#tindley and everett

Tindley and Everett, WC2N. Back to the glorious Cecil Court off Charing Cross Road for another humdinger. T&E specialises in rare 20th century books and modern firsts. What I did not know until they generously let me see the basement is that they have an expansive downstairs with four rooms of stock! if it was published in the 1900s, and you can conceive of it. It’s probably here or they can get it for you fairly rapidly. The novels, texts, periodicals and odd curiosity aside it is the history of the walls that grabs you. The Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian, heritage of a building that has survived all London and the world can throw at it for two to three (depending on who you ask,) centuries is writ large here. [Update: I’ve just found out it was an air raid shelter during the war.] The current incarnation of bookshop suits the notable environs well. If you’re chasing a rare title and don’t mind having to suitably pay for it  Tindley and Everett is an excellent port of call (just don’t rush your visit; you’re in for a treat.) https://www.abebooks.co.uk/tindley-and-everett,-aba-london/2791513/sf