Any Amount Of Books in London, United Kingdom

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Telephone:	+44 20 7836 3697
Website:	www.anyamountofbooks.com
Address:	56 Charing Cross Road, London, United Kingdom, WC2H 0BU Chinatown
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:	310 ftLeicester Square 620 ftChinatown Dean Street 830 ftDean Street / Chinatown
Categories:	Bookstores

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Today	10:30 am – 9:30 pm Open now
Local time (London)	8:54 PM Thursday, June 26, 2025

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Monday	10:30 am – 9:30 pm
Tuesday	10:30 am – 9:30 pm
Wednesday	10:30 am – 9:30 pm
Thursday	10:30 am – 9:30 pm
Friday	10:30 am – 9:30 pm
Saturday	10:30 am – 9:30 pm
Sunday	10:30 am – 9:30 pm

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13 reviews of Any Amount Of Books

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Ess L.

Place rating: 5
New York, NY

Such a satisfying experience for anyone who loves spending an afternoon looking through floor-to-ceiling stacks of used, scholarly books. With new books coming in every day and a basement full of older and on sale books, it really does not get better – nor more affordable – than Any Amount of Books.

Billy B.

Place rating: 4
Helsinki, Finland

Wanted to pick up a book for my kid on my way out of London. Unilocal app told me this place was close to the Leicester square underground station.
The other reviews are pretty much on target. Warm, cozy shop. Staff were friendly and let me stash my bags behind the counter while I perused.
I found a book for 4 GBP with MSRP 10 GBP. Didn’t seem like the best deal, but it was in good shape so I paid and headed off to Heathrow.
When I got home, I spot checked the price and it was actually really competitive. Also, the book was from Dec 2014 and my visit in Jan 2015. My point being you can also get really recent stuff here too, not just the antique stuff mentioned in the other reviews!

Therese L.

Place rating: 4
London, United Kingdom

A veritable goldmine of used books ranging from hardback antiques to like new contemporary fiction. Like all second hand book shops, don’t come here expecting to find multiple copies of every classic novel you can list off the top of your head on their shelves. It’s hit and miss. If you have the time, pop in and just have a browse, you never know when you’re going to find something you’ve been meaning to read but didn’t want to fork out £8.99 for at Foyles.
On my last visit I was able to get one each of Hemingway, Kerouac and McEwan’s novels for £2.50 each as well as another novel for £3.50. Absolutely brilliant!
Don’t forget to visit the basement, there’s plenty more down there!

Tara K.

Place rating: 5
London, United Kingdom

A book lover at heart, places like Any Amount of Books always make me feel at home.
While the books are sorted by subject and theme, part of the charm of the store is that not everything is organized neatly. You’ll see the occasional stack of books, books pilled atop one another to fit on shelves — to be honest, it’s a part of Any Amount of Book’s character.
The staff is super friendly and informative. And every once in a while there will be some sort of sale in the basement.
A true gem for those attracted to the charm of old books and knowledgeable booksellers.

Alena B.

Place rating: 4
Silicon Valley, CA

Lovely little second hand book stop. It is packed full to the ceiling with all sorts of books. some older and some fairly new — and some quite inexpensive while some others were collector items and pricey. Neighborhood gem!

Sara L.

Place rating: 5
Vancouver, Canada

i’ve always been able to find the books i wanted, and end up buying a lot more, just because the prices are low and the place just makes you want to read.
i usually get some books, and on a sunny day walk to green park (or you can take the bus, i just love walking) to read there

Michelle B.

Place rating: 4
London, United Kingdom

By Far my favourite second hand book shop along the Charing Cross Road.
There’s a fair bit of competition, but what sees Any Amount of Books stand out from the crowd for me are the following things:
–Not too much choice, but good choice. I can spend all day searching through piles of books, but I don’t want to.
–Nice staff. No musty old guy giving you looks of judgement when you pick up a Jackie Collins for a shifty.
–Reasonable charges. None of this MEGA overpricing of someone’s unwanted paperwork.
–Good selection of Plays, poetry and theatre books. I like a play me.
I always buy something when I pop in, and that’s more than I can say for the others.

Crystal V.

Place rating: 4
San Jose, CA

I had fun looking around at all the books in here. Looking at everything especially the kids with my girlfriend, she wanted to bring home something British home to her little boy. They literally carry everything!

Maxine H.

Place rating: 5
Boston, MA

I really love the little string of bookshops along this part of Charing Cross Road. This one is very nice, and has some quite cheap finds! The aisles are narrow and the shelves are packed with everything from newish fiction to novels in Portuguese to old children’s books. Most of the books cost between £1 and £3.
Their basement is filled with books (right now they’re all half price down there), but upstairs they’ve also got extremely valuable first editions and things like that (for people who buy the kind of used books that are proper antiques, as opposed to my tendency to try to find something that’s cheap enough it won’t matter if I spill something all over it or lose it!)
Browsing here is a great way to kill a bit of time and possibly find some interesting new reads.

TootTootTootsie G.

Place rating: 5
New York, NY

This is a wonderful place to spend a couple of hours on a rainy day. They carry everything from trashy novels for as little as £1 to rare and very expensive first editions. Buying on-line may be easy but there’s nothing like browsing through acres of secondhand books and leafing through them before you make your selection.

Aline D.

Place rating: 4
London, United Kingdom

This quaint second hand book shop has an admirable range of books (19, 000!) from first editions, rare finds to the academic sort.
Conveniently located only a short walk from Soho as well as Leicester Square tube, Any Amount of Books is a safe haven to escape to from the busy streets of central London.
They sell books as cheap as a pound to thousands. The choice is immense.
If you go to their website you can see the books they sell and see if anything catches your fancy.

EnForw

Place rating: 4
London, United Kingdom

A great little second hand /new and antiquarian book shop, and one of a cluster on the same road.
I have found loads of bargains down in their damp basement, some for only £1, too…
I have to take care with this road as I’ll end up carrying around a bag-load of books… which weigh down my booze travels.

Donu

Place rating: 4
London, United Kingdom

Smell of Success
Any Amount of Books has the one thing that Borders, WH Smiths, and Waterstones will never ever be able to compete with. It’s that smell. As every book lover will know, the ancient smell of a used bookstore is wonderful. The quiet atmosphere and pressure free staff allow you to peruse the shelves endlessly searching for that long and forgotten favourite. Their collection of first editions make great gifts for the literary in anyone’s life.