Final month the Big NSPCC second-hand ebook sale moved this yr from the gymnasium of a personal prep college simply outdoors of Colchester to the a lot larger gymnasium of a secondary college simply inside Colchester. I used to be glad of the sat nav on my cellphone as there have been a number of mini roundabouts between the A12 and the college and I took the incorrect exit on certainly one of them. I used to be nonetheless there in loads of time to affix the queue to get in. There appeared to be plenty of sellers this yr and I had a chat with a pair within the queue who had travelled right here from Gloucestershire – they promote on-line, have a warehouse and hold 5 folks employed I used to be informed! The difficulty with sellers is that they go in and can seize huge handfuls of books on their favoured topics – typically shopping for a few hundred books in half an hour. I do know that to the NSPCC their cash is nearly as good as anybody’s however they’re annoying!.
In some way I discovered heap of books – no shock there then! After all of the posts about Sutton Hoo it was actually odd to discover a copy of each ‘The Dig’ and one talked about by Sarah ‘Burial Floor of Kings’. Plus I discovered a ebook that I would added to my want listing after doing the submit about my WWII Residence Entrance Assortment. One or two that I introduced dwelling usually are not fairly what I assumed they have been (there isn’t any room, and such crowds of individuals, it’s totally troublesome to have a correct have a look at issues discovered) however all in all I used to be more than happy with my haul. Solely a pair have been greater than £1.50 and most have been £1. And I can rely the spending as a donation to a worthwhile charity!
Nearly all non-fiction this yr, though there have been plenty of fiction there and I skimmed over the containers on the lookout for gray Persephone covers – not a single one and nothing else of observe besides the ebook by Willa Cather – I’ve loved a number of of her books prior to now.
I am unsure how we first heard about this annual ebook sale though I do know it was again within the days we have been shopping for second hand nation and farming books and promoting them at our Suffolk Smallholders Present and a few different exhibits annually. That is greater than 15 years in the past now however my eyes nonetheless robotically go to books with titles like ‘Small Scale Sheep Protecting’ and ‘Hens and Eggs’. I’ve to cease myself choosing them up!
Hopefully I will be there within the queue once more subsequent yr – final Saturday of half time period week – see you there!
Again tomorrow
