From what I understand there is a book bazaar below the Waterloo Bridge. I
found a few websites but none had much detail to provide.
Does anyone know when they are open for business and what kind of selection
of books they have?
Thanks.

oenophile wrote:
    > From what I understand there is a book bazaar below the Waterloo Bridge. I
    > found a few websites but none had much detail to provide.
    > Does anyone know when they are open for business and what kind of selection
    > of books they have?
    > Thanks.

'Bazaar' is rather a grandiose title for it. It is three or
four (large) second-hand book stalls with the stock laid out
on trestle tables. It is on the South side of the river, in
front of the National Film Theatre cafe. You can buy meals,
snacks, booze or tea and coffee, sit outside, browse the
books and pass a very pleasant few hours there. Sometimes
there a musicians busking as well.

I do not know if if has official opening hours but it seems
to be open every time I pass.

Noises Off

I've seen them weekend afternoons. Several dealers with all sorts,
mostly modern novels, some history/biography/art books.

PJW

On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 13:26:51 -0400, "oenophile" <[email protected]>
wrote:

    >From what I understand there is a book bazaar below the Waterloo Bridge. I
    >found a few websites but none had much detail to provide.
    >Does anyone know when they are open for business and what kind of selection
    >of books they have?
    >Thanks.

It's usually a few dodgy looking men selling travel guides etc. They're not that cheap (I think about £7?) considering they're not the latest edition or in 'new' condition. Although that may be because I once saw them literally throwing them into heap at the back of a van. Foyle's on Charing Cross Road is quite famous for discounted books. If you're near/visit Cambridge there's a super duper cheap book shop called Galloway & Porter. They sell shop returned/soiled books -novels/cookbooks can be bought for around £3.

Noises Off wrote:

    > 'Bazaar' is rather a grandiose title for it. It is three or
    > four (large) second-hand book stalls with the stock laid out
    > on trestle tables. It is on the South side of the river, in

It's not the guy selling stolen travel books is it?
Info here:
http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/art...127293,00.html

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