Quaritch  

 
 
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5-8 Lower John Street, Soho, London W1F 9AU
 
 
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Mon to Fri 9:00 - 18:00
 

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Quaritch has a long history of buying and selling rare books. German founder Bernard Quaritch established the shop in 1847. He soon made a name for himself amassing the most extensive antiquarian book collection in the world in just fifty years. In 1884, he paid the highest price ever paid for a printed book when he bought a Gutenberg Bible for £3900. He broke his own record in the same sale by paying £4950 for the 1459 Mainz Psalter. Among his esteemed customers were Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte (Napoleon's brother), Gladstone, Disraeli and Lord Crawford, creator of the Bibliotheca Lindesiana. Passed down through the Quaritch family, his descendants continued to serve on the bookshop's board for some 113 years. The shop moved to its current location in 1970 and today specializes in rare and antiquarian books on art, interior design and architecture with a strong collection of architectural history up to the mid nineteenth century.

 

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Washington Mayfair Hotel
London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel
5 Curzon Street, W1J | 9 minutes from Quaritch
Dating back to 1913, The Washington Mayfair Hotel successfully blends historic art deco with modern design. Located in the premier commercial and cultural centre of London, ... More
 
 
 
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London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel
35 Charles Street, W1J | 9 minutes from Quaritch
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London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel
116 Piccadilly, W1J | 12 minutes from Quaritch
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Hatchards
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187 Piccadilly, St James's, London W1J | 3 minutes from Quaritch
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Shapero Rare Books
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32 St George Street, Mayfair, London W1S | 5 minutes from Quaritch
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Foyles - Charing Cross Road
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107 Charing Cross Road, Soho, London WC2H | 8 minutes from Quaritch
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Whole Foods Market
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20 Glasshouse Street, Soho, London W1B | 1 minute from Quaritch
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Lush
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Quadrant Arcade, 80-82 Regent Street, Soho, London W1R | 1 minute from Quaritch
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A Bathing Ape (BAPE)
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4 Upper James Street, Soho, London W1F | 1 minute from Quaritch
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Criterion Theatre
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218-223 Piccadilly, Piccadilly Circus, Soho, London W1V | 3 minutes from Quaritch
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22-32 Shaftesbury Avenue, Trocadero, W1D | 3 minutes from Quaritch
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Boulevard Theatre
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Walker's Court, W1F | 4 minutes from Quaritch
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Marian Goodman Gallery
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
5-8 Lower John Street, W1F | 1 minute from Quaritch
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29 Sackville Street, W1S | 2 minutes from Quaritch
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Pace Gallery London
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
6 Burlington Gardens, Mayfair, London W1S | 2 minutes from Quaritch
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Bafarat Cafe
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6 Warwick Street, W1B | 1 minute from Quaritch
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SO Restaurant
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3 - 4 Warwick Street, Soho, London W1B | 1 minute from Quaritch
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76 Brewer Street, Soho, London W1F | 1 minute from Quaritch
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Cookery School
London > Education > Cookery Courses
15B Little Portland Street, Fitzrovia, London W1W | 9 minutes from Quaritch
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The London Film School
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24 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, WC2H | 11 minutes from Quaritch
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L'Atelier des Chefs
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19 Wigmore Street, Marylebone, London W1U | 11 minutes from Quaritch
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Urban Golf Soho
London > Leisure > Golf
33 Great Pulteney Street, Soho, London W1F | 2 minutes from Quaritch
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Triyoga Soho
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Unit 2.4-2.6 Kingly Court, Soho, London W1B | 2 minutes from Quaritch
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The Beauty Lounge
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1 Kingly Court, Soho, London W1B | 2 minutes from Quaritch
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90 Berwick Street,, Soho, London W1F | 4 minutes from Quaritch
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The Blue Posts
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28 Rupert Street, Soho, London W1D | 4 minutes from Quaritch
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Waxy O'Connor's
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14-16 Rupert Street, Soho, London W1D | 4 minutes from Quaritch
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Graphic
London > Nightlife > Bars
4 Golden Square, Piccadilly, Soho, London W1F | 1 minute from Quaritch
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Mark's Bar Soho
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66-70 Brewer Street, Soho, London W1F | 2 minutes from Quaritch
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Bob Bob Ricard Club Room
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1 Upper James Street, Soho, London W1F | 2 minutes from Quaritch
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Royal Academy of Arts
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Burlington House, Piccadilly, Mayfair, London W1J | 3 minutes from Quaritch
Lord Burlington's spectacular London palace is home to the Royal Academy of Arts, a set of galleries that houses the country's premier art school and a ... More
 
 
 
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195 Piccadilly (BAFTA)
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195 Piccadilly, St James's, London W1J | 3 minutes from Quaritch
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Dover Street Restaurant and Bar
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8-10 Dover Street, Mayfair, Mayfair, London W1S | 5 minutes from Quaritch
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