KateKintail's Book Journal

I missed the Kinds Park Book Sale (just no time) but hit Pohick's. Here's what I got on the first day:

• 5 Choose Your Own Adventure books- for the BookCrossing Convention


• Benji (4 movie set on DVD)


• Eat Pray Love (Oversized paperback for convention raffle box)


• Dream Angus (Unabridged Audio CD)


• Final Appeal (Audio CD)


• The Art of War (small hardcover- for the BookCrossing Convention)


• Treasures of the National Museum of the American Indian (small hardcover- for the BookCrossing Convention)


• The Wizard of Oz (Hardcover- for the BookCrossing Convention)


• Apollo 13 (Was going to use for the BookCrossing Convention but now, no, I don't think I will)


• The Namesake (oversized paperback; was going to have the author sign it, but it's not in great condition)


• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (paperback- for Accio Books in March)


• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (paperback- for Accio Books in March)


• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (paperback- for Accio Books in March)


• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (paperback- for Accio Books in March)


• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (paperback- for Accio Books in March)


• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (paperback- for Accio Books in March)


• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (paperback- for Accio Books in March)


• Quidditch Through the Ages (paperback- for Accio Books in March)


• Quidditch Through the Ages (paperback- for Accio Books in March)


• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (hardcover in purple box- I won't part with my paperback copies because they were gifts, but I couldn't pass up the hardcover in a box!)


• Quidditch Through the Ages (hardcover in purple box- I won't part with my paperback copies because they were gifts, but I couldn't pass up the hardcover in a box!)


• Inkheart (for BookCrossing)


• Buffy the vampire slayer: Chosen (I don't think I already have this one)


• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Hardcover pop-up book; will be a present)


• The Best of Star Trek: the Next Generation (Graphic Novel)


• Star Wars Episode 1 (Graphic Novel)


• Star Wars Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War (Graphic Novel)


• Harry Potter and Philosophy: if Aristotle Ran Hogwarts ()


• Hidden Myths in Harry Potter (Map & book)


• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Hardcover UK First Edition- for meeeeeeeee!)


• The Hobbit Companion (Beautiful hardcover)

That's 35 books/audios for $31. But I had a $5 off coupon from the Adult Summer Reading program. So all that for $26! Yay!

This is the first time in a while I wasn't able to go to the first day (or the last day) of a book sale. But I went today after my volunteering shift at the library and got some goodies:

• De-Lovely (DVD; because John Barrowman is in it)


• A Tolkien Bestiary (hardcover; I'll probably keep this and get rid of my other copy)


• Kim Possible Vol 1 (Graphic Novel- awwww!)


• Juvenie Orion Vol 1 (Manga; the boys reminded me of my Weiss Boys)


• InuYasha Vol 18 (Manga; I can never remember which volumes I have. Looks like I don't have vol 18 already)


• Star Wars: Jango Fett (Graphic novel)


• Ultimate Fantastic Four Issue 1 (comic)


• Ultimate Fantastic Four Issue 2 (comic)


• Ultimate Fantastic Four Issue 6 (comic)


• Lost by Gregory Maguire (Oversized paperback)


• Choose Your Own Adventure: Search for the Mountain Gorillas (BookCrossing convention)


• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (for Accio Books 2011)


• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (for Accio Books 2011)


• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (for Accio Books 2011)


• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (for Accio Books 2011)


• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (for Accio Books 2011)


• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (for Accio Books 2011)


• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (for Accio Books 2011)


• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (for Accio Books 2011)


• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (for Accio Books 2011)


• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (hardcover; for Accio Books 2011)


• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (hardcover; for Accio Books 2011)


• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (hardcover; for Accio Books 2011)


• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (hardcover; for Accio Books 2011)


• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (hardcover; for Accio Books 2011)


• Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them (for Accio Books 2011)


• Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them (for Accio Books 2011)


• Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them (for Accio Books 2011)


• Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them (for Accio Books 2011)


• Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them (for Accio Books 2011)


• Quidditch Through the Ages (for Accio Books 2011)


• Quidditch Through the Ages (for Accio Books 2011)


• Quidditch Through the Ages (for Accio Books 2011)

That's 33 things for $32. Not too bad, considering 1 was a DVD and a few were hardcovers. That "qualified" me for a free Tom Clancy book as well. And on my way out of the library, I grabbed a few books from the trash bin, saving them from being recycled. So really it's more like 40 for $32. Am I geek for buying so many Harry Potter books more than 8 months away from Accio Books? Quite possibly!

It's Accio Books month at the Harry Potter Alliance. And that means that I am scrambling to get as many books as possible to donate to charity. I have an awful feeling that Hufflepuff House will lose *again* but a girl can dream and I'm going to work as hard as humanly possible to help them win. And that means buying books. And, if able, Harry Potter books. I already mailed 14 Harry Potter books to the Mississippi Delta region along with 107 other books. And it looks like I might need another 2 boxes still to send the ones I just bought.

I went to the Fairfax City Library book sale for the first time yesterday (took off 2 hours of work, because I work just down the street from the library). I got there at 8:50 and doors opened at 10. I was maybe the 10th or 15th in line.

I bought some of my favorite books to send to the Mississippi Delta:

• Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician's Nephew


• The House at Pooh Corner


• Ella Enchanted


• From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler


• The Outsiders


• A Separate Peace


• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

I bought these Harry Potter books:

• Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone (paperback)


• Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone (paperback)


• Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets (hardcover)


• Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets (paperback)


• Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets (paperback)


• Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban (hardcover)


• Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban (hardcover)


• Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix (hardcover)


• Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix (hardcover)


• Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows (hardcover)


• Quidditch Through the Ages

And I bought:

• Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures Vol 1 (for myself; I don't think I have it already)


• Look Out, Washington, D.C. (for the BC Convention)


• And 2 books that are for BookCrossers who have done a lot to help melydia & thecrrcookie get to Amsterdam

All that for $20! Amazing! I really liked the book sale. High quality book, really nice people, and lots more space to move about than in other places. Or maybe I'm just so used to being cramped. LOL But, yeah, I'll definitely go back.

I checked the Pohick Library sale shelves and bought...
6 Choose Your Own Adventure books
For $3

And then I went to the children's book sale at Reston Library for the first time. The prices were a little high, and lots of what I wanted was specially priced to be much higher. I liked that the poster specifically mentioned Harry Potter books though. LOL I bought a bunch of stuff, some of which I'm definitely keeping!

• Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone (paperback)


• Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone (paperback)


• Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone (paperback)


• Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone (audio on cassette tape)


• Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets (paperback)


• Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets (paperback)


• Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets (paperback)


• Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets (paperback)


• Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire (paperback)


• Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix (hardcover 1st Edition)


• Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince (paperback)


• Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince (hardcover)


• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them


• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them


• Quidditch Through the Ages


• Tales of Beedle the Bard


• Choose Your Own Adventure: Cave of Time (for the BC Convention)


• Look Out, Washington, D.C. (for the BC Convention)


• The Bro Code (Squee! LOL Totally mine!)


• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Deluxe Pop-up Book (Mine! I LOVE this! *enjoys*)


• Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets (paperback in French. Keeping this.)


• X/1999 Volume 11 (I only had up to Volume 10)


• X/1999 Volume 12 (I only had up to Volume 10)

And that was $48. Kind of expensive for 23 books but I got some awesome ones for myself, a much-needed Choose Your Own Adventure, and a lot of really high quality Harry Potter books. I left behind about 5-8 hardcover Harry Potter books which were first editions and going for $5 each.

I'm going to hit the Fairfax City bag sale and possibly one other book sale tomorrow.

I hit this book sale on November 6, just before heading out of town to FaerieCon. So I only had time to put the books into a box before leaving. I just opened the box. So here's my list of purchases:

• Agincourt (Unabridged Audio CD)


• The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter (Unabridged Audio cassettes, for BookCrossing)


• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Unabridged Audio cassettes, for BookCrossing)


• Eve: The Empyrean Age (BookCrossing)


• Star Wars: Jedi Quest (BookCrossing)


• Choose Your own Adventure: Dinosaur Island (BookCrossing)


• Spiderwick Chronicles: Book 1- The Field Guide (Hardcover)


• Affinity (Over-sized paperback)


• Fingersmith (Over-sized paperback; BookCrossing)


• The Spiderwick Chronicles Special Edition- Troll Trouble


• Star Trek: The Manga (Graphic novel)


• Fantastic Four: Monsters & Mysteries (Graphic novel)


• FAKE: Volume 3 (Graphic novel; I already have this, so BookCrossing)


• Jack Frost Volume 1 (Graphic novel)


• Thor: Son of Asgard Volume 1 (Graphic novel)


• X/1999 Sonata Volume 3 (Graphic novel; I already have this, so BookCrossing)


• Marvel Encyclopedia; X-Men (Graphic novel)


• Hulk Legends Volume 1: Hulk-Wilverine Six Hours (Graphic novel)


• Robin Batgirl: Fresh Blood (Graphic novel)


• Star Wars: Dark Empire I (Graphic novel)


• Star Wars: Dark Empire II (Graphic novel)


• Quantum Leap: Random Measures


• Quantum Leap: Prelude


• The Road to Oz


• The Lost Princess of Oz


• Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz


• Tik-Tock of Oz (BookCrossing, as I think I already have this one)


• The Land of Oz (BookCrossing, as I already have this one)


• The Science of Philip Pullman's His Dark Matierls


• Star Trek (Over-sized paperback; movie novelization)


• A Galaxy Not So Far Away (Oversized paperback)


• Faeries: Doorways to the Enchanted Realm (Beautiful hardcover)


• Beat to Quarters (over-sized paperback; it's a repeat, so BookCrossing)


• Flying Quarters (over-sized paperback; the only one I didn't have from this series. Squee!)


• So You Think You Know Harry Potter (I was thinking of buying this trivia book off Amazon.com!)

I cannot remember how much this cost, though. Something between $30 and $40 I believe. But I'm thrilled with just about ALL of these finds! :-)

The last afternoon is the afternoon of the bag sale. I was thoroughly disappointed this time. They included media, which was great, but NO paperback fiction from the other room. Every year in the past, they've included it. Why did they stop this year? So I only filled one bag. I saw a few books on my way out I wanted but I didn't want them bad enough to pay another $5 (used to be $3 a bag). I figured since I'm going to the Book Thing this month, there was no need to pay more for books I didn't really want or need.

• Seize the Night (Unabridged Audio- cassette tapes. For BookCrossing)


• The Andromeda Strain (Audio- cassette tapes. For BookCrossing)


• The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Audio- cassette tapes. I have some in this series. Must check. TBR then for BookCrossing)


• A Kiss of Shadows (Audio- cassette tapes. For BookCrossing)


• Prey (Unabridged Audio- cassette tapes. For BookCrossing)


• From the Corner of His Eye (Unabridged Audio- cassette tapes. For BookCrossing)


• Lover in the Rough (Audio- CDs)


• Sail (Audio- CDs)


• Devil in a Blue Dress (Unabridged Audio- CDs)


• 1776 (Unabridged Audio- CDs)


• Mayflower (Unabridged Audio- CDs)


• Rhet Butler's People (Unabridged Audio- CDs)


• Into the Porcupine Cave (Hardcover. For the BookCrossing Animal Challenge)


• Elephant Rocks (Oversized paperback.For BookCrossing- Animal Challenge)


• Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner (Oversized paperback. For BookCrossing since I already have a copy)


• The Civil War (For BookCrossing tomorrow)


• The Civil War (Hardcover. For BookCrossing tomorrow)


• Civil War Almanac (Oversized paperback. For BookCrossing tomorrow)


• Ice Hockey (Hardcover. For BookCrossing)


• The Lively Art of Writing (For BookCrossing)


• Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead (For BookCrossing)


• Halloween: From Pagan Ritual to Party Night (Oversized paperback. TBR then decide)


• The Pagan Mysteries of Halloween (Oversized paperback. TBR then BookCrossing)


• The Politically Correct Gift Set: (boxed set. Might keep for PC)
  • Politically Correct Bedtime Stories (Hardcover)
  
  
  • One Upon a More Enlightened Time (Hardcover)
  
  
  • Politically Correct Holiday Stories (Hardcover)


• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (For BookCrossing)


• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (For BookCrossing)


• Five Minute Mysteries (Oversized paperback. For BookCrossing)


• A Midsummer Night's Dream (For BookCrossing)


• The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Boxed set. For BookCrossing)
  • The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes
  
  
  • His Last Bow
  
  
  • The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
  
  
  • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
  
  
  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes
  
  
  • A Study in Scarlet and the Sign of Four
  
  
  • The Valley of Fear


• The Best Liberal Quotes Ever (Oversized paperback)


• The Complete Aquarium (Oversized paperback. For my boss)


• On Writing Well by William Zinsser (Oversized paperback. TBR then BookCrossing probably)


• The Crossword Obsession (Hardcover. For Mom's birthday/Mother's Day)

41 books (12 of them audio books) for $5.

So the total for the book-buying this weekend is:
117 books for $117.50. So about a dollar a book. Which is really bad, percentage-wise. But considering quite a few were audio books and books off my wish list I might have bought at full price anyway, it's actually a pretty good outcome. If I could go to the book sale #2 bag sale I'd TOTALLY clean up. Especially since kids books are included in that one as well as fiction. But for all the limitations this year, not too bad in the end. I'm happy with my new books.

Headed out to a local book sale this morning. High prices but great quality.

• The Map that Changed the World (Unabridged on cassette tapes)


• The Talisman (Unabridged on CD)


• Suzanne Vega- Solitude Standing (CD; I've wanted to hear more of her music since I watched a documentary on her)


• The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (For BookCrossing- birthday buddy's wishlist)


• The Measure of All Things (Oversized paperback. For BookCrossing)


• Angels & Demons (For BookCrossing- to release at the movie)


• The Outsiders (For BookCrossing)


• Happy Hustle High Volume 5 (Manga. Looked interesting)


• Star Trek: Stone and Anvil (Haven't decided. I've read this but I loved it. Going to see if I have a copy and can part with this one.)


• Star Trek: Gods Above


• Star Wars: Medstar II: Jedi Healer (How could I resist?)


• Star Wars: Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter (Oohhhh scary!)


• Star Wars: Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader (Double scary!)


• Star Wars: Rogue Planet (Turns out I already have a copy; I'll be BookCrossing this one)


• Star Wars: Cloak of Deception (Turns out I already have a copy; I'll be BookCrossing this one)


• Star Wars: Jedi Quest #2: The Trail of the Jedi (Wasn't sure I had this; turns out to be the ONLY Jedi Quest book I do have. LOL. For BookCrossing)


• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Out of the Madhouse (Wasn't sure I had this one; I do. For BookCrossing)


• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Lost Slayer (All four books in one volume. Whoohoo!!!!!!)


• Oscar Wilde and a Game Called Murder (Oversized paperback)


• New Clues to Harry Potter: Book 5 (heehee! Amusing. Lovely bookmark inside)


• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Gorgeous paperback edition for my markup project)


• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Gorgeous paperback edition for my markup project)


• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Gorgeous paperback edition for my markup project. I didn't have this already. SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!)


• The Art of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (Large book. Squee!)


• Pirates of the Caribbean (Hardcover, gorgeous interactive book)


• The Subtle Knife (Hardcover. Now I have a complete set of all 4 books in hardcover!)


• Redwall Map (A map of the world!)


• The Atlas of Middle-Earth (Large book, perfect quality. Yay!)


• Tolkien's World from A to Z: The Complete Guide to Middle-Earth (Oversized paperback. Squee!)


• The Children of Hurin (Hardcover; doesn't even look read. Was on my wish list)


• The Wreck of the Whaleship Essex (This was recommended to me by someone in my writing group. Now I can take it off my wishlist)


• Boy Culture (OMG! I saw the movie twice and I've been dying to read this! Read below...)


• Stargate: The Ark of Truth (DVD. OMG OMG OMG!)

Seriously an amazing trip. The last 4 on the list were on various wishlists of mine. I'm SO excited about so many of these. I feel SO lucky to have acquired them :-) I passed up a few things (like a volume 1 omnibus of Maupin's 28 Barbary Lane which I DON'T need because I have all of the beginning of the series on Mt. TBR already). I was just getting ready to leave and walking past the table by the door when I saw the copy of Boy Culture. I gasped out loud (not very loud--not loud enough to be a squee-- but definitely loud enough). The woman coming up next to me laughed and said something like "something special?" I told her it was on a wish list of mine and I'd been dying to read it. She said it was great to see someone so excited and great to know there were still gems of books hidden in the sale (which had only been going on an hour and a half at that point). The only thing that would have made it perfect was if I'd found an oversided paperback edition of Flying Colors to match my existing set. But otherwise, it was fantastic. And there was a huge manga selection this time around (missing from the sale yesterday) but it was all for really young kids. Maybe I shouldn't have passed up the Inuyasha books, but oh well. Did I mention I got a STARGATE MOVIE DVD????!!

33 books for $42.50. Definitely, definitely awesome for what I bought.

The end of the library book sales! I woke up early-ish (for me) and got to the library before 11 (doors open at 12). I did a lot of writing for NaNoWriMo while waiting. I ended up being second in line, one behind a cardboard box someone had put there (probably last night) as a placeholder. So I consider myself to technically be the first person in line. heehee

Book Sale #2: Day 3--

• 2 audio books on CD


• 6 audio books on cassette (could have picked up more but the area was swamped and nothing else jumped out at me)


• 78 other books (about 8 hardcovers, and the rest paperbacks of various sizes)

A total of 86 books for $10. Again, not bad. It was the hardcovers that made it impossible to get 100, but still 86 is pretty good for filling 2 paper bags. I'll be BookCrossing with most of them. (Though a few are for my personal collection)

But still... STILL no books with January or February in the title. Boo hiss. Got a July yesterday, though. So now I think I just need January, February, and November. (Though I might have a November. I can't remember and the box is under another box right now so I can't check. I know for sure I have March, April, May, June, July, August, Sept, Oct, and Dec).

Anyway, so here's my stats for the whole of the book sales:
Total books purchased: 286
Total amount spent: $126
Total amount per book: $0.44

Now I just have to finish my NaNoWriMo novel and get to work registering these guys! heehee!

Book Sale #2: Day 1--

• Stationary Bike (Audio-CD. Unabridged. Taking this off my wish list!)


• The Princes of Ireland (Audio-CD. Abridged but it's SUCH a long book that I don't know if I could get through it unabridged anyway. And I keep seeing this and want to finally try it)


• Me Talk Pretty One Day (Audio-CD. Unabridged, I think. Doesn't matter. I LOVE hearing David read his own works and this is my favorite book of his so far)


• Son of a Witch (Audio- CD. Unabridged. Wasn't planning on reading this but I didn't hate Wicked and if it's on audio I'll have more patience)


• The Blind Assassin (Audio- cassette. Unabridged. It's up next for the book club!)


• One Door Away from Heaven (Audio- cassette. Unabridged.)


• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Audio- cassette. Unabridged. I have books 1 & 3 on tape but was missing 2... until now)


• Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles on aduio (Audio- cassette in friggin awesome packaging. Contains the first 3 books. Doesn't say anywhere it's abridged)


• The Tale of the Body Thief (Audio- cassette)


• The Best of Rolf Harris (CD- I grew up listening to this guy! Most of my faves are on here)


• Sacred Rites of Passage (Indigo Girls) (CD)


• Swamp Ophelia (Indigo Girls) (CD)


• Shaming of the Sun (Indigo Girls) (CD)


• Indigo Girls (Indigo Girls) (CD)


• A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover. Read for book club and then BookCross)


• Writing Popular Fiction (Hardcover. By Dean Koontz. Read then BookCross- bookbox)


• Lighthousekeeping (Hardcover. BookCrossing since I've read it already- might save for whenever I visit a lighthouse)


• Good Omens (BookCrossing)


• Open Ice (Hardcover. LOC entry in front cover reads: 1. Hockey-Fiction. 2. Brain-Woulds and injuries-Fiction. YAY! Hockey H/C all for me!)


• Dark Hunger (Manga/Graphic Novel. With vamps. And suggestive situations. Oh yeah)


• Eden Vol 1 (Manga. Parental Advisory... so you know it's good. LOL)


• From the pages of The Sandman: Death at Death's Door Vol 1 (Manga/Graphic Novel. OMG! I'm just getting into the Sandman. YES!)


• Lucifer Crux (Graphic Novel & freakin gorgeous)


• Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (Graphic Novel. Knew I already had a copy of this so BookCrossing- probably the graphic novel relay)


• The DC Comics Guide to Writing Comics (Fascinating)


• Sin City: That Yellow Bastard (4) (Graphic Novel. Thought I'd give Sin City a try)


• Runaways: Pride & Joy Vol 1 (Graphic Novel. Whoohoo! I've been wanting to read this series because of Joss' later writing, but wanted to start from the beginning)


• Runaways: Teenage Wasteland Vol 2 (Graphic Novel. Whoohoo again!)


• The Path: Crisis of Faith (Graphic Novel. So colorful and pretty *pets*)


• Suratomic (Graphic Novel)


• Y: The Last Man Vol 1 (Graphic Novel. Looked interesting.If only Vol 4 had been there somewhere!)


• Y: The Last Man Vol 2 (Graphic Novel)


• Y: The Last Man Vol 3 (Graphic Novel)


• Y: The Last Man Vol 5 (Graphic Novel)


• Y: The Last Man Vol 6 (Graphic Novel)


• Andersen's Fairy Tales (Signet Classic edition but beautiful condition of 47 stories)


• The Artemis Fowl Files (For when I finally crack open that series)


• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Evil that Men Do (BookCrossing- didn't remember that I had a copy of this already)


• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Mortal Fear (Yay! One I didn't already have)

And some of my very favorites...

• Lyra's Oxford (Hardcover)


• The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest (I love greenman myths and this book called to me from across the room. Come to find out: "decorations by Charles Vess" who I know from FaerieCon! Squee!)


• A Tolkien Bestiary (Hardcover. OLD but beautiful. So beautiful. All mine. My precious...)


• Boxed set of 4 A. A. Milne books (YAY!!! Pretty box. Pretty books. What do I do with my hardcover copies now? Meep!)


• The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter (Um... SQUEE!)


• Tithe (I started reading this book but ran out of time & had to return to library. Now I have my very own BEAUTIFUL copy with Advance reader's cover. SO thrilled!)


• In Odd We Trust (Graphic Novel- that I've been dying to read! Squee!)


• Doctor Who: The Art of Destruction (Hardcover. Special Doctor Who SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!)

47 books for $71. Not nearly as good as yesterday, but the $5 and $3 audio books are mostly to blame. Still, quality graphic novels for only $1 each? You have NO idea how much manga was there. There's never been so much before at a library sale. I showed amazing self-restraint in my choices, especially when it came to manga and audio books. There was SO much I was tempted by, but only chose what I was really excited in. And, actually, I'm terribly happy with my choices. So many great books to add to my collection and love forever. I'm really thrilled. *hugs all my new books* I will probably BookCross with a lot of the GNs when I'm done reading them, way down the road. But... seriously... I'm running out of bookshelf room! Oh no!!! I really must read faster!