FACTOID #53: If you thought Antarctica was inhospitable, think again - its land area is only ninety-eight percent ice. Reassuringly, the other 2% is categorised as "barren rock".
Hatchards was founded in 1797. It has been visited by many distinguished writers over the centuries. It has an upmarket image, but it is now owned by the Waterstone's chain.
Hatchards Ltd was incorporated as a limited liability company in 1956 to acquire the business of Collsack Ltd, booksellers, London, England.
Hatchards Ltd was a subsidiary of William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, publishers, Glasgow, Scotland, and acted as a London-based bookstore for their publications.
In 2003, the Hatchards store continued to trade on Piccadilly and was owned by HMV Media Group plc, London.
My second choice would be the bookstore in the British Library, which doesn't have anything like the ambience of Hatchard's, but has a great selection considering what a small space it occupies.
Hatchard's not only has everything, but is lovely to spend time in--that staircase invites you to go up and explore more...I agree that the British library stoer is worth a look too.
Hatchard's is simply a small, expensive, relatively poorly run, branch in the Waterstone's chain.
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