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| The very familiar Enid Blyton hardback shelf |
Today I visited the Cottage Bookshop to stock up my bookshelf, it's a wonderful second hand bookshop which many people come to from miles around. For me, it's like an Aladdin's Cave of books- a treasure trove of books! As it's quite an old building its a fantastic place to explore with creaking staircases and rooms filled with bookshelves and books piled up on the floor too in every nook and cranny. I found out today that there are a total of 65,000 books and it's quite a small building too. It makes me wonder how long some of the books have been there, hidden behind 2 rows of books in front of them! Any type of book you could ever want is there, it's a book lover's paradise.
They have a large section filled with Enid Blyton books there and over a few years I collected around 100 of them which I still have. There are also many children's classics there too such as Little Woman, some of them are very old and valuable editions. I found many rare hardback Angela Brazil girl's school stories today, one of them was printed in 1926, possibly a first edition?
I could spend all day in there reading and exploring but the amount I spend there is always more than I expect it will be! Here are some photos that I took there to share with you and of me reading
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| Looking down the staircase |
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| Me caught reading |
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| A 1st edition Angela Brazil book |
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| Upstairs corridoor |
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| Part of the children's section |
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| The books that I bought |
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Me looking out of the window  |
Do you have a favourite second-hand bookshop near you?
Oh my heck...this is too awesome! I wish we had a good secondhand bookshop around here, but I've looked and couldn't find one. On the plus side, I'm moving, so maybe I'll find something in my new town! :)
ReplyDeleteWow, that place looks so amazing!! Used bookstores can be so much fun because you never know what you're going to find.
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Have a great weekend!
Great photos! Isn't it great to find a cozy bookstore chockfull of finds? Thanks for sharing :o)
ReplyDeleteThat looks amazing! How did you limit yourself to just those books?
ReplyDeleteMy favourite second hand bookshop is in Charing Cross Road in London. It's a bit pricy compared to similar shops outside London, but I recent got a beautiful 1800s edition of Arabian nights in there :)
Seriously I am SOOOO jealous of you. There aren't any great finds like this around my town. I really just head into the Goodwill, or hold out until the library has their semi-annual book sale. That place looks so cozy and wonderful -- my idea of heaven!
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome second hand book shop. I have one near me, but it is not nearly as extensive.
ReplyDeleteOh. My. Goodness. That place is amazing! I have a used book shop/exchange near me which I frequent. I LOVE it, though it has nowhere near as many books as your place does!
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ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, this looks like an amazing book store! It looks just like every book store should, cozy, crazy, and packed with books. I'm relatively new to my town, and I don't have a car, so I haven't really explored all the used book store options here yet. I hope I find something as good as this!
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What a great post idea! I love used book stores, there isn't one near me, but I always try to find them if I'm on vacation.
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