Sentence examples for second hand bookshops from inspiring English sources

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"Nobody reads Enright now", apparently, and his poems "Gather dust in second hand bookshops".

I collect vintage maps and any books on print from second hand bookshops.

After the war, the American occupying forces gave the copyright to the state of Bavaria who banned the book from being printed - but existing copies remained in libraries and second hand bookshops.

I know when I'm rummaging in dusty corners of second hand bookshops, I occasionally unearth books which are so idiosyncratic or personal, I wonder if anyone at all knows of their existence.

It was founded in 1988 by Peter Florence, who is still a director, and his parents, who previously worked in theatre in the town of Hay-on-Wye, Powys, famed for its second hand bookshops.

The view from their doorstep, down the steep main street, was of an extraordinary experiment which began last June, to see if second hand bookshops can revive a town with World Heritage Site status from its historic ironworks, but brought to its knees by the ebbing tide of heavy industry.

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A few years ago, in a second hand bookshop, I came across a rare book about a boy wizard called Harry (or it might have been Barry).

Finally, Sara Richards found The Dark Room by Rachel Seiffert in a second hand bookshop, took it home and read it almost in one sitting:... which means I will have to read it again to make sure I haven't missed anything.

As well as peaceful coastal walks, you can; Visit a pub built into a second hand bookshop - have a pint and a read!

I love browsing in second-hand bookshops.

It shows up at auctions of autograph collections, in antique shops, and in second-hand bookshops.

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