Any Amount Of Books

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.

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LEATHER BOUND BOOKS, BINDINGS, BOOKS BY THE YARD, BOOKS FOR DECORATION.

At our shops we always maintain a quantity of leather bindings suitable for decoration. The prices tend to be on average about £10-£15 ($15--$24) per book. Fine bindings and sets of fine bindings are often available also, however the price can be up to £60 ($90) per book. The books available at £10-£15 are in good condition and have leather spines and have proved ideal for interior decoration. We have supplied these books throughout the world to clubs, hotels and private residences.

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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May Update/Bragging notes.

The usual olla podrida of fine, rare and intriguing books have come our way and been priced with the global economy firmly in mind. Round here greed is not good! Much religion, art, travel, politics, scholarship of a literary, historical and historical bent + an abnormal amount of signed books.

We were featured on British reality TV show 'The Apprentice' in April. The young hopefuls came in with a box of books to sell. You can read about it on our blog. A famous writer came by the shop and complimented us on the quality of our basement restock; he was then mistaken for staff by a European tourist who asked him where we keep our history books.

The G20 summit passed off without incident, in the Soho area at least, and so far no more shops have closed; right now we are pricing up some great books (with a light hand) and refreshing our website. For the moment we are keeping the attractive picture below from the Independent. A few months back they voted us one of the 50 best bookshops in the UK.

The Telegraph article appeared on Saturday 7 March -very interesting and it even lead to a flurry of new customers. Check it out "Literary treasures uncovered by the recession..." by redoubtable book lover and journalist Peter Robins. Also the BBC have been in twice this year, first for a reality TV show that we cannot mention and on 9 March for a piece about 'Chick Lit' --they bought the amazing Marian Keyes with them. She is to this genre what Chandler was to noir. Our future is so bright we have to wear shades!

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Terms of Service

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.

Postage:

Postal Costs from London--books under 1 Kilo (ie normal size books) $10.00 (£6.50) to USA and Rest of World.

£2.50 to UK and £4.50 ($7.00) to Europe.

Over 1 Kilo (2.2 pounds) £13 ($20) to USA and £6.50 to Europe.

Over 1.6 Kilos £18 ($27) to USA and £10 to Europe. (£5 U.K.)

Shipment takes about 12 days to USA. We accept Visa, MC, American Express, Paypal and UK & US checks.

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