What a gem! This place will have the rare secondhand book that is elusive elsewhere. The shop has…read moretwo floors with helpfull staff. It even smells like a big friendly bookshop. Its a cosy little venue to mill about for hours. Its not as cheap as some places but it gives value by having That book!

If you like books you will love this bookshop - although you may find yourself spending more time…read morein there than you'd bargain for. As soon as you step in through the door it's just books upon books upon books. The outside world disappears and time goes with it. If you know what book you want then the helpful and friendly staff should be able to find it for you and you may escape while there is still daylight, but if not you can happily trawl through more books than you could read in a lifetime to find that perfect match and after paying what others may think is too much, you exit the shop clutching your book in two hands and squint at everything around you as your eyes reaccustom themselves to the daylight.

A tiny shop, chocka with books. All sorts of books from cheap second-hand paperbacks to sought…read moreafter first editions with up to 15,000 rare and out of print books. They also have all sorts of useful things, like bookmarks, reading lamps, local interest, postcards, etc. Once you are in, you can't leave. it's a fascinating find. You could combine a visit with a pub lunch and a wander round Tonbridge Castle, which is only about 2 minutes walk away! Have a look at their website for a quick preview.

Nice little bookshop, crammed full of interesting books. Can often try and get books in which is…read morehelpful. A can do attitude. I would like to see more book signings. Like having a rummage in their cheap books at the front of the shop. Always a nice display.

Adrian Harrington stocks rare and other antique books, prints and maps in this delightful little…read moreshop which is a treat to wander through. Books run the gamut, but they specialise in gorgeous leatherbound editions and literature including Sherlock Holmes and James Bond (some signed), as well as music, film and pop culture and my favourite, children's literature. While a first edition set of Alice in Wonderland books will run you £6,750 and a leather-bound first edition of Pride & Prejudice is yours for £45,000, not all come so prohibitively: a first UK edition of Roald Dahl's Charlie & The Great Glass Elevator (no, not the Chocolate Factory) is a mere £45.

From the owner: Adrian Harrington Rare Books deal in a wide selection of literature, modern first editions, leather…read morebound library sets, children's and illustrated books and fine and rare antiquarian and old books in all fields. We also offer a full and expert bookbinding and restoration service.