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Squeeze between the stacks at a Chelsea bookshop little changed since 1957
John Sandoe Books
John Sandoe Books fills three small 18th-century shopfronts off the King's Road with some 30,000 titles stacked on every surface, and staff who will hand-pick recommendations.
- Where
- Chelsea SW3
- Format
- Drop-in
- Cost
- Free
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