Any second hand bookshop addicts here?

[bobski1]

Any good second hand shops around Oxfordshire area?

[Flip Martian]

bobski1 said:

Any good second hand shops around Oxfordshire area?

I've not visited any yet but this site has a list with reviews:

http://www.inprint.co.uk/thebookguide/shops/county...

[p1doc]

was in barter books in alnwick last week nice big second hand bookshop but both books in catalogue I wanted had already been sold......

[droopsnoot]

Another shop I can't believe I haven't mentioned is half-way down Castle Street in Llangollen. It's above a café on the east side of the street, south of the river, with a wide range of books, maps, postcards and stuff. For me it seems a little pricey for fiction.

[p1doc]

any good bookshops in Edinburgh as going for a course next month
thanks

[Flip Martian]

p1doc said:

any good bookshops in Edinburgh as going for a course next month
thanks

I use this website all the time - http://www.inprint.co.uk/thebookguide/shops/county...

[Legend83]

Oxfam in Harpenden on Saturday bagged me a exemplary copy of First Light by Geoffrey Wellum - 99p .

[Flip Martian]

Legend83 said:

Oxfam in Harpenden on Saturday bagged me a exemplary copy of First Light by Geoffrey Wellum - 99p .

A bargain. Very good read, that is.

[Flip Martian]

A new shop, for those around Northants/north Bucks. The Booksmith are moving/have moved (from Solihull I think) into Weedon Bec at the old Napoleonic Ordnance Depot (a set of fascinating buildings).

http://www.thebooksmith.co.uk/

They occupy the upstairs at building number 1. Parking outside. Mostly used books but also some recent/new ones - fiction on 1 side of the central stairs; non fiction on the other (which is shared by a gallery displaying local art (which is very good). Thousands of books to peruse. The owner is a very friendly chap and has been on a quest to find the perfect coffee - they have a coffee/refreshments area too, with leather sofas etc. Prices are usually reasonable (and the coffee is very good). Not on a par with Astley Book Barn but certainly worth a drive if anywhere nearby.

There's an antiques/collectables place as well downstairs which is often worth a browse (a few books sometimes appear in there too).

[p1doc]

Flip Martian said:

I use this website all the time - http://www.inprint.co.uk/thebookguide/shops/county...

that is great
thanks

[Flip Martian]

p1doc said:

that is great
thanks

No worries. If you like finding such shops, you might think about what I did - I used the map links in the listings to go to google maps and save the ones I wanted to visit - that way I can just open my phone and see any nearby.

Although it can lead to you spending money quite a bit...

[p1doc]

Flip Martian said:

No worries. If you like finding such shops, you might think about what I did - I used the map links in the listings to go to google maps and save the ones I wanted to visit - that way I can just open my phone and see any nearby.

Although it can lead to you spending money quite a bit...

like you read my mind lol-found out Westport with quite a few bookshops with interesting reviews as well...pretty close to where course is so ideal
thanks for advice and increased spending on books!

[Wacky Racer]

Not read the whole thread, but I see Barter books gets a mention.....excellent. Picked up a rare copy of "North of Leeds" by Peter Batty about the Settle & Carlisle line last time I was there.

There's an amazing one on a street corner at the seafront in Morecambe.

[Flip Martian]

p1doc said:

like you read my mind lol-found out Westport with quite a few bookshops with interesting reviews as well...pretty close to where course is so ideal
thanks for advice and increased spending on books!

No probs - and unfortunately that IS the side effect... Just wait until you need more bookcases...

[p1doc]

Flip Martian said:

No probs - and unfortunately that IS the side effect... Just wait until you need more bookcases...

on my 5th bookcase but need more.....maybe just 1 more lol

[Flip Martian]

p1doc said:

on my 5th bookcase but need more.....maybe just 1 more lol

I had 5 or 6 when I started visiting used bookshops more often. I'm up to 11 now. No room for more without another extension though, so that will be that!

[p1doc]

Flip Martian said:

I had 5 or 6 when I started visiting used bookshops more often. I'm up to 11 now. No room for more without another extension though, so that will be that!

yeah right......

[Flip Martian]

p1doc said:

yeah right......

Well if there is such a thing as "bookcase saturation point" I must be pretty close.

[Perseverant]

We're in the throes of moving house for the first time in 34 years, so are getting rid of quite a few books as well as packing up lots. I'd forgotten how heavy masses of books can be. Thankfully the new crib is plenty big enough for books so I look forward to indulging in secondhand books again to make the numbers up again. I got into the habit as a kid over 50 years ago and had "Biggles" and "William" stories which I picked up for pennies, not to mention some old comic annuals. I was saddened to discover after leaving home that my mother gave the lot to a church sale! Both my wife and I read a lot and as English teachers could have the excuse that it was all for work when in-laws muttered about the "library". Both retired now so have plenty of time to read! (Not to mention me fixing cars and so on as the new house has a garage, though not as good as the one I've got.)

[Gary29]

We visited a delightful little place in Callander in Scotland, was enchanting, little old lady sitting in there with a cat asleep on her lap, floor to ceiling second hand books, she even fell asleep as we were browsing and my good lady had to gently wake her to buy what she'd picked.

Can't remember the name of the place but it's on the high street and easy to spot, lovely!