Charity shop books and a haul.

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SwanningOff · 26/03/2023 10:30

I've been trying to convince myself not to buy any other books for a while but the other day I visited family and went into the charity shops in their town and one was selling books 5 for a pound so I bought 20. It included a Folio Society edition of The Warden which made my day. I also bought a nice illustrated edition of Peter Pan though that cost me £1.25. I don't know where to start but I'm looking forward to reading them.

Does anyone else buy a lot of books in charity shops?

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ChessieFL · 27/03/2023 17:53

I love a day spent wandering round charity shops looking at the books. Often we choose a place to visit based on how many charity shops we think it might have!

highlandcoo · 27/03/2023 10:54

You have some great books there Swanning and Frogs!
We have five or six charity shops in our village and they’re a great source of books.
Can I also recommend Wob (used to be called World of Books) for online purchases. They scoop up the books unsold by charity shops to resell. Excellent site where you can search by tithe or author and delivery in the UK is free.

SecondhandMuck · 27/03/2023 10:37

Yes, I always have a snoop on the shelves. I recently found a first edition of Agatha Christie's The Mirror Crack'd for £1, complete with dust jacket. That was fab. Usually though I find more recently published novels, buy them and then re-donate them. It's also great for recently published cook books. I wanted a copy of Nigella's latest one but didn't want to pay £20 for it (sorry, Nigella!), so found a copy for a couple of quid not long after it had been published.

FrogsHiccups · 27/03/2023 10:29

Yes! This is my ‘to read’ shelf. All bought from charity shops or National Trust second hand book shops. No more than £2 each. Love a charity shop bargain!

SweetSakura · 26/03/2023 13:11

Yes heaps.
Every time I go and drop in a bag of things I have cleared out I come out with a bag of books

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