Dusty Treasures

On our way home today, Bob and I had a quick browse in a pleasingly ramshackle bookshop--the only thing I don't approve of is the name:

Tucked away in the basement of the Brunswick Centre, I doubt Skoob Books gets much walk-in traffic, but they are recently open again after an 18-month closure (necessitated by renovation works at the Brunswick), and it seems they have many loyal regulars. Incredibly, they make an offer that I've not heard any other secondhand shop making: "If we don’t have a book you require on the shelves, and it’s available in our on-line catalogue, we’ll get it sent to the shop, post-free, for you to peruse within a couple of days (depending on Royal Mail 1st Class services or when Chris is shuttling up the M40). If you want it you buy it, if not, we’ll find a space for it on the shelves." Now that's service! They even have an in-shop piano if you want to try out that score before you buy it: