Book bargins

[Alanz]

Oh right Tony,


Well Tiffany you got a bargain there, Roll on the car Boot season again

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

En route to Wincanton I went into an Oxfam shop in Hammersmith picked up two Charlaine Harris Sookie Stackhouse hardback books Deadlocked & Dead Reckoning and they are the last two printed for 0.99p each, also there was 15 Discworld paperbacks for 99p each.

 

[Tonyblack]

Blimey Dug - that was cheap for Oxfam! They are usually the most expensive charity shop going. Good finds!

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

It might have been a sale they were having Tony, it did surprise me as Deadlocked only came out in May and is not out in paperback yet.

 

[chris.ph]

i bought the box set in the works ages ago and still havent got around to reading them yet

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

They are good Chris, I think you will enjoy them. :handgestures-thumbupright:

 

[Ghost]

I keep on finding rare books for like pennies last year I was running early for work and I had some time to kill
so I had a wander around the town centre and the first charity shop I think it was a Mary Stevens shop I went into I found a 2nd edition of the Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy for just £1.50 and the next shop just around the corner from it I found a proof edition of A heart shaped box by Joe Hill (Stephen King's son) for £1.25

But two years ago I found a English 1st edition of Richard Batchman's The rage for £1.15 and yes I told the lady at the till what it was but she didn't believe me and put the book back on the shelf without checking out it's value so the next day I went and brought it

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

Which is Stephen King writing as Bachman I believe.

 

[Ghost]

yup and it was published just before he was outed as Stephen King

 

[Tonyblack]

Good scores there, Ghost!

 

[Alanz]

I just got another Paperback for my collection in a second hand shop in Oswestry, it was Small Gods and it was 50p a bargain

 

[Ghost]

Good scores there, Ghost!

thank you my seller friend tell me I have amazing luck but I think he's getting a tad pissed off with me
for going into his patch and finding stuff he's missed so I can't ask him for valuations on my books even though he doesn't do it for free

 

[Alanz]

I try and get into Second Hand shops on my travels whenever i can, but i only look for Terry Pratchett Paperbacks because i've started to collect them,I think i've got about 20 at the moment, I've got a couple of Hardbacks in my collection but i am enjoying collecting them i read them as i get them for now but once i collect a series i'll read them again in order, that way i can read all the bits that i missed the first time...

 

[Alanz]

Just got The Amazing Maurice and his educated Rodents yesterday for 50p, found in a second hand shop in Cleethorpes, Bargain, Another one for my collection it was in mint condition too

 

[Tonyblack]

It's a good story too!

 

[Alanz]

Yea i have read it, and really enjoyed it but it was from the Libriary, now i own a copy

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

I went into the Works bookshop today and they had Cursed by Benedict Jacka in for £1.99each or £3.00 for two but I had a couple of weeks ago bought the 1st one Fated from Amazon, so hopefully they will get the 3rd one in Taken just need to keep going in more often.

 

[Alanz]

It seems to have dried up in my area for second hand Terry Pratchett books, it seems everyone is asking for them, but i'll keep looking, I found some in ASDA recently for £3 ish which was good, i even bought one that i've read already although it was from a Libriary so didn't own it, i do now though, I'm off down south soon so will look there.

 

[Ghost]

I kind of miss those days when I was a new reader of his books
and was still actively looking for books that I haven't read yet

 

[Tiffany]

I kind of miss those days when I was a new reader of his books
and was still actively looking for books that I haven't read yet

So do I!
I am trying to get The Compleat Ankh- Morpork though.