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Bookmongers
Second-hand books offer a quieter destination within a day spent around Brixton.
- Location
- 439 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, London SW9 8LN
A place worth knowing
Bookmongers has been selling second-hand books on Coldharbour Lane since 1992. The Brixton shop is a place for browsing across subjects and following an unexpected spine, with the changing stock giving return visits their point.
Make it a literary pause in a Brixton afternoon. Its online shop also supplies new books, so the website’s order catalogue and the second-hand shelves in the physical shop serve different kinds of search.
Practical details last checked 22 Sept 2026
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Bookmongers
439 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, London SW9 8LN
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439 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, London SW9 8LN
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