recommendations for second hand bookshops?
Feb 16, 2014 | 12:38 pm
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I take it you have already tried the online ones?
I have found them excellent for actually finding what I know I want very quickly - although nowhere near as much fun a wandering round the obscure and muddled old shops!
I have found them excellent for actually finding what I know I want very quickly - although nowhere near as much fun a wandering round the obscure and muddled old shops!
Feb 17, 2014 | 12:05 am
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Give The Ripping Yarns (http://www.rippingyarns.co.uk/) a shot.
Feb 17, 2014 | 2:31 am
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Bloomsbury has, not surprisingly, some second hand bookshops with a good selection of academic books, including philosophy. Two that I'm familiar with are Skoob, at north end of the Brunswick Centre near the Russell Square tube station, and Judd Books on Marchmont Street, only about a block away from Skoob. Also, as much as I hesitate to recommend a huge chain, the flagship Waterstone's on Gower Street has used academic books on the upper floors (and is generally better than other Waterstones have become).
If you're feeling adventurous, you could comb through this list for specialists in your subjects. Since it's not necessarily entirely up to date, check with any shop before making a special trip.
If you're feeling adventurous, you could comb through this list for specialists in your subjects. Since it's not necessarily entirely up to date, check with any shop before making a special trip.
Feb 18, 2014 | 6:30 am
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[QUOTE=Giggleswick;22362522]Bloomsbury has, not surprisingly, some second hand bookshops with a good selection of academic books, including philosophy. Two that I'm familiar with are Skoob, at north end of the Brunswick Centre near the Russell Square tube station, and Judd Books on Marchmont Street, only about a block away from Skoob. QUOTE]
Also, although not a second hand one, The School of Oriental and African Studies has an interesting bookshop, obviously specialized in the continents of Asia and Africa, within the Brunei Gallery premises.
http://www.soas.ac.uk/visitors/bookshop/
Also, although not a second hand one, The School of Oriental and African Studies has an interesting bookshop, obviously specialized in the continents of Asia and Africa, within the Brunei Gallery premises.
http://www.soas.ac.uk/visitors/bookshop/
Feb 18, 2014 | 10:18 am
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Indeed - online is for when you know exactly what you want, wandering around is for those books you didn't know you needed
Feb 19, 2014 | 9:04 am
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I've found a few interesting shops in Cecil Lane (theatre district), along with shops selling other arcana, a pleasant cafe at one end of the alley and a decent restaurant at the other.
We always stop there when we're in London.
And, of course, along Charing Cross Road.
We always stop there when we're in London.
And, of course, along Charing Cross Road.
