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!

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.'

SUGGESTIONS ABOUT HOW TO FIND A BOOK.

Go to Bookfinder.com which searches ABE, Amazon, Alibris, Biblion, BookAvenue, Antiqbook and Powell's of Oregon + a whole bunch of others. Amazon is particularly useful to ascertain whether the book is in print.

If it is in print and there are no used copies available you can find the cheapest and nearest copy at ADDALL.COM (new books section) preferably using the book's ISBN number. While searching for books at online services you do not need to type in the author's full name or the complete title in most cases. E.g. if searching for 'The Power and the Glory' by Graham Greene you need only type in Greene in the author field and 'Glory' in the title field.

If your book is out of print and not showing up at the excellent Bookfinder try Addall. If you find a book at Alibris or Barnes and Noble you can almost always find the same book listed more cheaply elsewhere. These operations put a considerable premium on books. If there is still no sign of your book you could try a few more sources at Trussel's Electicity or even search the entire web at GOOGLE. These services allow for exact phrase matching. If you only have a sketchy idea of the name of the book try a keyword search at Bookfinder or Adall. It is possible, at ABE , to leave a "Want" and be notified by e-mail if and when your book is uploaded by one its many dealers. We heartily recommend this method.

Many books cannot be found on the web but you can use a book-finding service, of which there are many, who will advertise for the book or contact colleagues in the book trade etc. Online we recommend Exedra.

There are many more book finders, often to be found in literary journals like the Times Literary Supplement or The New York Review of Books. If they find the book be prepared to pay for their trouble. Never use one who demands significant sums up front. To be sure that you have the correct details on a book you can research it at the British Library or the Library of Congress or the mammoth Karlsruhe database.

It is worth contacting a dealer specialising in the kind of book you are seeking-- he or she will often have a significant part of their stock which is not on the web. To find dealers and specialists go to the ABA or the PBFA site.

Lastly you can always look in second hand book shops. They still exist in the real world and are often even more amusing than the Internet. If you find your book in a shop it is likely to be cheaper than on the net and you may find other interesting books while you are browsing.