Our second-hand bookshop is in the centre of London. The shop is 50 yards from Leicester Square station, on the edge of Covent Garden and the Chinese quarter. We are close to many theatres and within spitting distance of Soho & Piccadilly--well worth a detour when in the mighty city.

We are open 10:30-9:30, 7 days a week. We have books as cheap as £1 and also rare books at many thousands of pounds. We buy books and will travel anywhere in the world if sufficiently motivated. Do let us know if you have a large collection of old books for sale. Lastly, nothing can replace actually going to a bookshop; shut down that machine now and come down to the shop if you are within 30 miles!

The catalogue is updated constantly as books come into our shops from mansions, country houses, schlosses, villas, chateaus and remote crofts.

We only sell these books at the shop, we have found that people need to choose the books that suit their purposes and this is impossible by e-mail etc., So please come by the shop-we are here all week 11 hours a day. We can also supply hard back (i.e. not leather) books at considerably less, especially if bought in quantity. These books are sometimes referred to as clothbound books to distinguish them from paperbacks (which can also be supplied). 'Books do furnish a room.'

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This is the most common secondhand book in England. 'Dogs I Have Known'	November 2009 Catalogue is here! 25,000 books online! PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR SECOND SITE BOOKRIDE A GUIDE TO RARE BOOKS AND THEIR VALUES. Search this web site. Enter your search word(s) in the field below and click the Search button. November 2009 Catalogue in PDF (file size ~14 MB)

November Update/Bragging notes. The usual olla podrida of fine, rare and curious books have come our way and been priced with the economy firmly in mind. Round here greed is not good! Much philosophy, art, religion, eastern travel and scholarship of a literary and historical bent, loads of lit crit (mostly in basement) + unusual amounts of plays - for which there is a healthy demand here in theatreland. I mentioned last time that we were voted one of the 50 best bookshops in the UK by 'The Telegraph'. In October we were back in the charts as one of the 10 best secondhand bookshops in The UK voted by The Guardian. The Guardian seems to have taken a shine to us as they often mention our blog Bookride on their website--this usually leads to increased traffic. Traffic, however, went ballistic (5000 a day for a few days) when our blog on 'Jokes Cracked by Lord Aberdeen' was mentioned by Boing Boing. For a few days we became a minor internet phenomenon. Our future is so bright we have to wear shades! More publicity (radio/ TV/ London papers) came our way when a folk rock band called Mumford & Sons performed in our basement--they chose our shop because all the young guys in the band are firm book lovers. All this publicity has not gone to our heads and we have concentrated on buying great books. Do come by some time, we are open 11 hours every day.

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All the books listed are first editions in the country of publication, 8vo in size, in good condition and in original bindings unless otherwise stated. Place of publication is noted, unless London. Unobjectionable names, very short inscriptions and bookplates not usually noted.

Any item found not to be as described may be returned within 3 weeks of receipt. New overseas customers are asked to pay in advance on a pro-forma invoice. Postage is extra. Books are reserved for 7 days.

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