Welcome to Heywood Hill

For bibliophiles, heaven is a shop called Heywood Hill – Vanity Fair

Situated in the heart of Mayfair, London, we can offer you a unique range of services.

We sell new, old and antiquarian books as well as producing catalogues on numerous themes. Emphasis is on literature, history, architecture, biography and travel as well as keeping a well-stocked children's department.

Heywood Hill can find you books in most categories from the really obscure to the very latest and sends books across the world each day to all those who love reading as much as we do. We hope you enjoy browsing our site but most of all look forward to your visit.

The Heywood Hill One Hundred

Which modern book has meant the most to you? Heywood Hill, has asked some of its discerning customers to nominate a single affecting title published in English since the shop opened in 1936.

The initial result is the Heywood Hill One Hundred – a ready-made library of powerful contemporary books chosen by real readers among our often well-known customers. The books will be on display in the shop throughout the spring. We hope you will be able to call in but if not do let us know if you would like to receive a list of these titles. Our ambition is to create the Heywood Hill One Thousand – the finest contemporary library chosen by our customers.
For those who have yet to nominate a book you can do so by contacting Ben Scott.

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Spring List

Spring is traditionally the second most important time of year for the publication of new books.
So it gives us great pleasure to be sending out our latest list of recommendations. We hope that it contains something for all but if you are unsure about any of the titles do get in touch and we will be only too happy to give you further information. To order from the list contact the shop via email or telephone

Spring recommendations

Catalogue 1005

We have just issued a new catalogue from our antiquarian and second hand department that is full of recent acquisitions. From stunning views of Afghanistan in Atkinson's 'Sketches in Afghanistan' through to views closer to home in Repton's 'Sketches and Hints on Landscape Gardening' there are books on a multitude of subjects. To view the titles, please follow the link below.

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Nancy Mitford Boxed Sets

With a little help from the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, we have arranged for special boxed sets of the re-issued Nancy Mitford novels to be on sale at Heywood Hill. The five novels fit snugly into a beautiful blue box, with "Love from Nancy" printed in gold on the top and on the back of each.

Order a boxed set of Nancy Mitford

Where are we?

10 Curzon Street, London W1J 5HH

By tube: Green Park on the Victoria, Piccadilly and Jubilee lines is the nearest stop. Turn right out of the exit facing Green Park and walk down Piccadilly, towards Hyde Park Corner. Turn right into Half Moon Street. At the end of this street Heywood Hill is to be found on the opposite side of the road, to the left of Trumpers. View Map

Opening Times

9am – 7pm Monday – Thursday
9am – 5.30pm Friday
9am to 4.30pm on Saturdays, except those before Bank Holidays when we are closed.

10 Curzon Street
London W1J 5HH

Tel +44 20 7629 0647
Fax +44 20 7408 0286
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