>Bookshop!

6 Apr

>It’s precious far to go, but thanks to online booksearches (about which more later), I recently purchased a P. Schuyler Miller book (long out of print) from a delightful used bookshop in Alnwick, Northumberland — the one on the other side of the Atlantic. Barter Books is located in a Victorian railway station and the photos on the little flyer that accompanied the book reveal something of a reader’s wonderland.

…Enchanting as all that is — and it is — another “little flyer” arrived in the envelope* with my book: Some Notes On Searching For Books. With all its hints, links and good advice, it is also presented on their website. Highly recommended!
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* Metered postage, alas, unless they’ve replaced the Queen with a black monolith without telling me.

4 Responses to “>Bookshop!”

  1. Joseph 6 April 2011 at 3:10 pm #

    >Being somewhat interested in WWI, British Military, I have found in some cases one almost HAS to go overseas for information. Takes a little time to send the books, but well worth it.

  2. Bubblehead Les. 6 April 2011 at 7:23 pm #

    >Question: Do they keep their Steampunks Books under Fiction or History over there?

  3. Stretch 7 April 2011 at 5:30 am #

    >Damn your eyes!Any hope I had of rebuilding my savings just went out the door … or computer in this case.After just 10 minutes my cart was well over 600 Pounds Sterling.No, I didn't click "order" but have bookmarked the site.

  4. John B 9 April 2011 at 4:51 pm #

    >That's where I want to rusticate, after my African Safari.I want to be part-time help in that bookshop.

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