But very much in a good way!
The reason being that I popped into a charity shop today (what’s new? I hear you cry?) Well, this was one of three which are at the far end of the Big Town and which I don’t usually go to. However, I *was* passing today and stuck my head round the door on the off-chance… And almost missed this:
This unassuming looking little volume is in fact a Slightly Foxed hardback – a thing of great loveliness and certainly not the kind of thing that you’d expect in a charity shop! It’s “The Past is Myself” by Christabel Bielenberg and it’s most definitely one of the SF editions I would choose to read – so it came home with me at the bargain price of £2.50!
I’ve resisted the Slightly Foxed books simply because they’re so lovely and I would want to collect the whole lot if I bought one. Oh dear – what have I done…. :s
Kaggsy's Bookish Ramblings 
May 27, 2015 @ 16:57:51
What a wonderful find!
May 27, 2015 @ 17:16:24
It was unexpected – limited edition SF editions are not the usual material of charity shops! 🙂
May 27, 2015 @ 17:29:13
Oh great find. Lucky you.
May 27, 2015 @ 17:47:59
🙂 I nearly missed it – it was tucked away between a couple of old hardbacks with no dustjackets! 🙂
May 28, 2015 @ 05:25:41
We don’t have charity bookshops here (we do have charity sales) and the private second hand shops don’t seem to welcome any treasures like this. Probably just as well for me. I do enough damage with the local indie stores which I love to browse in and support and then there is the internet for those books I fall in love with that are not available in Canada. 🙂
May 28, 2015 @ 11:25:27
Ah, the internet – cause of so many bulging bookshelves! 🙂
May 28, 2015 @ 08:28:30
Lucky you. Our charity shops seem stuffed to the brim with crime fiction.
May 28, 2015 @ 11:25:03
I do have to do quite a lot of sifting – but it’s worth it for the wonderful finds!
May 28, 2015 @ 16:19:46
Congratulations…A good, interesting and stylish book!!! And at a delicious price…I am proud of you!!! cheers, Johanna
May 28, 2015 @ 18:37:15
I was quite chuffed, I must admit!
May 28, 2015 @ 16:20:07
well…to be honest…I envy you a little too…what a find!
May 28, 2015 @ 18:36:55
🙂
May 31, 2015 @ 18:17:42
Nice find!
Jun 01, 2015 @ 07:06:24
Really a lovely book! What great charity shops you have. Next time I’m in the UK i’ll have to search for Slightly Foxed
Jun 01, 2015 @ 10:45:03
Their bookshop is definitely worth a visit – I went there last year and it was lovely!
Sep 21, 2015 @ 07:05:32