Our dealing in antiquarian, rare and collectable books began in 1971 in Leicester. The business was founded by the late Godfrey Tyers and Patricia Tyers. The impetus for the establishment came from Godfrey's interest in literature, academia and music books and from Patricia's previous experience working with second hand books. Following an initial library buy of ten thousand books, the business was set up in Belvoir Street, Leicester. In 1987 the business relocated to St. Mary's Hill, Stamford. The shop is situated in the shadow of the church of St. Mary the Virgin, hence the title of "St. Mary's Books". At present we hold a stock of approximately 25,000 volumes to which we are continually adding new items. Our fields of interest are very wide and quality books on any subject are never refused. Our major specialist areas are as follows: Children's Books - Fine, illustrated volumes including Rackham and Dulac. Country/ Rural Pursuits - Hunting, Shooting, Fishing, Field Sports 'BB' (Denys Watkins Pitchford). Church - Church Adornment, Church Art, Stained Glass, Organ Building, Bell Ringing etc. Wisden Cricketers' Almanacks. Sport - Cricket, Golf, Football, Billiards, Tennis etc. Motoring - Vintage Car Books, Motor Sport, Motor Racing, Motorbikes etc. Music - Violin Making. Beekeeping. Cookery - Early editions including Mrs. Beeton, Hannah Glasse, Eliza Acton etc. Literature - First Editions, Signed Copies, Betjeman, Austen, Tolkien, John Clare etc. Scholarly Books. Quality Leather Sets. Fine Bindings. In addition to our extensive range of books we deal in taxidermy, maps and prints. These include Vanity Fair, H. M. Bateman, and numerous sporting prints. We are very pleased to welcome customers over the internet. Equally, we are always delighted to see customers in our shop which is open seven days a week from Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00 pm Saturday 9.00 - 5.30 pm Sunday 10.00 - 4.00 pm