Another bookshop we visited was the Worlds End Bookshop located in the heart of Chelsea on Kings Road. A delightful cozy corner shop with a mix of antiquarian, vintage and current books on a variety of subjects and as with most second hand bookstores the books change in frequency depending on what is bought or collected by the shop. The antiquarian side was impressive with gems scattered here and there and the rest of the shop I found equally so. And just like their cookery section the shop space is modest; that being said I feel their antiquarian and rare-ish books are their focus and I get that. The atmosphere is inviting and I had a lovely chat with the shop assistant about recipes, her cooking and baking and a slight mention of the movie The World's End starring Simon Pegg. Which, I am sure, I am not the first to draw a roundabout connection, in name only, between that movie and the name of the bookshop, the two are absolutely different. I did find a few gems, one being a Beeton cookbook from the Cookery & Household section titled, On the Beaten Track - Delicious Ulster Recipes from the Family Home of Mrs. Beeton's Great Niece by Sally Grylls. Which is signed by the editor. It is a flawless niche book that will complement the Beeton cookery collection I have. I will post about that book in a separate post.
For more information about the Worlds End Bookshop, visit their website: worldsendbookshop.com
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