Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Heavenly Book Sales

Some friends and I recently hit a used book sale. (Those are three of my favorite words in the English language when they are arranged in exactly that order.)


The Prince and the Pauper, The Twenty-One Balloons, Allen Say, poetry, P.G. Wodehouse, Scott O'Dell, Natalie Babbitt ... okay, clearly I've fallen off the Detachment-From-Books Wagon.

Here's the one that really got me:



I love Oscar Wilde's fairy tales. And the illustrations in this edition are gorgeous:





Sigh.

Attached but happy.

Posted by Karen Edmisten at 10:03 PM
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4 comments:

  1. tanita✿davisSeptember 26, 2013 at 3:08 PM

    *sin of envy comes in waves*
    OSCAR. WILDE. FAIRYTALE.
    WANT.

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  2. Karen Edmisten September 26, 2013 at 9:48 PM

    Tanita, look at this! You can see it all here, at Open Library.

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  3. Melanie BettinelliSeptember 28, 2013 at 2:09 PM

    Oh yeah. I'm loving that Oscar Wilde. Gorgeous. Our library had the used book sale today. My wallet was saved by a sick baby. :( I'm thinking of all the treasures I know I missed, but I guess I'll keep working on that detachment.

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  4. Karen Edmisten September 29, 2013 at 5:07 PM

    Yeah, there's always a plus side to missing a book sale, Melanie!

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