The rare, antiquarian and second-hand bookshop on the King’s Road, at the heart of Chelsea

Established in 1986

Members of:

Antiquarian Booksellers Association
International League of Antiquarian Booksellers
Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association
James Burnham and the Managerial Revolution

James Burnham and the Managerial Revolution

ORWELL, George

£295.00
Betrayal (signed copy) Betrayal (signed copy) - 0

Betrayal (signed copy)

PINTER, Harold

£150.00
Pierre Balmain

Pierre Balmain

SALVY, Gerard-Julien | CANINO, Patricia (photographs by)

£150.00
The Art of Elizabeth Frink

The Art of Elizabeth Frink

FRINK, Elizabeth | MULLINS, Edward (introduction by)

£95.00
The Bear Fell Free (signed copy) The Bear Fell Free (signed copy) - 0

The Bear Fell Free (signed copy)

GREENE, Graham

£1,950.00
The Face of the World. An international scrapbook of people and places

The Face of the World. An international scrapbook of people and places

BEATON, Cecil

£225.00
Remembering Babylon (signed copy)

Remembering Babylon (signed copy)

MALOUF, David

£75.00
Novels of the sisters Bronte. Edited by Temple Scott. Thornton Edition

Novels of the sisters Bronte. Edited by Temple Scott. Thornton Edition

BRONTE, Anne, Emily and Charlotte

£650.00
King's Road. The rise and fall of the hippest street in the world

King's Road. The rise and fall of the hippest street in the world

DUCHARNE, Max

£50.00
The Fanfarlo and other Verse

The Fanfarlo and other Verse

SPARK, Muriel

£25.00
The Lamplighter; or, an orphan girl's struggles and triumphs

The Lamplighter; or, an orphan girl's struggles and triumphs

CUMMINS, Maria

£50.00
Black Stockings for Chelsea

Black Stockings for Chelsea

DENVER, Paul

£95.00
An Avatar in Vishnu Land

An Avatar in Vishnu Land

WARBURTON, Stanley

£50.00
The Golden Fairy Book

The Golden Fairy Book

VARIOUS AUTHORS

£95.00
The Maze

The Maze

SANDOZ, Maurice | DALI, Salvador (illustrations by)

£95.00

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The Face of the World. An international scrapbook of people and places

BEATON, Cecil
£225.00
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1957. First Edition. Quarto. 240 pages. Publisher's blue and black cloth with the excellent, colourful, dust-jacket, chipped at head of the spine. Foxing to endpapers. A collection of Beaton's favourite photographs, drawings, essays and designs from his work from the decade after the end of the second World War.
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The Face of the World. An international scrapbook of people and places
About us section

About us

Worlds End Bookshop has been buying & selling second-hand and rare books in Chelsea for almost 40 years. Located on the bend of the King’s Road, our shop's distinctive red awning and book trolleys on the pavement have become a familiar part of the Chelsea scene. Our stock covers a vast range of subjects, with popular areas among book-collectors including modern first editions, antiquarian books, finely bound sets, children's and illustrated books, as well as books on art, photography, fashion, travel & exploration, food & drink and much much more.

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Popular areas of book-collecting

Antiquarian Books & Sets

Antiquarian Books & Sets
Art

Art
Collectable & Vintage Children's Books

Children's Books
Classic Literature

Classic Literature
Cookery, Cocktails & Household

Cookery, Cocktails & Household
Travel & Exploration

Travel & Exploration
Fashion & Jewellery

Fashion & Jewellery
Fine Bindings

Fine Bindings
Modern First Editions at Worlds End Bookshop

Modern First Editions
Collectable Books on Photography at Worlds End Bookshop

Photography
Signed Copies

Signed Copies
Sports & Pastimes

Sports & Pastimes
Collecting Science Fiction books
Worlds End Book Blog

Collecting Science Fiction Books

Interest in science fiction has been rising steadily for decades, in no small part due to popular movies and TV series, and today represents one of the most interesting and accessible aspects of book-collecting.
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York National Book Fair 2026
Fairs & Events

York National Book Fair 2026

The York National Book Fair is one of Europe's great rare book fairs, drawing exhibitors and visitors from around the world.
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