Winter's Last Gasp
Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 07:14PM
Ian

When Balfour Books moved, the new location offered appealing qualities over the old: clearer sightlines, a colourful pressed tin ceiling, a large back garden. But the new space had less room for our stock, which meant a more carefully curated selection of our Scrabble-tiled sections. Gone is Exploring, Automotive & our extensive collection devoted to Dogs (an entire shelf, contained perhaps as many titles as Philosophy.) Yet these live on in some our more eclectic offerings, you just have to know where to look. Such as this one. You'll always find a great book about Horses here: 

Or a collection of classics by Japanese authors: 

But then 

And finally: Cause we have to end on a classy note. Stay Gonzo.

 

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