Book collecting in the wild

Hi everyone!

I’m back with another book-related post. Last weekend I visited the Deventer Boekenmarkt (the Deventer Book Market), which takes place in Deventer once a year and is apparently the largest book market in Europe. I’m willing to believe that statement, because the market is seriously huge. Half the city centre is covered in stalls and you can find almost any type of book you can imagine there - comics, children’s books, leather-bound tomes from the 18^th century, popular novels from last year, art books, even pages from Medieval manuscripts if you’re lucky. Nothing too high-end though, since the market is outdoors and most stalls only accept cash, but there’s still more than enough to choose from. This was my second time visiting, and both times I only managed to go through about half the stalls before all books started to look the same. And before I ran out of money, that too. But it's ok. The market is just amazing. Imagine being with 120.000 other book lovers, who are all friendly and enthusiastic, and having a city all to yourselves. Isn't that great? If any of you ever has the chance to go, take it. It's just such a great experience. And there are plenty of English books for sale as well, so you don't have to learn Dutch first.

Anyway, I thought it would be fun to share my purchases here. Mostly because I’m proud of what I bought and want to show it off. But if any of you happens to be interested in seeing what a stranger on the other side of the worlds spends her money on, that would be an added bonus.

( Purchasing policy )

( The question of money )

( My purchases )

And that, friends, concludes my Deventer buying spree. Another long post about books, but I hope you enjoyed reading it. Have a good day!