Second-hand bookshopsJudd Books
82 Marchmont St, London WC1N 1AG
Further along Marchmont Street in Camden, Judd Books splits its floor in two: tables of remaindered art and photography books and marked-down fiction at the front, then second-hand copies heavy on art, philosophy and the social sciences, as Time Out's 2026 guide lays it out. Its Instagram account was posting batches of recent arrivals for the downstairs room in March 2025. Londonist's 2025 map sends students here for used academic texts in literature, film, architecture and politics.
Esoteric bookshopTreadwell's
33 Store St, London WC1E 7BS
Store Street in Camden, close to Goodge Street station, is home to Treadwell's, a shop for witchcraft, magic, religion and divination that Time Out's 2026 guide credits with both secondhand and new books, rare and unusual editions included. Lectures, workshops and tarot readings run alongside the shelves. The website keeps Mondays closed and opens from midday on the other six days.
Hours: Tue–Sat noon–7pm, Sun noon–6pmWebsite Occult bookshopThe Atlantis Bookshop
49A Museum St, London WC1A 1LY
In Camden, on Museum Street by the British Museum, the Atlantis Bookshop has served the esoteric trade since 1922, and Londonist's 2025 map lists new and second-hand books alongside what it calls magic ware. Its website carries a full programme of evening talks for October 2026 and keeps Sundays closed.
Hours: Mon–Sat 10:30am–6pmWebsite Antiquarian and secondhandHenry Pordes Books
72 Charing Cross Rd, London WC2H 0BB
A few doors north on Charing Cross Road, still in Westminster, Henry Pordes Books sells secondhand and antiquarian stock at number 72. On 10 August 2026 its Instagram showed off a full set of early impressions of C.S. Lewis's Narnia chronicles, described as one of the prized items in the collection. The website prints no opening hours, so check before making a special trip.
Rare book dealerSotheran's
8 Cecil Ct, London WC2N 4HE
Sotheran's, which dates itself to York in 1761 and to London from 1815, has traded in Westminster since 2025 from two addresses: a browsing shop at 8 Cecil Court, opened on 29 August 2025 according to the firm's Instagram, and a first-floor room at 22 Charing Cross Road that holds the rarer stock. The Charing Cross Road room is reached by buzzer and the website suggests booking an appointment there. Saturday trading applies to Cecil Court only.
Hours: Mon–Fri 10am–6pm, Sat 11am–5pmWebsite Antiquarian books and mapsBryars & Bryars
7 Cecil Ct, London WC2N 4EZ
Across Cecil Court in Westminster, Bryars & Bryars deals in antiquarian books, maps and prints, with top pieces that Londonist's 2025 map priced at up to £30,000. The website showed a maintenance page on 1 October 2026, while the shop's Instagram account was posting in May 2026.
Rare book galleryPeter Harrington
43 Dover St, London W1S 4FF
Peter Harrington's rare book gallery on Dover Street, in Mayfair and so in Westminster, marks the expensive end of this page: BBC News reported on 17 April 2026 that it was showing nine unpublished E.H. Shepard sketches for Winnie-the-Pooh, with guide prices of £9,000 to £30,000. The firm's website has a Sell to Us page for collections.
Second-hand bookshopsWalden Books
38 Harmood St, London NW1 8DP
Down Harmood Street, a residential side road in Camden, Walden Books holds around 10,000 used and rare titles, most priced between 50p and £50, with literature and the visual arts as its specialities. Time Out's 2026 guide points bargain hunters to the cheap paperbacks outside the door and collectors to a glass case of rarities. The doors open Thursday to Sunday, and the shop says it always wants good-quality secondhand books, with a selling page on its website.
Hours: Thu–Sun 10:30am–6:30pmWebsite Second-hand bookshopsPrimrose Hill Books
134 Regent's Park Rd, London NW1 8XL
On Regent's Park Road in Primrose Hill, part of Camden, a small family-run shop sells new and secondhand books, the used ones also listed online, under owners who Time Out's 2026 guide says have been there for nearly 30 years. Its website lists seven-day opening, with a later start on Sundays.
Hours: Mon–Sat 10am–6pm, Sun 11am–6pmWebsite Bookshop bargeWord on the Water
Regent's Canal Towpath, King's Cross, London
Moored on the Regent's Canal towpath at King's Cross, in Camden, Word on the Water is a Dutch barge of around a hundred years old stocked with new and secondhand books, a stove and, by Time Out's 2026 account, an African grey parrot. Poetry slams and live music nights spill onto the canalside, Time Out adds. The barge's website gives the same hours every day of the year except Christmas Day.
Hours: Mon–Sun noon–7pmWebsite Second-hand bookshopsAbney Books
213 Stoke Newington High St, London N16 0LH
On Stoke Newington High Street, in Hackney, Abney Books opened in 2024 and sells used books on a four-for-£10 deal, with a small table of new titles and zines from local presses, by its own description. Londonist's 2025 map counts it among a cluster of bookshops in Stoke Newington. The owners take on house clearances within London and want photos sent by WhatsApp first.
Hours: Mon–Thu noon–7pm, Fri 10:30am–7:30pm, Sat–Sun 10am–8pmWebsite Second-hand bookshopsBurley Fisher Books
400 Kingsland Rd, London E8 4AA
On Kingsland Road in Haggerston, part of Hackney, Burley Fisher has sold new and second-hand books since 2016 with a lean towards independent presses, according to Time Out's 2026 guide. Londonist's 2025 map adds zines to the mix and credits the shop with London bookshop of the year titles in 2021 and 2022.
Second-hand bookshopsQuinto Bookshop
679 High Rd, Leyton, London E10 6RA
The shop is closed for holidays from 30 September to 3 October 2026, according to its website.
Quinto left Charing Cross Road in 2020 and reopened on the High Road in Leyton, in Waltham Forest, in June 2024, as Londonist recorded in 2025, selling second-hand paperbacks alongside antiquarian, rare and collectable titles. Its Instagram shows the dealers still working the fair circuit, with a stand at York on 11 September 2026 while the Leyton shop stayed open. Visits outside the four opening days can be arranged by appointment.
Hours: Wed–Sat 11am–5pmWebsite Second-hand bookshopsFoster Books
183 Chiswick High Rd, London W4 2DR
On Chiswick High Road, in Hounslow, Foster Books trades from an 18th-century building with a bow window, which Londonist's 2025 map describes as the oldest shop on the street. Time Out's 2026 guide notes that much of the out-of-print, used and rare stock never reaches the website, so browsing in person pays. Sellers can email photos, even of a whole shelf, according to the shop's site.
Second-hand bookshopsLloyds of Kew
9 Mortlake Terrace, Richmond TW9 3DT
Near Kew Gardens on Mortlake Terrace, in Richmond upon Thames, Lloyds of Kew leans towards horticulture and botanical art, with rare, vintage and antiquarian works that Londonist singled out in 2025. Time Out's 2026 guide mentions a driftwood book tree decked with ivy inside.
Second-hand bookshopsCrofton Books
315 Brockley Rd, London SE4 2QZ
On Brockley Road, in Lewisham, Crofton Books was set up by local poet Jason Shelley and sells mostly secondhand and antiquarian literature, as Time Out described it in its 2026 round-up, which put most of the books at £2. Expect stacks rising from the floor and spilling onto the pavement, colour-sorted shelves and old Penguin classics; Time Out's advice is to bring a few empty tote bags.
Second-hand bookshopsKirkdale Bookshop
272 Kirkdale, London SE26 4RS
On Kirkdale in Sydenham, Lewisham, the Kirkdale Bookshop has been trading since 1966, Londonist noted in 2025, selling new titles beside a second-hand side that its website splits into dozens of subjects, from collectable Penguins to transport and local history. Time Out's 2026 guide mentions two floors, a small gallery, music events and a book group.
Hours: Mon–Sat 9:30am–5:30pm, Sun noon–4pmWebsite Second-hand bookshopsThe Bookshop on the Heath
74 Tranquil Vale, London SE3 0BW
At the top of Tranquil Vale in Blackheath, part of Lewisham, the Bookshop on the Heath has been at the same address since 1949, its website says, and Londonist's 2025 map found almost everything second-hand, with antiquarian works going back to 1660. Time Out's 2026 guide adds maps, ephemera and film and TV posters to the stock.
Second-hand bookshopsOsterley Bookshop
168A Thornbury Rd, Isleworth TW7 4QE
In Hounslow, on Thornbury Road near Osterley, a bookshop occupies the old ticket office of Osterley & Spring Grove station, which stopped serving Tube passengers in 1934. Its owners announced in early 2025 that it would close, then changed course: IanVisits reported on 10 September 2025 that the shop would stay open on a smaller scale, at weekends only from that November. The stock runs to piles of second-hand books, postcards and curiosities.
Secondhand books and sheet musicArchive Bookstore
83 Bell St, London NW1 6TB
On Bell Street near Marylebone station, in Westminster, Archive Bookstore bills itself as the shop for secondhand books and printed music, with music scores and sheet music of every kind next to two floors of selected titles. Its Instagram posted about its architecture books on 12 May 2026 and took followers down into the music section on 22 June 2026. The site lists afternoon opening from Monday to Saturday.
Hours: Mon–Sat noon–6pmWebsite Rare book dealerShapero Rare Books
94 New Bond St, London W1S 1SJ
A short walk from Peter Harrington, on New Bond Street in Mayfair, Westminster, Shapero Rare Books calls itself an internationally renowned dealer in antiquarian and rare books and works on paper, in an Instagram post of June 2025. Another post, on 7 May 2026, invited followers to visit the shop at number 94, and the website lists seven-day opening, from late morning on Sundays.
Hours: Mon–Sat 10am–6pm, Sun 11:30am–6pmWebsite