{"id":818,"date":"2025-09-26T15:06:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radicalbooksellers.co.uk\/?p=818"},"modified":"2025-09-26T15:06:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:06:15","slug":"spotlight-on-left-on-the-shelf-specialist-second-hand-bookseller-under-new-ownership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radicalbooksellers.co.uk\/?p=818","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight on Left On The Shelf, specialist second hand bookseller under new ownership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Left on the Shelf (LOTS) was set up in 1992 when Dave Cope bought the second-hand stock from Central Books, at the time when the shop in Grays Inn Road was closed. Dave has spent practically all his working life in the radical book trade – from 1975 he managed Progressive Books in Liverpool, before moving to Central Books in London in 1987. Left on the Shelf was a part-time business till he moved to Kendal in 2004. In Autumn 2025 Mark Thwaite, a long-standing LOTS customer, bought the business from Dave and a new chapter begins…

Left on the Shelf<\/strong>\u00a0(LOTS<\/a>) is an independent, UK-based specialist radical bookseller that has been serving the left and selling both rare and historic second-hand left-wing and socialist books, magazines, ephemera and collectibles for over 30 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our latest catalogue<\/a> is out now.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It features our usual wide range of carefully curated second-hand and historic books and magazines with topics including Africa<\/a>, Anarchism<\/a>, British politics<\/a>, Colonialism<\/a>, Feminism<\/a>, Marxism<\/a>, Palestine<\/a>, Spain<\/a>, Trade Unions<\/a> and the Soviet Union<\/a>. We also have a miscellany including badges, post cards and posters (many of which we sell on eBay<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We ship all over the world, and principally sell via ABE Books<\/a>, but we do encourage you to get in touch with us directly via leftontheshelf@phonecoop.coop<\/a>. Buying directly helps us save on fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like all independent booksellers, LOTS<\/a> really needs your support! So, please<\/strong> take a look at our latest catalogue<\/a> and please share our details with comrades, friends and across your networks. Thank you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can sign up to our newsletter<\/a> to get the latest information on our titles, as well as be the first to receive the new catalogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do please follow us on Instagram<\/a> and explore our website<\/a>. You can see all our titles listed on ABE Books here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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