I can’t say that an early Saturday morning pouring with rain was the best day to go to a book sale, but it was the annual Easter Saturday book sale so there wasn’t any question of whether I was going to go. And, in a wonderful piece of luck, there was another book sale only half an hour from the first one so, despite a lot of driving through my morning, I got to attend two book sales. With an almost 2.5 hour round trip, as well as varying levels of rainfall, it wasn’t a wasted morning as I came away with 19 books.
What I love about book sales is not only can you get great books incredibly cheaply, but you can find some incredible gems and treasures as well. I managed to add two new books to my Enid Blyton collection, the same hardback editions as the rest of my ridiculously old books which made me happy. I also found some great books that I’ve loved and never owned a copy of so I grabbed them as well. Being so cheap it also lets you take chances on books and I picked up a lot of books that sounded good by authors I did not know.
I picked up 13 books at sale one and a further 6 at the second, mainly because sale two had a much smaller selection, but all great nonetheless. Of course finding places for these new books will be hard. I have shelf space, just, but I do think if I ever get some quiet time I need another serious reshuffle of my bookshelves to gain some sort of organisation. But until then, anywhere will do and organised space or not, I have 19 new books to read and rediscover to enjoy!
Here is what I acquired:
The White Queen by Philippa Gregory
The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory
The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl
The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory
The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
Horrible Histories: The Groovy Greeks by Terry Deary
Mr Meddles Mischief by Enid Blyton
Tales of Toyland and Other Stories by Enid Blyton
1001 Cool Freaky Facts by Glen Singleton
The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Steadman
Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian
The World’s Best Fairy Tales by Reader’s Digest Association
Lost And Found by Brooke Davis
A Confusion of Princes by Garth Nix
The Vanished Child by Sarah Smith
These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
Lost in a Good Book 