West State Street, Doylestown PA
I’m lucky to live near Doylestown PA and when I’m in the
mood, I can go browsing for books. Today’s post will feature
TWO used bookshops, side by side, with a free parking
lot right in back–nice.
I bought Nicholas Nickleby recently at the Bucks County
Bookshop, along with several others over the years. This
shop specializes in the earlier, out of print books and has
nice first editions, too.
Bucks County Bookshop ©booksandbuttons
Bucks County Bookshop ©booksandbuttons
Bucks County Bookshop ©booksandbuttons
I love to browse these shelves! Bucks County Bookshop ©booksandbuttons
The shop next door, Central Books, is also a good shop for
browsing . . .and tends to have more modern books, best sellers,
book club types of books. New arrivals are always featured
and it’s a busy shop with a large children’s area, and a mystery
book room . . .
Central Books ©booksandbuttons
The day I visited was a rainy one, so there were some extra
boxes full of books lying about that would have been on shelves
outside on the porch on a sunnier day . . .
Central Books mystery section ©booksandbuttons
And from these two shops, I bought:
Nora by Brenda Maddox; Fadeaway Girl by
Martha Grimes; and The Bostonians by Henry James.
Good start for a summer reading list!!
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Lucky you!
I know it. Only thing better would be shopping
these stores with you–
I love the look of the Bucks County Bookshop – the shelves look kind of random and full of possibility! We don’t have a proper bookshop here – never have had in my time here. Of course, I’m not far from Glasgow but a local shop would be nice. Your town looks very pretty from that top picture.
Good eye! That’s exactly what that shop is—random (though
organized randomness) and so-o-o full of possibilities. I’ll
admit, though, that I seldom stray past the classic literature
shelves. I make a beeline for those. But someday . . .