God must love me!

[winryweiss]

Really, he must.
And I am not a believer.

Today, even though I didn't planned it, I just happen to be nearby, so I decided to stop there, I went to bookstore called "Cheap books". This shop make honour to its name, because various book like those printed some years ago, or last few pieces from stock, or (I strongly suspect that) those which didn't sell well are main merchandise there, and they are sold really cheap. But you cannot wait for too long, if you want something from this shop. (Yeah, no restocking. Once it is sold, it is sold for definitely.)And it is not a secondhand bookstore, all the books are (relatively) new and unused. It's great for christmas shopping.

And you can find real treasures there.
Which is what happened to me today.
So, now I am proud owner of "Shadows over Baker Street", fist czech edition printed in 2007, (of course in perfect shape) and it cost me only 17,- Czech crowns. Let me repeat: seventeen. It is less than 1 USD!

I feel fabulous! ^^

Comments

[slashgoddess80]

Another Sherlock Holmes fanatic here!!
I've heard about that famous pastiche but I never read it. I know it has Lovecraftian influences.
I have many Sherlock Holmes pastiches besides the canon, some with vampires! I absolutely love him. :)

[kadytheredpanda]

I love cheap bookstores! You really can find some awesome stuff there. I haven't found any Tintins yet, but I'm gonna keep looking!

That's a really cool find! I haven't read Sherlock Holmes in forever (can't find my copies at home D:) or Lovecraft (which I don't have any copies of). Waah, I really should sometime in the future reread them again. Lovely memories (and if I ever get a Scottish terrier I'm gonna name mine Sherlock. That name is just perfect for them.).

Neil Gaiman is awesome. I'll go look for his pastiche, because Lovecraft + Sherlock + Gaiman = what can go wrong? His Larry Talbot fanfictions are fucking amazing and some of my favorite modern werewolf short stories.

[unicorn1980]

Oh nice bargain! I've never read any Sherlock books, but I really should since I used to live in Southsea; round the corner from where Arthur Conan Doyle lived and wrote A Study In Scarlet. The city museum is always holding tribute days to him. And I love the BBC Sherlock, as you already know ;) I'm happy you found a treasure. Enjoy reading.