tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739003444076568330.post4735285333227864474..comments2008-06-24T14:57:33.376+01:00The Greenwich Phantomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11446976345540500544noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739003444076568330.post-25868790847976807742008-06-24T14:57:00.000+01:002008-06-24T14:57:00.000+01:00Fantastic, Jim. I can't quite work out how I missed the sale this Saturday. Oh well. <BR/><BR/>Congratulations on the sum raised. <BR/><BR/>Give me a nudge in November and I'll let everyone know about it.The Greenwich Phantomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11446976345540500544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739003444076568330.post-44120256166936692072008-06-24T14:09:00.000+01:002008-06-24T14:09:00.000+01:00Hello,<BR/><BR/>The Amnesty book sale will return this November, as we've a garage full of left over books to sell.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/eatyourgreens/sets/72157605737995262/" REL="nofollow">Last Saturday's sale</A> made £11,700. We haven't got a date for next year, but third Saturday in June is our usual day.Jim O'Donnellhttp://eatyourgreens.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739003444076568330.post-79103067464580654262008-06-24T10:09:00.000+01:002008-06-24T10:09:00.000+01:00To be honest I was bunking off - my Real Work had turned completely sour and I was in the area anyway. <BR/><BR/>My best advice for local book-hunting would be to not buy locally. I found these fabulous books 60 miles away in a bookshop that had marked them very cheap as no one local would be interested. So if you go on holiday, check out the 'travel' sections for London. Don't forget the selection (usually in a crabby old cardboard box)of pamphlets and leaflets - they'll be even cheaper. <BR/><BR/>Around here, the selection of second hand bookshops is pitiful - as opposed to just a few years ago when there were several of them, only Halcyon really remains. <BR/><BR/>You've just missed the Amnesty International Booksale I'm afraid - it was on last weekend and even I missed it. But if someone lets me know next year, I'll happily publicise it - around 35,000 books get shifted for a good cause every year. <BR/><BR/>I wonder. If I can think of a way to do it, maybe we could start some kind of Phantom Bookswap - for people who have duplicates or local history books they no longer need. I'll have a ponder. Maybe people can list books they want to sell / give away...<BR/><BR/>I'll have to think about that one.The Greenwich Phantomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11446976345540500544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739003444076568330.post-72647963508902036512008-06-23T21:39:00.000+01:002008-06-23T21:39:00.000+01:00I wish I had the finances and the time ot find some old bookstores. <BR/>I love the idea of finding an old 'classic' telling me of the history of my part of the world. <BR/>I bet your 'Library' must be groaning under the weight......Oh, the joy of a well thumbed tome!!??<BR/>PS any suggestions for a skint novice locally??Dazzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01129127321210670533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739003444076568330.post-8125849416031427402008-06-23T20:02:00.000+01:002008-06-23T20:02:00.000+01:00Its a funny old world Phantom.Benedicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13551278750359989063noreply@blogger.com