{"id":352,"date":"2010-10-21T15:44:44","date_gmt":"2010-10-21T15:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shadowdevil.com\/test\/?p=352"},"modified":"2010-10-21T15:44:44","modified_gmt":"2010-10-21T15:44:44","slug":"second-hand-bookshops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shadowdevil.com\/test\/?p=352","title":{"rendered":"Second Hand Bookshops"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had occasion to visit Burntisland today. On eventually finding parking I noticed a bookshop right in front on me. It was a surprise as I didn\u2019t think there were any more second hand book shops left in Fife (excluding St Andrews: that\u2019s a university town \u2013 and posh) so as soon as my business was concluded I dove straight over for a gander.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re also online<\/a>, but the picture on the web site doesn\u2019t do it justice. For a start there were books outside, at the door and in front of one of the windows. And they weren\u2019t nicked! Burntisland is your proverbial quaint old town; the roads are very narrow, not having been designed for cars, and the place could fit into the fifties no problem.<\/p>\n

The book shop itself is stacked with all sorts \u2013 the website says they are strong on SF and Fantasy \u2013 and there was a section downstairs also.<\/p>\n

I ended up spending \u00a330 on ten books, including a paperback version of Bob Shaw\u2019s The Two Timers<\/a>. Some of the book prices were quite high \u2013 there was a basket with Robert E Howard books that interested me until I opened them up and saw the prices; up to \u00a315 for some paperbacks \u2013 but there were also a lot of bargains too. <\/p>\n

I got a few books from people I have never heard of: John Sylvester, Master of The World, hard back; Adam Roberts, Polystom, Hardback; John B Spencer, Quake City, Paperback, and some from liked authors: The Best of, Clifford D Simak, paperback, Two Timers, Bob Shaw, paperback, The White Dragon, Anne McCafferey, paperback. The last I\u2019m sure I bought before as the cover looks very familiar. <\/p>\n

I\u2019m not sure how long I spend browsing but it must have been at least an hour, and well worth it too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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