tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post3451056425021951246..comments2024-01-07T09:36:51.796-08:00Comments on Chess, Comics, Crosswords, Books, Music, Cinema: The lure of secondhand booksPrashant C. Trikannadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-87191741914238666122017-09-17T07:39:13.820-07:002017-09-17T07:39:13.820-07:00No secondhand bookstores near me, Prashant, unfort...No secondhand bookstores near me, Prashant, unfortunately - that's why Abe Books online is my treasure hunting paradise. :) But I'd rather have the actual books in my hands to sift through. You are so fortunate to have all these book havens near you. There's very little to compare with the joy of stumbling across a hidden treasure while sorting through mountains of books.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-30370547482358398732017-09-17T06:15:27.197-07:002017-09-17T06:15:27.197-07:00We have a massive secondhand booksale on the islan...We have a massive secondhand booksale on the island every year and before the rise of the internet it was the place to go to find those elusive books - I still go now to support the charity and of course to add to my bookshelves.Cleopatra Loves Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15752724698249497274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-63251558215671563272017-09-15T20:37:36.734-07:002017-09-15T20:37:36.734-07:00Love second-hand books and after reading your well...Love second-hand books and after reading your well-written post want to visit a second-hand book store immediately. Sadly they have all but disappeared from Delhi.neerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986509319841061021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-79020749352865451092017-09-13T08:23:42.075-07:002017-09-13T08:23:42.075-07:00We have a few second-hand bookstores in Northern C...We have a few second-hand bookstores in Northern Colorado -- when I go into one, it's usually to browse the history section. The only time I ever searched for a specific nonfiction book, I found it in Los Angeles. That was before the Internet allowed such easy access to information. I had to rely on a lot of phone calls to find what I wanted...and I was making those calls from far away in South Florida. Sure is easier today!Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-51159947372092598402017-09-13T00:26:03.301-07:002017-09-13T00:26:03.301-07:00Thanks for this fascinating history.. I wish you m...Thanks for this fascinating history.. I wish you much success and many years searching for books.Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-76757845994494324072017-09-12T05:13:42.705-07:002017-09-12T05:13:42.705-07:00Love a secondhand book, (as well as a new one and ...Love a secondhand book, (as well as a new one and a Kindle book!) Shame they take up too much space and the older ones don't agree with my eyesight!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-57527210802833009872017-09-09T16:27:14.473-07:002017-09-09T16:27:14.473-07:00I love the second hand bookstores, but they are fa...I love the second hand bookstores, but they are fading away too fast. Back in the fifties, I visited a store in Honolulu several times and finally bought a three-volume edition of the History of Egypt, bound in leather. printed in 1885 in English for $5 a volume. I had to leave it at the base when I got transferred aboard a ship, but I always wondered what happened to it. I gave it to a sailor on the base. Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-81794056150384277962017-09-05T23:00:16.418-07:002017-09-05T23:00:16.418-07:00I want to like second hand books but I really don&...I <i>want</i> to like second hand books but I really don't. I think it stems from the time when I used to sort donations to one of the large charities here - many of the items donated were books in <i>really</i> bad condition - not just rips and tears and missing pages but all sorts of curious and worrisome stains as well. I felt like I needed gloves just to get through the sorting session.<br /><br />I think too that I have never quite gotten over the fact that I can afford new books (not lots of them but enough). When I was growing up there wasn't much money - but we used to always get a new book for each birthday if there was money for gifts at all - that was such a special treat that I have such fond memories of - when I started working and got to a point where I had some "spare" money I couldn't wait to start buying new books of my very own. I still get a thrill from itBernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641617609801125707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-9980635819920522752017-09-05T12:25:46.578-07:002017-09-05T12:25:46.578-07:00Nice post, Prashant. Going through the stacks in a...Nice post, Prashant. Going through the stacks in a used-book store is like panning for gold. Sometimes you come up with nothing. Other times you find a nugget or two. And occasionally you get a real strike. Elgin Bleeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-82261245657795673902017-09-05T04:38:55.037-07:002017-09-05T04:38:55.037-07:00I grew up going to a second-hand bookstore nearly ...I grew up going to a second-hand bookstore nearly every week....*loved* it. I wonder if the place is still around. Your copy of the Far Side's Cows sounds fun. :)Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-41490004000637405412017-09-05T00:29:58.859-07:002017-09-05T00:29:58.859-07:00Always sad to hear, though I think books will be a...Always sad to hear, though I think books will be around forever (or, well, i hope they will be ...). I do increasingly buy second title online now ..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-24614768559709567732017-09-03T11:34:07.120-07:002017-09-03T11:34:07.120-07:00I have always loved used book stores, Prashant. Yo...I have always loved used book stores, Prashant. You never know what you will find, so it is like treasure hunting. Unfortunately that aspect of it makes me more likely to spend too much money there. Nowadays, we actually have more secondhand books stores here in the Santa Barbara area than new book stores, but we don't have many of either and it is hard for them to survive.<br /><br />I like Charles Gramlich's idea of a story about the last secondhand bookstore in the world.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-38880546127209503572017-09-02T19:59:52.268-07:002017-09-02T19:59:52.268-07:00I need to write a story about the future where a c...I need to write a story about the future where a character finds the last secondhand bookstore in the world<br />Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-64470775061659252902017-09-02T18:37:12.483-07:002017-09-02T18:37:12.483-07:00I used to be a hunter of second hand books both he...I used to be a hunter of second hand books both here in Colombo (very scarce) and in the op shops in Melbourne (huge eclectic selections). Then I stopped buying completely. It was a tough choice but it had to be done!!! I love the smell, the piles of them and how you really have to rummage as generally not arranged by genre.Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-6278918913084865222017-09-02T12:20:58.447-07:002017-09-02T12:20:58.447-07:00Thanks, Prashant, for sharing your stories of seco...Thanks, Prashant, for sharing your stories of secondhand books. They're so special, aren't they? And as you say, you do need to keep your eyes open. Sometimes they show up when you least expect. For instance, not very long ago, I bought a secondhand copy of a mystery novel. It wasn't in an antique or well-known cover, etc.. But it turned out to be signed by the author. How lucky can you get?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com