As usual during the warmer months my wife and I visit the beautiful beaches on the Mornington Peninsula. On our drive there we often stop at a few secondhand book stores along the way. One of those shops is Chapter House Books in Mornington. Here's some photos from one of my last visits on February 1st, 2023. I'm sure I've visited since but I can't find the photos.
In August 2022 I noted that Chapter House was displaying a sign in the window "Business For Sale". I assumed the business would be sold, someone else would take over and life would go on as usual. Our visit last week proved me wrong as I was saddened to discover the book shop was gone... replaced by a skin clinic.
I'm not sure if the shop has gone altogether. Perhaps it's moved online as their website still exists. Or maybe it's moved to another street address. I'd like to remain optimistic because otherwise another physical secondhand book store has closed. And with Books By The Bay, just around the corner in Mornington, rarely open it's not a good sign for the only two secondhand book stores in the suburb.
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