The Embroideress

Just in case you have a little holiday gift money burning a hole in your pocket, why not buy a book. Here are a few London bookstores.

Blackwell (University Press and unequalled for history.http://bookshop.blackwell.co.uk/jsp/welcome.jsp

Foyles (Miles of books on every subject) http://www.foyles.co.uk/foyles/index.asp

Henry Pordes Books Ltd. (heavy on art books and usually a nice textile selection)http://home.clara.net/henrypordes/

SPCK's London Bookshop (a Christian bookstore where I have found lovely art books)http://www.spck.org.uk/london/

Lists of shops:

Secondhand and Antiquarian Bookshops in London http://www.inprint.co.uk/thebookguide/shops/london/index.shtml

King's College London Bookshop List
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/iss/schools/bdhmn/researchresources/bkshop.html

Some shops currently are running post-holiday sales in case you can't resist.

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