Managed to grab a real bargain from Oxfam online bookshop while it had its Christmas book sale. A bundle of four Philip K Dick books from 70’s/80’s was being sold at 60% off – meaning £7.00. As I bought a couple of other things, I also got free postage. Wasn’t quite sure what the quality would be, but when they arrived they were actually all in very good or better condition. Lovely.
I’m also incredibly lucky to live fairly near the wonderful Zardoz Bookshop in Westbury, Wiltshire. Zardoz books online is a treasure trove of vintage books and their physical shop is stuffed full of vintage books, most of which they sell for £1.00. It is easy to come away with a bag (or two!) full of bargains, which is exactly what I did. Some of my finds can be seen on my monthly treasures list, but I was especially pleased to grab the 1961 Pan edition of Pat Frank’s Alas, Babylon!
Meanwhile, as a member of the Penguin Collector’s Society (PCS), I got a chance to bid on books being sold in their January catalogue. To keep things fair, everyone’s wants list are all put in a hat, so if you don’t get picked early, chances are the books you want will already have gone. I did however, get 10 early Puffin story books, from the unsold after-sale including Robert Louis Stevenson’s Kidnapped (PS34) and Treasure Island (PS36) both published in 1946.
Vintage Paperback Treasure 