There are now quite a few shops that now specialise in the sale of antiquarian books and Richard Way owns such a bookshop in Henley. But what are antiquarian books? In simple terms these are rare and out-of print books which seem to appeal to collectors of books on a certain topic and in the First Mate’s case it is piscatorial pursuits to the discerning angler, or fishing to the laymen whose only knowledge of fishing concerns the fish that are sold down the local chippy and, that go down a treat after ten pints of Snakebite on a Saturday night.
In the past such books were often sold by rip-off merchants trying to make a quick buck nut today it is almost an art form and a code of practice has been developed by The Antiquarian Booksellers Association in order to ensure standards regarding the sale of such books by dealer. The First Mate turned to the Captain and said “you can’t beat the feel and smell of a proper book and it certainly beats those e-books you read on a Kindle any day”.
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