tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post3722170791575852940..comments2023-06-02T14:56:35.057+01:00Comments on The Book Trunk: Books by Post!Christine Hardinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-72428878121029313882013-07-03T13:22:23.924+01:002013-07-03T13:22:23.924+01:00Seem to have missed some comments on the blog Marg...Seem to have missed some comments on the blog Margaret. Sorry! I do find it difficult to compile a 'shopping list' of books - it's such a different process to those times when you spot something you want and just have to get it, there and then! And yes, I like to use individual, independent sellers when I can. Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-18820408228398808982013-06-22T11:58:42.597+01:002013-06-22T11:58:42.597+01:00Isn't it strange that we know what books/autho...Isn't it strange that we know what books/authors we want to read - until we have the money there to actually buy them! I go through the same thoughts as you and it takes me ages to decide. I go for a mixture of new and secondhand.<br /><br />I think you're so lucky to be able to spread out buying the books and it makes it extra special by going to different places in your search. I like to support the independent bookshops and I've found some secondhand suppliers through ABE Books and then go to the individual sellers websites to buy the books where possible. We have a book exchange system locally too, which is great.Margaret @ BooksPleasehttp://www.booksplease.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-64566173821345426412013-06-20T18:31:12.796+01:002013-06-20T18:31:12.796+01:00Something different... definitely! Something different... definitely! Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-34614802802782183462013-06-20T18:29:40.833+01:002013-06-20T18:29:40.833+01:00Michelle, the cover shows Nature Morte a la Guitar...Michelle, the cover shows Nature Morte a la Guitare, by Leon se Smet. I love those old green VMCs - I have been known to buy them purely on the strength of the cover, even when I don'#t like the author or suspect the book is not really my thing!Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-13726691962280163442013-06-20T18:22:09.914+01:002013-06-20T18:22:09.914+01:00They were all in fantastic condition, which please...They were all in fantastic condition, which pleased me, because you can't always be certain what they will be like. I'm trying to divide the Wish List into things I want to buy, and things I want to read if I can find them at the library!Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-51861579298930696322013-06-20T12:21:36.471+01:002013-06-20T12:21:36.471+01:00sounds fab! i've got a couple of waterstones v...sounds fab! i've got a couple of waterstones vouchers from christmas which i'm uncertain whether to spend on new terry pratchett books or something different... <br />minbarigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11898450038420580792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-4277418958298117022013-06-20T11:33:26.919+01:002013-06-20T11:33:26.919+01:00Though I love my hardcover copy of the STW selecte...Though I love my hardcover copy of the STW selected stories, which comes in a lovely shade of turquoise, I must say that the VMC copy you've got there looks amazing! It does feel great when one manages to find a second hand book that is in pristine condition. Such great value for money! Do keep the treats coming (for yourself, and for us as we take peeks at them!) :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-2394941790251273932013-06-20T08:49:17.705+01:002013-06-20T08:49:17.705+01:00Such nice books - and all looking in such great co...Such nice books - and all looking in such great condition. How lucky to have a good spree (I'm almost afraid to open my wishlist now, it's got so terrifyingly large!). skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-54600851982312852422013-06-20T08:15:23.383+01:002013-06-20T08:15:23.383+01:00Lyn, they are all in really good condition - they ...Lyn, they are all in really good condition - they look as if they have been left on shelves, and have obviously not been read and read, so I guess the previous owners didn't love them! Thanks for the STW biography recommendation: I'll see if my library can get it for me, if not I may buy it!Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-81412634808893857372013-06-20T08:12:04.970+01:002013-06-20T08:12:04.970+01:00I agree, it's a lovely feeling waiting for boo...I agree, it's a lovely feeling waiting for books to be delivered, and this has been such a treat - I tend to buy in local charity shops, which means I'm very dependent on what I see, but usually I am very lucky in finding books I want to read.Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-89167039501284606752013-06-20T05:42:49.150+01:002013-06-20T05:42:49.150+01:00What lovely books. I've read quite a few of th...What lovely books. I've read quite a few of them & have some tbr. I have a later Virago edition of the STW stories but I'd rather have yours! Claire Harman wrote an excellent biography of STW & also edited her diaries.<br />I prefer new books & I'm so glad that lots of early 20th century writers are being reprinted now. If I can get very clean, untouched second hand books, that's ok but doesn't often happen... Ebooks are also great as many older authors have been republished digitally by Bello & Bloomsbury.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-43460155747162145062013-06-19T23:51:51.263+01:002013-06-19T23:51:51.263+01:00I love the anticipation of waiting for books to ar...I love the anticipation of waiting for books to arrive! With used vs. new, it seems that for those of us who enjoy older books, we don't have much choice but to buy used, since so many wonderful books are now out of print. (I do not like print on demand books myself.) It's the best of both worlds when the small independents sell used books, to my mind!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.com