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Gay's The Word

 (35 Ratings)

"Textual orientation, since 1979"

An excellent independent LGBT bookshop — the only one in England — and one which has survived both a...

Central London · 66 Marchmont St, Bloomsbury, London


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Fopp (Covent Garden)

 (13 Ratings)

Budget-conscious haven for DVDs, CDs, LPs and more

Originally a Glasgow music shop, from 1981, Fopp expanded well beyond its Scottish borders in the years leading up...

Central London · 1 Earlham St, Covent Garden, London


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Foyles

 (12 Ratings)

Giant of the independent book-sellers trade

Towering over all its neighbours in Charing Cross Rd in both size and gravitas, Foyles bookstore dates back to 1903...

Central London · 113–119 Charing Cross Rd, London


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Waterstones (Piccadilly)

 (7 Ratings)

London flagship outlet of major bookseller

A huge book store set in the pleasing art deco building previously home to clothing store Simpons of Piccadilly....

Central London · 203–206 Piccadilly, London


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Daunt Books

 (8 Ratings)

One of London's best-loved bookshops

Visually pleasing Edwardian bookshop specialising (though not exclusively) in travel literature, with not only...

Central London · 83 Marylebone High St, Marylebone, London


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Magma

 (2 Ratings)

Design-obsessed bookshop

An inspired trendy-feeling bookshop committed to 'creative retail', Magma specializes in art, technology and...

Central London · 117—119 Clerkenwell Rd, London


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Hatchards

 (2 Ratings)

London's oldest bookshop

A proper bookshop dating back to 1797, Hatchards has that charming analog oldy-worldy atmosphere you might dream...

Central London · 187 Piccadilly, London


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Stanfords

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Deservedly popular and renowned specialist travel shop

Extraordinary store catering to both the serious map connoisseur and the casual traveller who simply wants to choose...

Central London · 7 Mercer Walk, Covent Garden, London


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