

There’s also a mini museum featuring some extra special items that, unfortunately, aren’t for sale, but they do have a white rabbit called Harley as more-than-adequate compensation. There’s artworks! First edition books! Clothing! Stationery! Basically anything and everything Alice related.
#Stacks of books pictures full#
Alice Through The Looking Glass is (unsurprisingly) dedicated to all things Wonderland, a treasure trove full of gifts, memorabilia and rare editions of Lewis Carroll’s stories. Alice Through The Looking Glass Photo: away in charming literary haven Cecil Court, this is the most specialist of specialist bookshops. You can head along for their regular talks and Q&As with authors, but for our money, your best bet is to find the right book and head up the road to Biscuiteers, to lounge around reading and munching biccies.ġ87 Piccadilly, St. Charming, and stuffed to the rafters with an epic selection of literature, it’s a brilliant spot to while away the hours. Lutyens & Rubinstein Photo: and Notting Hill are a dream team, so we’re big fans of this spot. Prices range from 50p to £50, so you can pick up bargains or go for the pricey stuff if you’re flush with cash (you lucky thing you).ģ8 Harmood Street, NW1 8DP 3. In springtime, expect this bookshop to be adorned in flowers (making it all the more harder to find, just FYI) and offering up a wide selection of used and rare books. Walden Books Photo: little book shop near Camden High Street is perfectly hidden away from the hustle and bustle. Find out more here.Ħ5 Hanbury Street, E1 5JP 2. Leave the phone behind though, because this is a tech-free space. Mirrored walls and ceilings make this place seem huge, and the books are arranged in idiosyncratic categories such as ‘mothers, madonnas, and whores’.

Libreria Photo: better to start than with a bookshop inspired by literature? Libreria was shaped by Jorge Luis Borges’ ‘The Library of Babel’, a short story about a library which holds all books.
