My first bookshop visit in a while has taken me to Dartmouth in Devon. Here I came across the second-hand bookstore “Compass Books”. The shop is situated right by the estuary where a plaque commemorates the famed ship the Mayflower, leaving from the port to America.
Upon entering the door I could tell it was exactly my kind of book store, basically its chaos.
It’s quite a small store but it had a wide selection of fiction and various non-fiction. The owner was a great character, a little bit eccentric and undeniably lovely and she kindly allowed me to take some photos within the shop (and you get a free sweet once you’ve bought a book).
Compass books also had a wonderful array or paper crafts and bookmarks. I picked up two books from there both of which came to a total of just £3!
The first book I picked up is the much raved about ” The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak. This has been on my TBR for a long time so I’m glad to have found it so inexpensively.
The Next book I chose is ” H for Hawk” by Helen Macdonald. I remember seeing this book everywhere a couple of years ago and being madly into nature myself I think I will enjoy this one.
So that’s it for my visit to Compass Books in Dartmouth, It’s definitely worth checking out if you’re in Devon!
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Next time I go to Devon I might check this one out. Hope you enjoy your haul!
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Definitely! Thank you 🙂
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It looks lovely! Sadly I’m not in Devon very much but will make a point of going there when I am… There’s just something about a chaotic bookshop with an eccentric owner (Black Books, anyone?)
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Ha! I love black books! That show is hilarious
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One thing I definitely want to do this Summer is to all the ibdie bookstores in my city. The shop looks cozy!
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Indie bookshops are the best! It was lovely
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What a gorgeous bookshop! Definitely one I’d like to visit if I’m in Devon!
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It’s lovely!
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I live for small bookstores with lots of character!! those displays are gorgeous, and I hope you enjoy the books you picked out.
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They’re amazing 💚. Thank you! I’m sure I will 🙂
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aww this loooks like such a lovely store 🙂 glad u picked up the book thief!!
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SO excited to read! 💚
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