Your Latest Thrift/used Book Store Finds

[Dana Jean]

I just bought Dark Duets, edited by Christopher Golden for a dollar at the dollar store.

Has anyone read this? Is it any good? I figured for a buck I'd grab it and see what people thought.

 

[HollyGolightly]

kingricefan Where are you? Missing your wit and staggeringly lucky book find stories!

 

[king family fan]

Today while we were out. We went to the used bookstore. My son got a great find. Harry Potter Sourcer of the Stone 1st edition Limited signed by Jk Rawlings. how excited he was.

 

[Dana Jean]

Today while we were out. We went to the used bookstore. My son got a great find. Harry Potter Sourcer of the Stone 1st edition Limited signed by Jk Rawlings. how excited he was.

What a prize! I'm jealous!

 

[Neesy]

Well here is a link:

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It is in post # 263 - I popped into Value Village after the oil change and happened to run across quite a few good deals!

I am quite happy with the hardcover Salem's Lot one - have not seen anything like that in a while

 

[Lynnie L]

Today I got Desperation by SK, The Great Santini by Pat Conroy and Hannibal by Thomas Harris. All paperbacks in pretty good condition for $3.60 total. I love a good bargain!!

 

[fljoe0]

I found a beautiful first edition copy of The Tommyknockers to replace my tattered version. It's pretty rare to find one of the older books in pristine condition like this. Even the dust jacket is perfect. I bought the book when it was released and that copy is toast. I usually take very good care of my books but I'm pretty sure I know why my copy of the The Tommyknockers is in such bad shape. I had a friend about the time The Tommyknockers was released that used to raid my books and he would give them back to me in horrible shape. He destroyed everything he touched. It was just his nature, he couldn't really help himself. He used to come over to the house and read the newspaper and I'd have to throw it out when he left because when he was done with it, nothing was in order anymore and it was too hard to piece it back together.

 

[Arcadevere]

Cheap but in very good condition :^)

 

[kingricefan]

Today I came home with part 5 of 5 of Bitter Medicine: The Dark Tower The Drawing Of The Three from the comic store and from the thrift store:
1st printing Blockade Billy, unread 1st printing of The Stand trade paperback from Anchor Books (I love the covers of their editions!) and a 1st printing hardback Large Print edition (for next year when I'm OLD and can't see!!!) of On Writing. The thrift finds cost me less then $6 after tax!

 

[Ronan Cray]

I found a copy of "The Haunted Bookshop" by Christopher Morley at a thrift store. I loved it, though it isn't actually about a haunting.

 

[HollyGolightly]

Today I came home with part 5 of 5 of Bitter Medicine: The Dark Tower The Drawing Of The Three from the comic store and from the thrift store:
1st printing Blockade Billy, unread 1st printing of The Stand trade paperback from Anchor Books (I love the covers of their editions!) and a 1st printing hardback Large Print edition (for next year when I'm OLD and can't see!!!) of On Writing. The thrift finds cost me less then $6 after tax!
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:swoon: The patron saint of used books must love you. You get the best finds.

I found a copy of "The Haunted Bookshop" by Christopher Morley at a thrift store. I loved it, though it isn't actually about a haunting.

I would buy that book for the title alone!

I didn't get around to thrifting last weekend. Will do better this weekend. Promise.

 

[Kurben]

Found Childhoods End by Arthur C. Clarke. His big classic along with 2001. Written in 1953. You might think it is an ordinary alien invasion story but it has more to it. These aliens want to end poverty , war and hunger so whats not to like? But all is not what it seems. ........ Just cost me 5 crowns, about 70 cents in USmoney.

 

[GNTLGNT]

I found a copy of "The Haunted Bookshop" by Christopher Morley at a thrift store. I loved it, though it isn't actually about a haunting.

...welcome sir!...,

 

[skimom2]

Today while we were out. We went to the used bookstore. My son got a great find. Harry Potter Sourcer of the Stone 1st edition Limited signed by Jk Rawlings. how excited he was.

WOW!

 

[MadBoJangles]

Picked up 2 paperbacks from a little book stand in our hospital reception.
"Pretty Girls" by Karin Slaughter - quite a few people have recommended this to me, so thought it would be daft to pass up for the princely sum of 30p!
The other is "Nemesis" by Asimov. I love science fiction movies, but the only sci-fi books I have read are the (rather excellent) DUNE series. Looking forward to trying something different!

 

[Kurben]

Nemesis is OK but cant really compare to Dune. It is one of Asimovs latest efforts (89 or 90 i think) and i think he was best in the beginning. But there are many good SF books out there that really is worth reading.

 

[MadBoJangles]

Nemesis is OK but cant really compare to Dune. It is one of Asimovs latest efforts (89 or 90 i think) and i think he was best in the beginning. But there are many good SF books out there that really is worth reading.

Yeah I just grabbed it as it was 30p!
I will keep an eye out for more though

 

[Neesy]

Yeah I just grabbed it as it was 30p!
I will keep an eye out for more though

30p? (That's about 30 cents isn't it?)
Wow - good deal

 

[MadBoJangles]

30p? (That's about 30 cents isn't it?)
Wow - good deal

Yeah it was so cheap it would be rude not to buy it!

 

[The Nameless]

Cheap but in very good condition :^)
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Wow, that takes me right back to my childhood. Roald Dahl and Enid Blyton are about the only authors I even came close to trying to read. I was never a big reader though and would give up and play my atari.

30p? (That's about 30 cents isn't it?)
Wow - good deal

39 cents at time of posting.

I recently found a paperback copy of the exorcist in better condition and with better cover art than my very scruffy copy. I also got a hardback with no dust jacket of The Bad Place by Dean Koontz. I still haven't read any Koontz books but have 7 on my shelf.