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Borders Books Music and Café, 203-207 Oxford St, T 020-7292 1600. Mon-Sat until 2300 and on Sun until 1800. Londons first book megastore holds a huge stock of books and music, and has a decent café on the 2nd floor overlooking the street. Daunts Books for Travellers, 83 Marylebone High St, T 020- 7224 2295. 0900-1930 Mon-Sat, 1000-1800 Sun. One of Londons most charming travel bookshops, with just about every conceivable new title to do with travel and second-hand stock. Foyles, 113-119 Charing Cross Rd, T 020-7437 5660. 0930-2000 Mon-Sat, 1200-1800 Sun. Inimitable, rambling with extraordinary range of titles on 4 floors at this doughty independent. Grant and Cutler, 55-57 Great Marlborough St, T 020-7734 2012. Londons most famous foreign-language bookshop. Hatchards, 187 Piccadilly, T 020-7439 9921. 0930-1830 Mon-Sat, 1200-1800 Sun. Now owned by the same company as Waterstones, but retaining an independent choice of titles along with its old-fashioned woody and winding layout. Heywood Hill, 10 Curzon St, T 020-7629 0647. A long-established upper-crust bookseller with a good stock of rare and second-hand books and knowledgeable staff. A Moroni and Son, 68 Old Compton St, T 020-7437 2847. 0900- 2100 daily. Comprehensive international newsagent. Edward Stanford, 12-14 Long Acre, T 020-7632 8920 or T 020- 7836 1321. 0900-1930 Mon-Fri, 1000-1900 Sat, 1200-1800 Sun. Mapmakers and sellers since 1900, with a comprehensive stock of maps, travel guides and travel literature. Waterstones, 203 Piccadilly, T 020-7851 2400. Mon-Sat 1000-2200, Sun 1200-1800. Claims to be the largest bookstore in Europe and a bright, inspiring place to wander in search of a choice read.
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