The Bookshop opened in 1948, when Basil and Frances Krish bought John Richardson's secondhand bookshop and renamed it The Sevenoaks Bookshop. As soon as they could they replaced the old books with brand new stock, and that has been our focus ever since. Basil Krish sold the business to Winifred Scott in 1985 after 37 years.
Valerie Glencross and Sarah Webb-Wilson took over in 2000, and then after another fifteen years Fleur Sinclair became the current owner in 2015. Our open book and oak leaves device was designed for the Krishes by their friend Robert Ashwin Maynard. He had been a pupil of Walter Sickert and later the first controller of the celebrated Gregynog Press in Wales.
Valerie Glencross and Sarah Webb-Wilson took over in 2000, and then after another fifteen years Fleur Sinclair became the current owner in 2015. Our open book and oak leaves device was designed for the Krishes by their friend Robert Ashwin Maynard. He had been a pupil of Walter Sickert and later the first controller of the celebrated Gregynog Press in Wales.
Services
We are happy to refund unwanted items ordered from our online shop on presentation of a valid receipt or dispatch note, provided they are returned within 28 days of purchase and in pristine condition. For books bought in person from our physical shop, we are happy to offer a credit note if the book is returned in pristine condition within 28 days of purchase.
We often collaborate with local artists for our window displays, and promote their artwork in our shop. They create special artworks for us and we have cards of these for sale. He made this striking collaged painting of the shop for us, and we have cards of it for sale. He is a Sevenoaks artist who focuses on buildings and townscapes, and has published books of his paintings of London and New York.
We don't have any job vacancies at the moment but will post details here of any that become available in the future. We currently take 2 students per year for work experience, for 1 week per student. We only take applications during January. If you would like to apply for a work experience please use our contact form and include: where you're studying, the topics you're studying, why you'd like to work here, and your favourite book!
Books are delivered to directly to your own home from our wholesaler's safely run, football pitch-sized warehouse. You can search for any book you already know you want, but if you're looking for inspiration, we've had great fun creating some lists for you to browse. And because there are so many more books to choose from, we think of them as our fantasy bookshelves!
Surrounded by great books day after day it's an almost impossible task to decide what to read next! But reading is what we love, and sharing our love for great books is what we do best, so. Each of our booksellers has compiled a list of some of their most loved books of all time - highly personal, old and new - here's a little glimpse of the treasures on our own bookshelves.
Reviews (13)
Amy Evans
Jan 05, 2022
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Mark Grey
Dec 30, 2021
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Mathew Alex
Dec 28, 2021
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Dawn Hobden
Dec 27, 2021
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Jeff Richards
Oct 11, 2021
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FanofAslan
Sep 29, 2021
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Jack Zijdenbos
Sep 19, 2021
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Paul Dawson
Aug 27, 2021
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Em S.
Aug 19, 2021
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Emma
Aug 12, 2021
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Marie Brown
Feb 20, 2021
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Love love love this shop. It is such a haven in Sevenoaks and the new children's section is exactly what a children's bookshop should be like.
We ordered some books to click and collect in lockdown. Really easy to do online and the books were available to collect the next day. Super service and can't wait for you to reopen!
We ordered some books to click and collect in lockdown. Really easy to do online and the books were available to collect the next day. Super service and can't wait for you to reopen!
Leanne Matthews
Feb 13, 2021
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I cannot recommend this bookshop enough. I recently placed an order with them but was not paying attention at the time and managed to mess up my order. I emailed them to explain what I’d done and they couldn’t have been more helpful, fixed the problem really quickly (on a weekend no less) and I received my book this week. Thank you 😊
Juliet Downey
Dec 25, 2020
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