That day I went to Felixstowe when the Big Wheel wasn't working I went up the town and around the charity shops and into the huge second-hand bookshop.
The shop starts in one room then goes back and back, through a narrow room into another room and round a corner and further back and all lined with books, then into a bigger room at the back divided up by shelving with books piled up everywhere on the floor and it's difficult to find things but I made my way to the WWII shelves and found these two that I'd not seen before.
I've got to do some shelf re-arranging because my two shelves full of Home Front books are packed tight.
I think that makes four or five added this year. I put photos of the two shelves full on the blog in July HERE when I found the big Wartime Scrapbook book at a boot sale.
I do the same with craft books, Sue. I can’t resist buying them especially when they are almost pristine and have probably been an unwanted gift. Catriona
ReplyDeleteIf anyone wanted a collection of cookery books they could find 100s at boot-sales and charity shops! They are probably unwanted gifts too
DeleteConfession: despite the Grand Book Cull pre retirement, when we passed on many books to good homes, we have succumbed and bought a new bookcase, to house the volumes acquired more recently!
ReplyDeleteI'm still moving some books out at the same time as finding others - still room for more!
DeleteThey are an important record of history.
ReplyDeleteIt's surprising just how many personal recollections there are from the period - always interesting
DeleteI can't resist an old book.
ReplyDeleteThere are more old books at car-boot sales than in the past. I'll write about two others (not WWII) I found soon
DeleteOooh, they look interesting. Once you've re-arranged you should do a blog post showing all your collection of books. I'm not being nosey ... honest!! ;-)
ReplyDeleteThe July post had all the WWII books up till then.
DeleteHow lovely, I would so enjoy browsing among your Home Front Book Collection, such interesting reading. Thank you for your blog, it is the first I go to each day. Pam in Texas.x
ReplyDeleteThank you for reading, I'm glad you enjoy my ramblings!
DeleteI wonder if people who lived through ww2 collect memorabilia and books? I was a small child and really don't want to revisit the fear and cold and awful food, but it seems to be very interesting to younger people.
ReplyDeleteI doubt they want to remember, but the stories from the time have always fascinated me and I have no idea why.
DeleteYour new books are lucky finds. They both sound outstanding. There is always room for a few new good reads.The shop sounds interesting a packed with books of all kinds.
ReplyDeleteI love finding books that look interesting for my collection
DeleteWhat interesting finds. I think I just might try and get lost in a bookshop like that.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
You soon won't 'need' to visit the library Sue! x
ReplyDeleteI absolutely adore that book shop and have never come away empty-handed! Felixstowe is very good for charity shops, interesting-old-things shops, and book shops, I think. A surprisingly healthy selection of independent retailers too.
ReplyDeleteI think a lot of people have a 'pet subject' like your WWII collection - really interesting when you find out what someone's specialist subject is. Makes them either a godsend or totally useless at a quiz!