Collective Book Haul // January - March

It's already been 3 months since our last book haul, check it out here. If you did see that post we mentioned that 2021 would be different in terms of book buying, with a budget each month...yeah, that went out the window haha! With not leaving the house, going on maybe one walk a month and no end in sight for us why not find some joy in buying books?! Here is what we added to the collection from January to now.

The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson  

The Crooked Mask by Rachel Burge

A Tangle of Spells by Michelle Harrison

The Forest of Moon and Sword by Amy Raphael

Nightmares! the Lost Lullaby by Jason Segel



The Wizard's Promise by Cliff McNish

The Desolations of Devil's Acre by Ransom Riggs

Flashforward by Robert J. Sawyer

The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge

The Hostile Hospital by Lemony Snicket

The Slippery Slope by Lemony Snicket

The Grim Grotto by Lemony Snicket

The Penultimate Peril - Lemony Snicket

Half a King by Joe Abercrombie

Bridge of Souls by Victoria Schwab

The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by Minalima 
 
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by Minalima 

17 new additions to the bookcases for these past 3 months. 4 of which were pre-orders, 8 of which were secondhand and 2 of which are signed copies! I'd say next quarter won't host such a tall stack, though with 3 pre-orders already in and more time at home who knows how many books will add themselves to the collection!

Until next time.

Collective Book Haul // September - December

 

It's been a while! Compared to last year when we were doing monthly book hauls, it's been pretty different to not be compiling these lists regularly. The previous haul here was uploaded back in September and since our book buying has slowed even moreee. Check out the previous haul here > Collective Book Haul // June - August. 

The Mammoth Book of Celtic Myths and Legends by Peter Berresford Ellis
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The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste 
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The Art of the Lord of the Rings (60th Anniversary Special Edition) by J. R. R. Tolkien
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The Disney Studio Story by Richard Holliss

The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury
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Nightmares! The Sleepwalker Tonic by Jason Segel & Kirsten Miller 
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone MinaLima Edition
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Disneyland Paris Phantom Manor Decrypted Attraction Book
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Disneyland Paris Pirates of the Caribbean: A Treasure of an Attraction Book

Umbrella Mouse to the Rescue by Anna Fargher
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The Ickabog by J.K. Rowling
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A Middle-earth Traveller: Sketches from Bag End to Mordor by John Howe
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Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature by Natural History Museum

As I mentioned briefly in another post, we had planned to allow ourselves a certain amount of money per book we'd read this year, to spend next year so that we could stick to a budget and not go crazy. However, circumstances have changed and now we need to save as much money as possible which means buying books will be a rare occurrence.
Anyway, this is what we have bought in the past 4 months. To quickly address the issue I'm sure many will find, books were already pre-ordered and we are very much LGBTQIA+ allies and do not condone any Transphobic attitudes. 

September Book Haul

As our introductory post touched upon, we kinda like buying and collecting books... But seeing as we're not exactly rolling in it, our shopping venues mostly consist of charity shops and the odd independent second hand book store.

This post was planned to have gone up sooner, however technical difficulties (really - the laptop gave up and we had to get a replacement) it's just being published now. Anyway, these are the few books we added to our shelves in September!

Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne

Paperback Puffin Classics - 1994

Cancer Research charity shop

The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan

Paperback Parragon Childrens Classic  – 1 Jan 1994

Farplace Animal Rescue charity shop

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

Paperback Puffin Classics  – Abridged, 26 Jan 1995

Cancer Research charity shop 

The Call of the Wild by Jack London

Paperback Kingfisher Classic – 18 Jul 2005

The Red Cross charity shop 

Viking Fire by Justin Hill

Paperback – 7 Sep 2017

Oxfam charity shop 

A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Paperback Puffin Classics - 1995

Cancer Research charity shop 

The End Of Mr. Y by Scarlett Thomas

Paperback – 12 Jun 2008

Cancer Research charity shop 

Mr Sparks by Danny Weston

Paperback – 1 Oct 2015

Cancer Research charity shop

The Twisted Tree by Rachel Burge

Paperback – 10 Jan 2019

Oxfam charity shop 

The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien

Paperback from Box Set  – 1997

British Heart Foundation charity shop

The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien

Paperback from Box Set  – 1997

British Heart Foundation charity shop

The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Hardcover The Great Writers Library  – 1 Jan 1987

Oxfam charity shop

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: by Jules Verne

Hardcover Regent Classics

British Heart Foundation charity shop

Out of the above, 3 are repeats in our collection. Mr H collects different editions and things relating to Lord of the Rings so get used to seeing similar things in other haul posts!
A couple are older, hardback 'pretty spine' books that we prefer the look of to modern binds...another probable running theme. Other than that's it's a bit of a mix which, over time, might give a better idea of our tastes and the multiple different types of things we collect just because of the 'series' or edition they are. Hopefully there'll be a little haul for October too, there'll be a compilation one in November if not because if we hadn't mentioned we get officially married this month!


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