London Bookstores w/ Large Golf Section

[wingedfoot97]

All- I'm looking for a few bookstores in London that have a nice selection of golf books? Please post!

[jonnygrouville]

Hmm. Would like to know myself. Big general book shop on Picadilly (maybe a Waterstones, Borders, something like that) has a few, but just the normal stuff in their sports section. Some nice pubs tucked away if you head towards Green Park then head north.

 

Second hand stuff, real gems, not sure, but interested to hear if anyone else knows of any.

 

[nolixul]

Hmm. Would like to know myself. Big general book shop on Picadilly (maybe a Waterstones, Borders, something like that) has a few, but just the normal stuff in their sports section. Some nice pubs tucked away if you head towards Green Park then head north.

 

Second hand stuff, real gems, not sure, but interested to hear if anyone else knows of any.

 

Sportspages and Foyles in Charing Cross Rd (on the edge of Soho) used to be the only ones really worth going to for new books. Haven't been to Foyles in years, but imagine it's still worth a quick visit. Sportspages, which was nearly opposite Foiyles, had a good range and some niche stuff. Sadly it ceased trading in the mid-2000s, but the name was taken over by an online retailer https://www.sportspages.com/about-us/ and they are worth a look as they have carried on with the same sports books philosophy. No physical store though. London is ridden with book chains like Waterstones etc, who will generally have a small selection of run of the mill books. Really not worth hunting around these at all.

 

Best bet if therefore online (Sportspages, Ebay, Amazon etc, and perhaps online presences of some Scottish sellers) for new books. As for secondhand, I know of no good secondhand sources other than online - Sportspages and Ebay. Unless that is, you want to investigate the various golf memorabilia auctions around the country.

[duffer987]

Sportspages on Caxton Walk was great! Short walk from The Angel too :-)

IIRC I bought at least 1 golf-related book there (golf architecture book, reviewing the golden age architects), and they must have had every footy book under the sun.

Can't fight "progress" though.

 

And I see the founder passed on last summer: http://www.telegraph...ller--obituary/

[wingedfoot97]

Thanks for the responses. I have purchased from Waterstones before. Will report back on my successes.

[Blade Junkie]

I don't know of any physical stores other than those mentioned, but will throw one online UK seller into the thread: https://www.grantbooks.co.uk/ which is run by a BGCS (British Golf Collectors Society) member Bob Grant.

 

Other than that, there is always Hay-on-Wye for large amounts of 2nd hand bookshops ... I'd think you would find more than a few golf titles on their shelves! Not exactly close to London though :)

 

http://www.hay-on-wy...ops/default.asp

 

 

I remember Sports Pages from the mid/late 80s when I was a student in London, though I was predominantly more into cricket books than golf at the time. Remember also Foyles, which was a huge store ... got many of my academic text books from them.

 

A googe search also turned up this place in London, but I have no actual knowledge or experience of them, and their website suggests a "high-end" focus, at least as far as prices are concerned anyway :)

 

http://www.peterharrington.co.uk/books/sports-leisure/golf?q=golf physical premises in Chelsea and Mayfair, which probably explains the prices ... !

[wingedfoot97]

While there I hit up Foyles, Waterstones, and a few boutique style used bookstores. Not a large selection in golf though.