{"id":7929,"date":"2012-04-03T09:45:53","date_gmt":"2012-04-03T08:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=7929"},"modified":"2012-04-03T01:53:10","modified_gmt":"2012-04-03T00:53:10","slug":"the-edwardian-elegance-of-daunt-books-marylebone-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/the-edwardian-elegance-of-daunt-books-marylebone-london\/","title":{"rendered":"The Edwardian elegance of Daunt Books, Marylebone, London"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"The<\/p>\n

Offering a huge selection of books, this magnificent bookshop can be found on Marylebone High Street, central London.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Featuring\u00a0long oak galleries and big skylights letting natural light flood in, the bookshop\u00a0exudes\u00a0original Edwardian charm and is a delight to browse.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The book store specialises in travel, with the shelves stacked geographically.<\/p>\n

The gallery upstairs covers the UK, while the basement was stuffed full of\u00a0guides, phrase books, travel writing, history and fiction about America, Africa, Asia and\u00a0Australasia.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

We found the staff friendly enough on our visit so I can only assume that they’d cheered up since\u00a0Mary Portas\u00a0dismissed\u00a0them a, “sour-faced”<\/a>\u00a0while enthusing about “the\u00a0perfect selection [of books] in a beautiful environment.”<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Info:<\/strong>
\nDaunt Books
\n83 Marylebone High Street
\nLondon\u00a0W1U 4QW
\nTel: 020 7224 2295
\nMon-Sat 9:00 – 19:30
\nSun 11:00 – 18:00
\nwww.dauntbooks.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

There are also branches of Daunt Books\u00a0in Chelsea, Holland Park, Cheapside, Hampstead and\u00a0Belsize\u00a0Park, but this is my favourite.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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