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
A Tourist in Africa

A Tourist in Africa

WAUGH, Evelyn

£95.00
A Domestic Animal

A Domestic Animal

KING, Francis

£75.00
Raff the Jungle Bird. The Story of our Talking Mynah

Raff the Jungle Bird. The Story of our Talking Mynah

WELLS, Zeta and Carveth

£40.00
This Year: Next Year This Year: Next Year - 0

This Year: Next Year

DE LA MARE, Walter | JONES, Harold (illustrated by)

£180.00
My Indian Journal

My Indian Journal

CAMPBELL, Walter (Colonel)

£175.00
From Batum to Baghdad. Via Tiflis, Tabriz, and Persian Kurdistan From Batum to Baghdad. Via Tiflis, Tabriz, and Persian Kurdistan - 0

From Batum to Baghdad. Via Tiflis, Tabriz, and Persian Kurdistan

HARRIS, Walter

£175.00
Dalmatia, the Quarnero and Istria with Cettigne in Montenegro and the island of Grado Dalmatia, the Quarnero and Istria with Cettigne in Montenegro and the island of Grado - 0

Dalmatia, the Quarnero and Istria with Cettigne in Montenegro and the island of Grado

JACKSON, Thomas Graham (1835-1924)

£450.00
Little Gidding

Little Gidding

ELIOT, T.S

£50.00
Memoirs of an Infantry Officer Memoirs of an Infantry Officer - 0

Memoirs of an Infantry Officer

SASSOON, Siegfried | FREEDMAN, Barnett (illustrated by)

£175.00
The Albert Nyanza, Great Basin of the Nile and Explorations of the Nile Sources The Albert Nyanza, Great Basin of the Nile and Explorations of the Nile Sources - 0

The Albert Nyanza, Great Basin of the Nile and Explorations of the Nile Sources

BAKER, Samuel White (1821-93)

£175.00
Three Novels. Vainglory, Inclinations, Caprice

Three Novels. Vainglory, Inclinations, Caprice

FIRBANK, Ronald | VAUGHAN, Keith (jacket design by)

£40.00
Good-bye to All That. An Autobiography Good-bye to All That. An Autobiography - 0

Good-bye to All That. An Autobiography

GRAVES, Robert

£150.00
Selected Poems

Selected Poems

FROST, Robert

£60.00
The Cry of the Fish Eagle

The Cry of the Fish Eagle

MOLLOY, Peter

£65.00
Exploration Fawcett

Exploration Fawcett

FAWCETT, P.H

£40.00

Featured 'Book of the Week'

Canned Candies. The Exotic Women & Clothes of Paco Rabanne

CLEMMER, Jean | BELFOND, Pierre
£275.00
London: Charles Skilton, 1969. First edition in English. Folio. Black hardback with the dust-jacket, spine of which is slightly yellowed and worn at the ends. Black and white photographs of models wearing Rabanne's classic 'science fiction' dresses with metal belts and chain-mail style bodices. 84 photos in black and white (including 11 double-page photos). A fantastic time capsule of the late-Sixties look, very androgynous and highly cool, one of the classic fashion books of the Sixties. First published in Paris by Editions Pierre Belfond in 1969, 'Nues' (as it was so titled) announced Jean Clemmer as one of the greatest erotic photographers of the 1960s
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Canned Candies. The Exotic Women & Clothes of Paco Rabanne
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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PBFA Oxford Book Fair
Fairs & Events

Oxford Premier Book Fair 2026

Not quite nestled among the dreaming spires, but Oxford Brookes University does make for a more practical location!
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