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 Bookshops >> Central >> Leicestershire <<
Secondhand and Antiquarian Bookshops in
Leicestershire
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  Albany Books, Market Harborough - closed.
The Black Cat Bookshop, Leicester - shop closed but can still be found in Leicester Indoor Market.
Village Books, Melton Mowbray - closed.
Map of Leicestershire

Age Concern Bookshop
16 The Square
MARKET HARBOROUGH  Leicestershire  LE16 7PA
tel: 01858 469014  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.00 - 5.00.
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Booksbought
4 Sarson Street
QUORN  Leicestershire  LE12 8EA
tel: 01509 412325  map

Clarendon Books
144 Clarendon Park Road
LEICESTER  Leicestershire  LE2 3AE
tel: 0116 270 1856  e-mail  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.30 - 5.30.
Antiquarian books bought and sold, with the emphasis on history, local history and the arts. Easy Parking.
    Decent collection of literature to browse through here (3/4 cases), although not recommended for claustrophobics. Prices rarely exceed £2.50, so probably the best value of the Leicester shops. - Nick Campsall 04.11.08.

Christine's Book Cabin
9 Coventry Road
MARKET HARBOROUGH  Leicestershire  LE16 9BX
tel: 01858 433233  e-mail  website  map
Open Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 4.00 closed Wednesday.
Booksellers since 1992; shopkeepers since 1997. 2,500 books with specialist sections on Leics and Northants, History, Maritime Fiction, Childrens Collectable Fiction and Crime Fiction. Website has searchable database of books not shown in the shop.

Forest Books
See Rutland

Leicester Indoor Market
Leicester  Leicestershire  LE1 5HQ
tel: 01162 232373  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 7.00 - 6.00
Two book stalls, Phil's Books and the Black Cat Bookshop.

Lustig Books
2 Francis Street  Stoneygate
LEICESTER  Leicestershire  LE2 2BD
tel: 0116 270 9666  map
Open: Tuesday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00
Two rooms of interesting secondhand books. Easy parking.
    Definitely the cleanest and most presentable of the Leicester shops. Medium-sized stock of literature, mostly £2-£3. - Nick Campsall 04.11.08.

Maynard & Bradley
1 Royal Arcade  Silver Street
LEICESTER  Leicestershire  LE1 5YW
tel: 0116 253 2712  map

Open: Monday - Saturday 9.30 - 5.30.
Fine books, maps and prints on all subjects.
    Looked very promising until you realised that most books had framed pictures hanging in front of them. Stock looked interesting but you can't easily move the frames. Chis Harte 01.04.09.

Pooks Motor Books
Unit 4 Fowke Street
ROTHLEY  Leicestershire LE7 7PJ
tel: 0116 237 6222  website  map
Open: Monday - Friday
Car, motor cycle and truck books, magazines and ephemera.

Mike Raferty
Whitemoors Antique Center
SHENTON  Leicestershire  CV13 0LA
tel: 01455 212250  map
Open: 7 days 11.00 - 4.00.
Good general stock.

The Rutland Bookshop
See Rutland

Tin Drum Books
68 Narborough Road
LEICESTER  Leicestershire  LE3 0BR
tel: 0116 224 8409  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 6.00.
Books for students, readers and collectors.
    Small/medium sized stock of novels, slightly pricier than the other Leicester shops and ordered alphabetically only in the loosest sense, although thankfully the owner is incredibly kind and gives great discounts! - Nick Campsall 04.11.08.

Treasure Trove Books
21 Mayfield Road
LEICESTER  Leicestershire  LE2 1LR
tel: 0116 275 5933  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.30 - 5.30.
General stock, children's, detective fiction. Books and records bought and sold.

    Similar sized stock of literature to the other Leicester shops (i.e. nothing to write home about). Not so easy to browse here due to double-layers of books. Prices are reasonable. - Nick Campsall 04.11.08.

 
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