Here's some more book store visits I made prior to the covid lockdown here in Melbourne. The first is Helena's Curiosity Shop in Bentleigh where Helena was most helpful in trying to find all of the Bond novels in her store. We only managed to find the two shown but she assured me there were more to be found.
Next is Howard Bolton Booksellers in Northcote. It was great catching up with Howard and browsing the Bond novels on his shelves. Sadly I had them all but I hope Howard and his store is coping ok during these strange times.
Another book shop I visited was Bound Words in Hampton. I remember Ailsa greeting me and commenting that she hadn't acquired any new Bond stock lately, but I had to look anyway. There were five Bond novels on the shelves but none for me today. I will return as soon as possible though.
Lastly, I've been reading some recent Facebook posts about Bairnsdale Bookshop with sadness. Unfortunately this store permanently closed this week. Bairnsdale is a fair drive from Melbourne so it's not local for me, but every time I visited Lakes Entrance or Metung I made sure to drop in. Here's some photos from my last visit and also my last blog post of there. I wish the store owners all the best for the future.
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