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Title: Good bookstores in London?
Post by: Have on June 27, 2006, 01:31:20 AM

This is a bit off from the forum topic, but i figured that this is the forum where I might find the right people.

I am going to visit London for a few days in a couple of weeks and was wondering if there are any good bookstores with a good selection of ww2 aircraft literature? If you know such stores, I would really appreciate some directions and addresses to find those :)

Title: Good bookstores in London?
Post by: Guppy35 on June 27, 2006, 02:35:08 AM

RAF Museum bookstore is your best bet :)

Title: Good bookstores in London?
Post by: gripen on June 27, 2006, 02:55:29 AM

Foyles and Motorbooks are also pretty good and located downtown.

gripen

Title: Good bookstores in London?
Post by: Angus on June 27, 2006, 04:09:00 AM

Foyles on Charing Cross road, - then head down to Leceister square. Motorbooks in on the left from Charing cross road, - close to St Martin's.
On the way, you will see more bookstores.
Nearby: Leicester square, Piccadilly, And Chinatown ;)

Title: Good bookstores in London?
Post by: Have on June 27, 2006, 05:08:46 AM

Ok, thank you all for your advices :)

Title: Good bookstores in London?
Post by: Angus on June 27, 2006, 11:27:38 AM

Have you not been there before?

or, Have, you not been there before??
;)

Title: Good bookstores in London?
Post by: Tilt on June 27, 2006, 04:31:35 PM

Not in London but FYI  THE Book store for us types is Midland Counties Publications in Hinkley.


You can spend hours there and realise you do not have enough money to buy up all the stuff you want.

Title: Good bookstores in London?
Post by: gripen on June 27, 2006, 04:59:50 PM

The Aviation Book Shop was the best in London (Holloway Road) and probably best in the whole world. It moved to Kent couple years ago. I have not visited in the new place  but I used to spend literally days browsing around in the old place.

gripen

Title: Good bookstores in London?
Post by: Have on June 28, 2006, 12:54:56 AM

Quote

Originally posted by Angus
Have you not been there before?

or, Have, you not been there before??
;)

:D
No Angus, I have not been there before, but I'm very much looking forward to it. Especially the Farnborough airshow :)

Title: Good bookstores in London?
Post by: Angus on June 28, 2006, 05:53:00 AM

Farnborough is cool.
Duxford is also very utterly good. BTW, they have a little bookshop there as well, - not big, but with some main titles, and some as well that I've not seen elsewhere.
Oh, and Gripen: Where in Kent ??? Been around there and used to have friends there, so I might be back one day ;)

Title: Good bookstores in London?
Post by: gripen on June 28, 2006, 03:57:28 PM

You can find them from here (http://www.aviation-bookshop.com/).

gripen

Title: Good bookstores in London?
Post by: Angus on June 29, 2006, 03:39:24 PM

Wow, nice one ;)
Foyle's have a very good online store though, and I found some titles there that I didn't get from the link.
The test pilot's story on their front looks very good, - MUST BUY , lol.

Title: Good bookstores in London?
Post by: gripen on June 29, 2006, 04:46:53 PM

BTW they use to have a stand in Duxford.

gripen

Title: Good bookstores in London?
Post by: Angus on June 29, 2006, 07:01:39 PM

Yup,- been there.
BTW, I had a heck of a time in Duxford in 2000.
Had a press-pass on the September show (BoB anniversary)

Got sunburned that day ;)