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Opening hours are Monday 10am to 3pm, Tuesday - Sunday 10am to 4pm. CLOSED bank holidays. The telephone will not be answered Monday through Thursday but feel free to leave a message and we will call you back on Friday. Thank you for your custom.Did you know...
On this day in 1847, British author Mary Lamb sadly died. She was an avid reader throughout her lifetime. She collaborated with her brother Charles.Click here to see books written by Mary Lamb.
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MESSAGE TO OUR EU CUSTOMERS - Effective from Jan 2024
We ship worldwide, including to the EU. However, if your shipping destination is in the EU, you will need to purchase from us via Biblio.com, Abebooks.co.uk or Ebay.co.uk (our marketplace sites). Our website will link your order to Biblio.com at checkout to make this simple for you. Unfortunately, we have had to make this change due to the continuing impact of Brexit on small businesses. We apologise for any inconvenience.
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Joan Aiken
Call me a creature of habit, but every year I go to the beautiful and historic town of Rye in East Sussex for a few days break. During my visits I have discovered that a few renowned authors were either born or lived in Rye, so I thought I would concentrate on Monica Edwards, until I discovered that we had already written a review on her a few months previously (here is the link if you want to read it...
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Heteromorph by Wolfgang Grulke
When purchasing a ‘lot’ of books to sell in the shop, we do come across the occasional weird and wonderful book titles. I recently came across a bizarre looking item…
Heteromorph: The Rarest Fossil Ammonites by Wolfgang Grulke
What is a Heteromorph??? Of course, I googled it:
Heteromorphic: differing from the normal form in size, shape, and function according to the Collins English Dictionary.
Hmmmm I am still not sure… The sub-heading for this book reads thus:The rarest Fossil Ammonites: Nature at its most bizarre...
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What the view is like
Due to recent flooding, we have fitted a webcam to the outside of our shop to allow us to monitor the river level remotely. But it also allows our customers to get a view of the Wye Valley!
We'll try and keep the camera pointing in a sensible direction. Let us know if you spot anything interesting! The image should refresh around every 10 to 15 minutes.