About

Anthony Smith Books is devoted to old-fashioned, personal service. All my stock is hand-picked. The books are chosen because they are gripping, informative, attractive, rare or a combination of these qualities. They are in the best condition I can find.

Architecture, biography, children’s & illustrated, fiction, gardening & natural history, literary sets, travel  and the World's Classics are the main categories. Quirky and unusual items can be found under 'Oddments'.

I have been a bookseller since 1987, first at Hall’s Bookshop in Tunbridge Wells, then at Heywood Hill in Mayfair and, most recently, at Slightly Foxed on Gloucester Road. Over the years, I have been lucky enough to engage with many customers from all walks of life and nothing gives me greater pleasure as a bookseller than putting books and people together face to face. I continue to do this at regular pop-up shops in central London. Please keep an eye on News & Events for notice of when these take place or sign up for the newsletter.

Anthony Smith