no idea of prices and consulted the internet. £5 titles were priced at £50-70, with others even more ridiculous sums. Ended up purchasing one volume! Utter frustration. Beware. Chris Harte 03.07.14
Fantastic book shop, full of interesting and wonderful books. Customer service was welcoming and very friendly. Will definitely be buying my books here again. Laura 22.09.16
Opening hours now reported to be irregular, hence 'phone before travelling' TBG2 27.06.21
Now Nyth-y-Robin Vintage Tea Room and no longer a secondhand bookshop. TBG2 29.08.21
Removed 29.08.21 from Wales/South Wales
Flea Market/ABERGAVENNY/Abergavenny Market
Flea Market
Abergavenny Market Cross Street ABERGAVENNY NP7 5HD
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Open: Wednesday 8.00 - 5.00.
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Stalls have a variable number of Secondhand books.
The Flea Market no longer has regular stalls as before but is now a rent-when-open and is more like a boot-fair. Christopher Harte 29.08.21
Removed 27.08.21 from North East/East Yorkshire
Beverley Old Bookshop/BEVERLEY/2 Dyer Lane
The Beverley Old Bookshop
2 Dyer Lane BEVERLEY HU17 8AE
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tel:
01482 880611
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00.
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General stock and children's, illustrated and local history. Also bookbinding and restoration.
An interesting stock on two floors with very fair prices and a good selection. The proprietor is helpful and knows his stock. Well worth a visit. Nicholas Pendower 27.04.10
Small shop with upstairs stock too. Well organised and some interesting books. Reasonable prices; with a very outgoing lady at the counter. WAD. Chris K 18.06.12
Lovely little bookshop! They pretty much always have what your looking for. Helpful staff, and easy to find the sections your looking for. Miss T 22.03.14
Small shop with good stock on the ground and first floors at reasonable prices and run by a friendly, knowledgeable owner. Recommended. SteveBrissle 03.06.17
This shop has gone and been replaced by (of all things) a poodle parlour of some kind., Laurence Purcell 27.08.21
Removed 22.08.21 from Wales/Mid Wales
Strand Bookshop/TALGARTH/Regent Street
The Strand Bookshop
Regent Street TALGARTH LD3 0DB
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tel:
01874 711195
Open: Monday & Thursday - Saturday, but phone before travelling.
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Basically a large cafe with 000s of good paperbacks, particularly Penguins on ground floor but a large upstairs crammed full of presumably unsaleable education etc books. Norman Davies 24.04.10
I cannot agree with the above review as there are far more hardback books than paperbacks on the ground floor. This shop, and The New Strand in Eardisley, Herefordshire are jointly run by two sisters who inherited them from their late father. i have found rare titles in both shops and my recent visit to Talgarth saw me leave with a boxload of titles. However, the pricing is all over the place. Chris Harte 06.08.13
Very disappointed that after several visits over a year I can still walk in and find signs inviting me to browse the top floor, only to have my way barred by the staff due to rain leaks in roof. Should at least take the signs down if the top floor is closed down indefinitely. Pity as it was the best part. strowger 05.02.15
Upstairs has been repaired and used for overflow seating from cafe. A gem for genre paperbacks if you're willing to dig. The Paperback Fanatic 24.07.19
The downstairs stock is small (200-250 books) and has not changed for years. Stock upstairs is not available to view. Christopher Harte 22.08.21
Removed 21.08.21 from Southern/Oxfordshire
Oxfam Bookshop/BANBURY/43 Market Place
Oxfam Bookshop
43 Market Place BANBURY OX16 5NW
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tel:
01295 20257908 e-mail web
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Delightful setting, but rather a clone charity bookshop, with a preponderance of Richard-and-Judy or Costa fiction. Some classic literature and plenty of children's books, though. And a plus for me was their vinyl record section, which yielded an unexpected find. Paul O 04.08.14
Quite a good collection of classics and a very unexpected find in the audio section. Herne 15.06.15
I was surprised during my 1st visit to Banbury just how many and how big some of the charity shops were. This Oxfam though is the only one which is purely dedicated to books. I found their military section strong in the shop which led to 4 purchases but there was nothing of interest in the antiquarian books by the door and nothing came out of their stock room as the lady kindly checked for me. Like previous reviewers, I spotted some excellent vinyl on show and a bookcase full of comics sort of bunched together as 'bargain packs' of perhaps 10 comics each. As to the rest of the town there are some really big charity shops which are labeled 'superstores' but they were all lacking in quality and quantity of books. The only 2 I found which had any books worth buying was the small British Heart Foundation and the corner shop called Katherine Howard Hospice Trust, the rest were filled with fiction ready for pulping. Laurence Batchelor 15.09.18
Oxfam bookshop in Banbury is permanently closed. Paul O 19.08.21
Removed 17.08.21 from London/WC & EC Postcodes
Henry Pordes Pop-Up /CHARING CROSS/56 Charing Cross Road
Henry Pordes Pop-Up
56 Charing Cross Road CHARING CROSS WC2H 0BB
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Popup selling Henry Pordes' old stock, all books £1 each (min sale £5). Open for another week, i.e. till around August 12th.
Stock is not split in to subjects; fiction and non-fiction intermingle. Allow an hour to browse tall shelves in two rooms and books piled on tables - at a pound each, I defy anyone to leave disappointed. Nicholas Sack 08.08.21
I assume this has now closed. They had brought up the last of the sale stock from the basement several days ago. TBG2 17.08.21
Removed 15.08.21 from Wales/Mid Wales
Book Stalls/MACHYNLLETH/Machynlleth Market
Book Stalls
Machynlleth Market Maengwyn Street MACHYNLLETH SY20 8AE
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Open: Wednesday
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Three, sometimes four book stalls.
No bookstalls on the three last visits. Good pie stall. Chris Harte 15.08.21
Removed 15.08.21 from Wales/West Wales
Carmarthen Antique Centre/CARMARTHEN/56 Priory Street
Carmarthen Antique Centre
56 Priory Street CARMARTHEN SA31 1NU
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tel:
01267 222006
Open: 7 days 10.00 - 5.00.
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30 shops under one roof stocking everything from antiques to vintage, kitchenalia to military.
A typical West Wales antiques outlet recently opened. Easy parking outside. Seven large bookshelves and numerous boxes of magazines. Strong on Welsh language, military and railway titles. Nothing special but worth a look. Chris Harte 04.12.13
Disagree on easy parking and is fair walk out of town but well worth it if in the area. Welsh books in English and Welsh particularly good but also amazing pamphlet-type unit. Norman Davies 03.07.15
No dedicated booksellers remain TBG2 15.08.21
Removed 15.08.21 from Wales/West Wales
Cardigan Antiques Centre/CARDIGAN/30 Priory Street
Cardigan Antiques Centre
30 Priory Street CARDIGAN SA43 1BX
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tel:
07974 935712
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.30 - 4.30, closed Wednesdays. Sundays during the holiday period.
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I walked in expecting to see a varied quality of goods from the twelve traders who are in the Centre. What I found was one booth of solid books and four others with fairly reasonable holdings. To my amazement I picked up two 1875 volumes and quite a few other decent titles. There is no speciality but it is worth visiting if you are in the town. Chris Harte 28.11.11
The books section has multiplied in size. I spent three hours examining the shelves and can honestly say that there was a miniscule amount of poor quality. Most was top drawer especially the motor racing and naval sections. Filled the car boot with purchases. Prices were so low I twice queried their correctness. Well worth visiting. Chris Harte 03.07.14
A real find in the book desert of west Wales. Agree Chris H - small selections but way above antique centre norm. Good prices and discounts. Norman Davies 27.01.15
Nice place but hardly any books. The original dealer from Doncaster who had the bulk of the first floor has now given up. Chris Harte 15.08.21
Removed 06.08.21 from South West/Gloucestershire
Inprint /STROUD/The Folly Farr_s Lane
Inprint
The Folly Farr's Lane STROUD GL5 2HH
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tel:
07595 591852 e-mail web
Open: By appointment only.
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After nearly 40 years our High Street shop has closed but its spirit is alive and kicking on
Facebook. In 2019 you can find us at
Churchdown Book Fair on the first
Sunday in the month and
Circa Antique & Collectables Fair on the first
Monday in the month. Expect interesting old books, maps, posters and other printed things.
I ate until full, delicious! The Book Glutton
The sort of shop a book-fiend would want as a living room. Adam Horovitz 29.10.08
Excellent sensibly priced quality selection. Agree comments above, friendly knowledgeable owner too. Well worth a detour to Stroud. Norman Davies 05.08.13
Heavyweight champion. 10/10. The Boxer 17.09.13
A very good bookshop with a wide range of books, including those I collect. The lady, who I assume is the joint owner is very pleasant and knowledgeable. I am happy to make a diversion to visit. CB 04.08.14
Great bookshop in a central location, with a good range of books and other items at reasonable prices, with interesting background music too. SteveBrissle 10.06.17
Our High Street shop closed at the end of April 2018. Mike Goodenough 28.04.18
Mike was the founder of The Book Guide and it was hosted as part of his Inprint shop's website. He has now decided that his future bookselling will be online or by auction and has asked us to retire this listing. TBG2 06.08.21
Removed 05.08.21 from South West/Gloucestershire
Peter Lyons Books /CHELTENHAM/11 Imperial Square
Peter Lyons Books 
11 Imperial Square CHELTENHAM GL50 1QB
map tel:
01242 260345 web Open: Wednesday - Saturday 10.00 - 4.00.
Add a comment The Cotswolds newest secondhand bookshop is in the centre of Cheltenham, just off the Promenade and opposite the Town Hall. Specialists in collectable children's books, art books and modern first editions. Good general stock as well as ephemera, magazines, vinyl and postcards.
Very specialist shop for the serious collector only. Excellent selection of children's, art and modern firsts. Many ways the antithesis of Moss in the town, but both worth a visit for different reasons. Norman Davies 05.08.13
A really terrific collectors' bookshop. Beautiful selection of children's books. Plenty of modern firsts. Sensible prices, many signed. Made my day. Neil Goodlad 19.04.14
Peter Lyons closed in June. TBG2 05.08.21
Removed 30.07.21 from London/N Postcodes
Mind Charity Shop/HIGHGATE/329 Archway Road
Mind Charity Shop 329 Archway Road HIGHGATE N6 5AA
map tel:
0208 3411188 Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 6.00, Sunday 10.00 - 4.00.
Add a comment 80% books plus the usual CD/DVD/Vinyl.
A new manager has taken over here and the shop has reverted to being one unit charity shop, and one unit 80% books, plus the usual CD/DVD/Vinyl. Steve Newman 14.11.15
The books have steadily decreased under the new manager, now not much more than a standard charity shop. 3 minutes would cover looking at the stock. NWAD. Probably should not be on this site. Peter M 04.06.19
No longer a dedicated book shop. Should not be on this site as no more books than your average charity shop. Steve Newman 30.07.21
Removed 30.07.21 from South East/Kent
Red Cross charity bookshop/NEW ROMNEY/42 High Street
Red Cross charity bookshop 42 High Street NEW ROMNEY TN28 8BZ
map tel:
01797 367021 Open: Monday - Saturday 9.30 - 4.30.
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Sadly this once fine book shop has been in steady decline for a while now. On this visit there was only one wall of books left, all fiction, with about 50 at best non-fiction books scattered about elsewhere. General Bric-a-Brac from the adjoining shop has taken up the empty space. They cite lack of donations, though the Palmers Green shop has a vast amount of stock they can't display. Suspect the truth is the staff have changed and there is no interest in running it as a book shop these days. Steve Newman 22.07.17
Should no longer be included in this guide. On a visit 6/21 the staff on duty did not even know it had ever been a book shop! Now just an ordinary charity shop with just a handful of books on offer. I suspect the original manager moved on and his/her replacement had no interest in continuing running it as a dedicated book shop. Steve Newman 30.07.21
Rickaro Books /WAKEFIELD/17 High Street Horbury
Rickaro Books 17 High Street Horbury WAKEFIELD WF4 5AB
map tel:
01924 278811 e-mail web Open: Monday - Saturday 8.30 - 5.30.
Add a comment Our stock reflects the diversity of interests in the town of Horbury where we are situated, with the best of new and collectable titles always on display. Whilst we have a good general stock and cater for children of all ages, we specialise in local history of the West Yorkshire area and always have a range of interesting titles available.
Lots of books, hundreds, on T.E. Lawrence and a lot on Yorkshire as well. But a pretty limited stock otherwise. Not much for Penguin collectors like me. Sam Price 20.02.14
now online only TBG2 31.07.21
Removed 29.07.21 from Wales/Mid Wales
Rose_s Books/HAY-ON-WYE/14 Broad Street
Rose's Books 14 Broad Street HAY-ON-WYE HR3 5DB
map tel:
01497 820013 e-mail web Open: 7 days 10.00 - 5.00.
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Good stock, well laid out but the prices - Wow, just DONT expect any bargains. The Wanderer 27.11.09
Very good wide ranging children's books but high prices. Parking nearby. The Drifter 22.08.13
This one was pleasantly open on a Sunday, which was good as many of Hay's other shops were closed. They are clearly a children's specialist bookshop spread over 3 rooms, but I found their pricing very high considering many of the books condition. No purchases made, despite us on the look out for several Children's books. Laurence Batchelor 19.07.14
Rose's Books has closed at these premises, now partnered with Stella Books of Hay as Stella & Rose's Books. Stella Books 29.07.21
Removed 29.07.21 from Scotland/South West Scotland
By The Book/Castle Douglas/201 King Street
By The Book 201 King Street Castle Douglas DG7 1DT
map tel:
01556 503338 e-mail Open: Tuesday - Sunday 10.00 - 5.00.
Add a comment General stock, small but friendly.
Not that small, Two fair sized rooms at top of High Street opposite the tower. Very nice shop in a wonderful High Street, also very friendly and helpful. PaulP 18.06.13
Postcode should be DG7 1DT. Otherwise you end up several miles away on a country lane by Haugh of Urr! Francis Marsden 02.07.14
Thank you, changed now. TGB 02.07.14
Interesting shop, almost two shops in one. The front two rooms are well laid out with clean and attractive general stock, while the rear room allows one to indulge one's desire to rummage for a bargain. There appears to be no classification and there are gems to be found, but sadly these books are just as expensive as those in the front rooms. Exceptionally so for the area. Avoided going away empty-handed by buying a slim paperback on dovecotes of the mid-Pyrenees, my most exotic purchase for quite a while. TravellingLibrary 27.06.15
Three small rooms of fairly standard stock with anything approaching collectable priced optimistically and seemingly without regard to condition. Mark V 08.08.15
Now closed ! borderlandxxx 29.07.21
Removed 28.07.21 from Central/Leicestershire
Christine_s Book Cabin/MARKET HARBOROUGH/9 Coventry Road
Christine's Book Cabin 9 Coventry Road MARKET HARBOROUGH LE16 9BX
map tel:
01858 433233 e-mail web Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 4.00, closed Wednesday.
Add a comment Booksellers since 1992; shopkeepers since 1997. 2,500 books with specialist sections on Leics and Northants, history, maritime fiction, children's collectable fiction and crime fiction. Website has searchable database of books not shown in the shop.
Very small, One room, but with some quality stuff. Good Biggles and CS Forester stock at equally high prices mind. Very little very modern stuff and some good green Penguins in the bargain books outside. Just around the corner from Loros Charity Shop which has the modern low price stuff to complement it. jon Morgan 06.03.13
The C.S Forester collection has now all sold but there was still plenty of Biggles left. This place is just 1 room, a desk a sink and the owner. Some of the books on the lower shelves looked like they could do with a clean as very dusty. Military well represented with even some original WW1 soldiers diaries and what looked like a Royal Naval bases' visitors book available to purchase. The stock had many unusual books which I'd not seen before but the pricing was mid to high. There were some bargain books also in boxes outside which I didn't examine. I came away with 2 aviation purchases as nothing naval I didn't already own. Loros around the corner has stopped being a dedicated bookshop. Parking nearby in Co-op and just 2 other nearby charity shops in this historic town selling 2nd-hand books: Oxfam and Age UK. Laurence Batchelor 25.09.18
Something for everyone here, a wide variety of subjects and a broad range of prices in a tiny space that will comfortably accommodate two browsers (3 at a nudge) plus the interesting owner in his nest - the perfect host who will chat profoundly if prompted and knows when to fall silent when you are lost in his stock. Having just come away empty-handed from the local pbfa fair, I left here with a bagfull of bargains. Glen Kinch 06.05.19
Removed 28.07.21 from South West/Devon
St.Luke_s Little Bookshop/MODBURY/1b Broad Street
St.Luke's Little Bookshop 1b Broad Street MODBURY PL21 0PS
map tel:
01548 831483 Open: Monday - Saturday 9.30 - 4.00.
Add a comment St Luke's Hospice charity bookshop selling donated book.
Well organised, good quality, mostly reasonably priced p/b fiction. TBG 26.07.17
Can't argue with TBG's assessment but won't revisit. Chris Harte 12.10.17
Removed 27.07.21 from South West/Cornwall
Abbey Bookshop/LAUNCESTON/2 White Hart Arcade
Abbey Bookshop 2 White Hart Arcade LAUNCESTON PL15 8AA
map tel:
01566 779113 e-mail Open: Monday - Saturday 9.00 - 5.00.
Add a comment Gen.stock 15K books. Contemporary lit. mass market, art, photography, history, cookery, craft, biogs. Psychology, philosophy, cinema, travel/topo. Specialist: Irish. Relocated from Camden Lock London to Cornwall in 2002.
This is actually quite a good bookshop. Although somewhat cluttered the owner did move piles of books to extract titles of my interest. He does not take plastic so a visit to a nearby cash machine was needed. Stock was general but with many surprises tucked away. Worth a visit. Chris Harte 12.10.17
Abbey Bookshop closed in June but is still trading on AbeBooks at present. PLF 27.07.21
Removed 27.07.21 from North East/North Yorkshire
Mansergh_s Secondhand Bookshop/SETTLE/Corner of High Street and Cheapside
Mansergh's Secondhand Bookshop Corner of High Street and Cheapside SETTLE BD24 9EX
map tel:
01729 823502 Open: Tuesday & Thursday - Saturday, 10.00 - 12.00 & 1.00 - 5.00.
Add a comment General stock, including some interesting theology books and second-hand sheet music.
Tiny, but crammed with stock, very friendly and reasonably priced. Mark 03.03.12
AWESOME bookshop. No shortage of good reading material here and all reasonably priced. Tiny jewel is hidden in a fellwalker's paradise. Cel 31.05.18
Check before travelling - has been closed due to illness for some months now. Kaye 24.03.19
Not just reasonably priced but absurdly so in some cases. Definitely tiny - three's a crowd (and almost bursting at the seams). Still definitely worth a look though. Just behind the market place with a fading sign above the door. Graeme Rendall 13.06.19
Owner now restored to health and open as advertised. Mark V 13.06.19
Sadly now closed, owing to the retirement of the owner, as lamented in Alan Bennett's diary for 2020! Mark V 27.07.21
Removed 24.07.21 from South East/Surrey
Secondhand Bookshop/OXTED/27 Station Road West
The Secondhand Bookshop 27 Station Road West OXTED RH8 9EE
map tel:
01883 715755 Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00, closed Wednesday.
Add a comment Very good general stock 50p to £1500 no specialities. I now only have one shop + cpbooks in Old Oxted as an internet business. I still love to buy book collections.
I was really surprised to find such an airy shop in a lovely town. The good quality stock was well classified; it was easy to browse, and the manager was most pleasant. Very good Surrey and Kent holdings. A visit is recommended. Chris Harte 29.06.09
Very rude service when I (ever so politely) suggested a notice in the shop was misleading to customers: ''I understand it and as it's my bookshop that's all that matters''. Poor manners and totally uncalled for lack of civility ... Nigel 12.07.12
David is one of the best booksellers I know and he is never anything but helpful and charming. His shop always has lots of interesting things and he oversees it with rigour, ensuring that it has a good turn over and never becomes stagnant. I always find loads to buy and it is most unfortunate that the previous reviewer has not focused on the quality of the business. Good book shops can certainly do without touchy customers like this! Nicholas Pendower 14.09.12
Found this shop by chance last autumn, a well stocked shop, in particular a good selection of old Penguins which I collect. All fairly priced, and shop owner was an extremely pleasant man. Will certainly visit again when in the area. Rebecca 16.02.13
At first I thought I'd made a wasted journey but the unprepossesing exterior conceals a rather good shop. Large/Medium size general stock but some gems and reasonable prices. OOS (out of station, TBG) and shop is directly opposite. Son of Drif 09.07.13
This was the first time I had visited the shop and I wished I had visited before. A well situated shop right next to the station with a nice window display. Light and airy inside and well laid out with all subject areas of interest. Very helpful assistant who contacted the owner to let him know I was here. A half hour journey from Victoria on the East Grinstead line. Will visit again. oko2020 20.02.15
Yet again a delightful visit to this splendid shop. I cannot speak too highly about the quality of stock; the pleasant manner in which all my queries were answered and the good fortune to meet a regular contributor to The Book Guide (who, alas, would not give me his name). The shelves were easy to check and my interests were well serviced. WWAD. Chris Harte 06.06.15
I heartily endorse Chris Harte's praise for this excellent shop. A good range of topography and transport, and Ordnance Survey maps at £1 a pop. The warmly sociable proprietor gave me a discount on an already bargain-priced scarce volume of Eric de Mare's architectural photos, because a previous buyer had inscribed the flyleaf. Stock is not listed on the internet, so a visit is essential; half an hour by train from London and bang opposite the station. Nicholas Sack 15.06.15
My second visit to this shop but the first in some time. It is an excellent shop in all respects. Quality stock, well laid out with contributions from most areas of interest. A good set of original Hardback Arthur Ransome. great History and military section. Good fiction. Signed first edition at only £10.00 WWAD. Jon Morgan 06.07.17
Return visits to this excellent shop are always a pleasure. The extensive stock of local history and topography, especially Surrey and London, includes many unusual small press titles. I bought an attractive Ian Allan album for a fiver, and a clutch of recent Landranger and Pathfinder OS maps at a pound each. Highly recommended. Nicholas Sack 15.12.18
I have been asked to view the stock Book n Bits Horley as the owner has died. Possible shop closure. David 17.06.19
Removed 20.07.21 from South West/Gloucestershire
Quayside Books/GLOUCESTER/7-9 Commercial Road
Quayside Books 7-9 Commercial Road GLOUCESTER GL1 2DY
map tel:
01452 - 300422 Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00.
Add a comment General secondhand bookshop with storeroom at the rear. Particularly interested in military, maritime and transport books.
Nice small bookshop with friendly and helpful owner. Worth the short walk from the centre. George Marshall 06.02.09
Tried to visit this shop yesterday (a Saturday) @ 11.00 - closed. Tried again at 2.00 - still closed. Suggest you ring before making a detour. Daedalus 25.06.09
A wonderful Aladdin's cave of books very competitively priced with a charming and friendly owner. Toby 01.11.11
Great bookshop with a good selection of books run by a friendly and helpful owner. Very reasonable prices meaning that customers are more likely to buy some books. Worth a visit. SteveBrissle 16.10.13
First sight did not justify for me the hidden treasures scattered around the shop. One front of it is now a framing business but behind are the shelves. It was only after a careful look did I find a number of decent titles. This shop is one which could turn up unexpected surprises. Chris Harte 24.05.16
First visit today. Not obviously a bookshop as the front shop is framing but once inside a very decent selection at acceptable prices. Interesting proprietor too. Norman Davies 31.05.18
First visit here. Interesting selection, some hidden gems, prices good. WWAD. David 15.02.20
closed, but doesn't seem to want to stay closed :) Mike G 20.07.21
Removed 20.07.21 from South West/Gloucestershire
Evergreen Livres/STOW-ON-THE-WOLD/2 Talbot Court
Evergreen Livres 2 Talbot Court The Square STOW-ON-THE-WOLD GL54 1BQ
map tel:
01451 832253 e-mail web Open: 7 days 10.30 - 5.00.
Add a comment 6000 (was 3,500) books in stock, Son of Drif can't count or estimate. All subjects especially Batsford Books. All major cards accepted.
A very helpful owner who showed me around a neatly set out shop. General stock but little antiquarian. Chris Harte 31.12.09
Needs more stock! I didn't count them but there's never 3,500 books in here. How anyone can sell enough books to make a living from a stock this small is beyond me. Small readers/collectors stock. Son of Drif 19.05.10
Actually we do make a living perhaps due to our engaging personalities, knowledge and pricing policy. Evergreen Livres 24.08.10
An excellent bookshop; an extremely pleasant lady owner; books sensibly priced. A positively charming experience whilst I was waiting to go to the races. Ray Quested 22.11.10
I was very impressed by the carefully thought out selection, reasonable prices, and charm of the owners. Another 'favourite' to put on my list. Jane Jones 31.05.11
Now have over 7500 books. Great selection, reasonable prices, friendly helpful owners. Ocker 23.08.11
A lovely shop with a wonderful collection of books and charming owners. A good thing there was no armchair to curl up in or I would be there still! A must-visit for all booklovers. Posy 05.11.11
Hi Posy, there are now chairs on both floors for browsers, take as much time as you wish! Nick and Stella, Evergreen Livres 03.03.12
And you get a free pen if you spend over a tennner! Paulp 02.11.13
Lovely shop with helpful, friendly owner who gives my puppy biscuits. My partner found several good fishing titles here. We will be back. Critter 16.11.13
I was a bit underwhelmed. Shop is quite small and most stock I saw was a bit tatty with prices not really reflecting their condition. Chap behind the desk was friendly enough. Upstairs quite a few children's books including annuals - but prices of those again were a bit much - in double figures for some 1970s ones in ok condition, for example. Flip M 06.02.17
A small shop with general selection of books spread over 2 rooms. A nice old book musty smell when I entered or it may have just been the heating? I would agree with others that the pricing is high but its not surprising when you consider the property prices and tourists and walkers who frequent Stow. It would seem he stocks a little bit of everything but no real specialisms. 3 books purchased a 'bulk' discount offered without me asking and for the first time in a 2nd hand bookshop I was offered a free pen and bookmark which was a nice touch. Laurence Batchelor 06.12.18
I've been told it's closed, phone dead, website gone. Mike G 20.07.21
Owner died and the stock was sent to auction. Shop was being renovated when I visited for use as a barbershop. Stive 26.09.21
Removed 20.07.21 from South West/Gloucestershire
Dive-In/WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN/Lecture Hall
Dive-In Lecture Hall The Village WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN GL14 1PA
map tel:
01452 760124 Open: Monday - Friday, but please ring first to check.
Add a comment General secondhand stock with a good travel section.
Gone, phone dead. Mike G 20.07.21
Removed 19.07.21 from Central/Lincolnshire
Tim Smith Books/HORNCASTLE/14 East Street
Tim Smith Books 14 East Street HORNCASTLE LN9 6AZ
map tel:
07876 496352 Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00.
Add a comment 20,000+ books, all subjects, wide range of prices, general stock. Advice and assistance given freely without commitment.
Total and utter chaos! Piles and piles of books prevent buyers from retrieving anything worthwhile, and where there is space the hoover is stuck in the way. I spotted a few things I would have liked to have looked at, but was afraid of excavating for fear of setting off an avalanche and ending my days under a pile of books! I'm sure that there are some good things in this shop but nobody has a hope in hell of finding them while it's in this state. Nicholas Pendower 27.07.10
Yes it's mad, with books piled everywhere, but it's my favourite bookshop! I always come out with lots of books. The owner can always find the books you're looking for even if they're at the bottom of the pile! The Jumping Frog 02.09.10
Oh My ... Chaos is a understatement ... this guy needs to have a clear out ... some really great books but most ruined by the 20-100 books piled on top. I'd love to have to look to find a corker but to mountaineer through piles and pile and piles is not really great!!! TT 29.07.13
Never seen any shop like it - very cluttered (I caused one avalanche!) but exceedingly charming and owner knows exactly where every book is and clearly a lifetime of dedication has gone into this curious but wonderfully eccentric shop. John H 29.08.13
An H&S nightmare - piles of books (much of it modern paperback fiction) 5-6 feet high and in places 3-4 deep obscure the interesting titles on the shelves behind. I fled in despair after 5-10 minutes. Henry Middleton 21.06.14
Planning a visit this summer. One of my very favourite shops - and that's based on just a couple of visits. Not twee, not self-conscious - like the bookshops of my youth ... Andrew Bradley 03.07.14
Every time I visit Horncastle, which is usually once a month, I consider visiting this bookshop, and even occasionally venture inside in the hope that I just might be able to spend some money, but sadly it remains virtually unexplorable. The vast array of paperback tat piled up inside the door is, before you even consider looking elsewhere, enough to put off the serious buyer and requires serious weeding out. If you are not one of nature's sylphs, it is almost impossible to negotiate the rest of the stock; I'd dearly love to see what this shop really has to offer, but life is too short for these sort of excavations. Nicholas Pendower 26.07.14
Can I move in here? Chaos abounds, but still a bloody good shop, filled with goodies. Lot of stuff half price, including a rare Edgar Rice Burroughs. Andrew Bradley 14.08.14
Although I had said in my previous review (02.09.10) that it was my favourite bookshop, it had got too much even for me, but what a shock to return to Tim Smith books today and find that, it's no longer complete and utter chaos, but has been tided up and under the piles and piles of books there is a really great bookshop. Yes it's still packed with books but you can see (most) of them and it's still cramped and more than a bit mad, but not too much and anyway a secondhand bookshop needs to be at least a bit mad to be worthwhile. The Jumping Frog 03.12.14
Earlier comments are now out-of-date as Tim's domestic problems have been resolved and, with the help of excellent friends, this shop packs a large, comprehensive and well-organised stock into a very modest space. Don't miss it! Tony Laverick 24.04.15
Most impressed with the tidy up, turns what was trial by ordeal into pleasant browsing. I certainly got a few out of the blue bargains on my last visit. and will certainly be heading there again. Paul Dean 27.06.15
Now closed due to the illness of the owner. TBG2 19.07.21
Removed 14.07.21 from Wales/South Wales
Dylans Mobile Bookstore//Everywhere
Dylans Mobile Bookstore Everywhere See web link for details SWANSEA West Glamorgan
tel:
01792 655655 web Open: See web link for details
Add a comment Dylans Mobile Bookstore will feed your need to read. We travel to festivals, markets & cultural events with our wonderful Words on Wheels experience. We sell books on Art, Poetry, Literature, History & Travel. Specialising in Wales & Dylan Thomas.
'Sadly Dylan’s Book Bus has now been retired off the road' - 09/07/21 from Jeff's FB page. Mike G 14.07.21
Removed 12.07.21 from South West/Cornwall
Bosorne Books/ST. JUST/The Cook Book
Bosorne Books The Cook Book 4 Cape Cornwall Street ST. JUST TR19 7JZ
map tel:
01736 787266 web Open: 7 days 10.00 - 5.00 (winter 10.00 - 4.00).
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Much better than most cafe-bookshops with interesting, competitively priced books in the rooms above, and fiction in the cafe itself. TBG
The genuine oasis-in-the-wilderness. Best bookshop in Cornwall by a long way. Upstairs from the cafe (the coffee was superb) were rooms of rare treasures. Owner refuses to put his titles on the internet hence the presence of such quality. Prices varied but that is of little concern. Visit recommended. Chris Harte 20.04.10
I'm writing this review really just to add a counter to the words above. There's nothing wrong with this bookshop at all, it's a very pleasant one with lots of nice books but 'best bookshop in Cornwall' is probably to be taken with the same pinch of salt as some of the same reviewers more acerbic comments on other shops. The stock is not large, although it is varied and interesting, some areas are a little thin but that is, of course, true of any shop. I just wouldn't want anyone else to make a special trip into the wilds of Cornwall, beautiful though they are, on the basis of that last review, as I did. If you are in the area then this is a pleasant shop which is well worth a visit. I can't comment on the cafe but it smelt very nice! RS 11.06.10
I thought the shop's offerings quite wide in scope and particularly good on War. RS - - the coffee and cakes are great! Herne 29.07.13
The separate bookshop business upstairs has closed. TBG2 12.07.21
Removed 12.07.21 from South West/Cornwall
Newlyn Books/PENZANCE/Captain Cutters House
Newlyn Books Captain Cutters House 52 Chapel Street
