The Abingdon Oxfam Shop has become more and more an Aladdin’s Cave in recent weeks with interesting items crammed in every nook and cranny. Last Saturday there was a group of books about Abingdon, many of them out of print. I was fortunate to get Historic Streets of Abingdon by Agnes C. Baker for £9.99. The original price in 1957 was One Shilling and Sixpence.
On Ebay this evening there was a lovely print of Abingdon Bridge – just one page taken from a book called “The Royal River – The Thames from source to the sea”, printed by Cassell and company Ltd and dated 1885. The book has been broken up to sell at £11.30 a page. The text alongside appears a bit mixed up … “Opposite the church at the side of the Market Place is the Market Cross, designed by Inigo Jones, erected in 1667, and far too extensively restored in 1853.“
Must be great with a collection of old books about your home town. I have a few of my Haninge photos in newer books about Haninge.
Ripping up books is a disgrace, unless it was in a truly dreadful condition, IMHO.
‘The Royal River – The Thames from source to the sea’ is a very common book. One can buy the original 1885 edition on abebooks.co.uk from £35 to £150 or the 1985 reprint for about a tenner.
Inns and ale houses of abingdon 1550 – 1978 is one of my favourite books. Amazing history of our town told through its different pubs through the last 500 years
Can anyone help in my search for the little red book.
Hi all, my name is Derek, and I have a aunt who has lived in Abingdon her whole life , and she is now 96 years old,early this year she lost her husband, who was 95 when he died.
During this sad time she lost an old book ,in the book was a brief history / comments about her old house,its over 200 years old and is in Ock st, it meant a great deal to her,and I am trying to find a copy of it, it must be very old I think .
If anyone can help please contact me using my email,i live in Northumberland, so as you can understand its very difficult for me to conduct a search on foot by looking around the book shops in Abingdon.