We kept passing Lloyd’s of Kew on our way to and fro but it always seemed to be the outside of business hours. So it was great that we managed a good, but quick browse on our last day in London.
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| The extremely friendly proprietor (Lloyd perhaps?). |
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| Being near Kew Gardens, they had a great garden section. John was in heaven. |
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| Great little selection of original Penguins. One of these days soon I will share with you what I bought. |
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11/23 UPDATE: I only just now noticed that copy of The Woman in White.
It would have gone into my luggage if I had noticed it that day. |
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| He had great postcards of books in the shop. I bought several that I will share with you all once I scan them in. |
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| I don’t think John was going for this blurry effect, but I quite like it. |
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This bookshop is so tidy! My second hand store is a mess with boxes of books. The owner encourages you to burrow for books as I think they also get a bit more organized once we are done!
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What fun! Those books are gorgeous. Stores like that really make every book feel like a treasure.
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Pictures like these make me long to own a bookshop. I love those large windows letting th light stream through.
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I'm anticipating the photographs of your purchases.
I like the out-of-focus background too.
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I absolutely love the Book Tree!
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I also love the book tree.
But shouldn't store book marks be free?
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Looks like a wonderful alternate universe in which books *do* grow on trees – how neat…
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I read your piece on Lloyd's of Kew with interest. I owned the shop for four years from 2000 until 2004. It's a long time since I've visited so I should go back. It was a great experience looking back and I often think of my time there. Saying that things are never as glamorous and romantic as they look – it was hard work and now that I work for someone else I think that that is the much better deal. Cleaver Patterson
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