Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Charing Cross Booksellers: Then and Now.

I have an old directory of booksellers in England from circa 1969....

Back then Charing Cross Road was still fairly the bookseller center of London...with several shops on adjoining roads like Cecil Court for example...

I'll be listing all the old sellers here soon...

And yes, that does include Marks & Co! Which was the bookstore in the movie 84 Charing Cross Road.... Probably the best "book movie" ever made...

I will include addresses and specialties where noted...

Of Course there are still bookstores on Charing Cross Road...but they are the big mega stores...for the most part....

That said, Cecil Court still has a few old style bookseller shops....and you can see their photos at the Cecil Court Web Site...! Yes, they do have a web site...

Click here to see it...