Retreat from the digital world and discover our selection of perfect spots to find your next read
MAISON ASSOULINE W1
Founded 22 years ago by Prosper and Martine Assouline, this iconic publishing company produces beautifully bound, limited edition coffee table books. Their Lutyens designed flagship store oozes luxury and even houses its own bar.
196 Piccadilly, W1J 9EY, assouline.com
DAUNT W1
Located in the centre of bustling Marylebone high street, Daunt was founded in 1990. You can attend one of their many talks and events, sign up for their monthly book subscription or merely peruse the shelves in the light of the beautiful arched window.
83 Marylebone High Street, W1U 4QW, dauntbooks.co.uk
Image above: Daunt
THE NOTTING HILL BOOKSHOP W11
The famous bookshop from the smash hit rom-com Notting Hill. The Notting Hill Bookshop concentrates on beautiful gift editions, irresistible pocket hardbacks, satin-bound classics and a wide range of gilt leather-bounds.
13 Blenheim Crescent, W11 2EE, thenottinghillbookshop.co.uk
WATKINS BOOKS WC2
Specialising in esoterica, Watkins Books house a wide choice of new books and latest releases, as well as rare and antiquarian titles, plus a collection of handmade statues, personal talismans and crystals.
19 Cecil Court, WC2N 4EZ, watkinsbooks.com
PERSEPHONE BOOKS WC1
Persephone Books reprints neglected fiction and non-fiction by mid-20th Century (mostly) female writers, including novels, short stories, diaries, memoirs and cookery books.
59 Lamb’s Conduit Street, WC1N 3NB, persephonebooks.co.uk
SHAPERO RARE BOOKS W1
An internationally renowned dealer, with experts having had over 200 years of collective experience in the book world with particular expertise in fine illustrated books from the 15th to the 20th Century, travel Mand voyages, natural history, literature, children’s books and guidebooks.
32 St George Street, W1S 2EA, shapero.com
Image above: Shapero Rare Books
GOLDSBORO BOOKS WC2
Goldsboro Books aims to provide signed, hardback first edition books. Their reputation for spotting quality books early on, an expert eye on the future collectibles, along with enthusiasm and passion for book selling excellence has led them to become a world-famous and much admired bookshop.
23 Cecil Court, WC2N 4EZ, goldsborobooks.com
FOYLES WC2
Arguably one of the best known bookshops in London, Foyles flagship store on Charing Cross Road houses over 200,000 titles spanning four miles of shelving.
107 Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0DT, foyles.co.uk
LUTYENS & RUBINSTEIN W11
Celebrating ten years since it opened its doors, Lutyens & Rubinstein sell an array of fiction and non-fiction with special sections for children’s books, poetry and art books.
21 Kensington Park Road, W11 2EU, lutyensrubinstein.co.uk
Image above: Lutyens & Rubinstein
HATCHARDS W1
Hatchards is London’s oldest bookshop, having been established in 1797. Hatchards has been a landmark on one of the most famous streets in the world, Piccadilly, since Georgian times, occupying the current building, number 187, for over two centuries.
187 Piccadilly, W1J 9LE, hatchards.co.uk
MAGGS WC1
Established in 1853, Maggs is one of the world’s largest and oldest antiquarian booksellers. Serious about books without being stuffy, they have the resources to deal with large collections as well as interesting individual items.
48 Bedford Square, WC1B 3DR, maggs.com
JOHN SANDOE SW3
A stone’s throw from Sloane Square, John Sandoe is one of London’s foremost and best-loved independent bookshops. Its beautiful 18th Century premises is home to an astonishing 30,000 titles, carefully selected by their staff.
10 Blacklands Terrace, SW3 2SR, johnsandoe.com
Image above: John Sandoe Books
