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Watkins Bookshop Closes Down

London’s oldest esoteric bookshop, Watkins on Cecil Court, is under threat of liquidation unless a buyer can be found by 25th March. The shop, which has been running since 1894 and had a presence on the famed bookselling street since 1905 (which we visited last …

Travis & Emery: a programme from the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in 1827

Biblio-Text: Travis & Emery / Watkins

Continuing our amble round Cecil Court‘s independent bookshops Travis & Emery, the street’s music specialists, celebrate their 50th birthday next year. That’s 50 years of selling secondhand antiquarian sheet music for all kinds of instruments, scores and books covering all aspects of music. They also …