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Northumberland
Barter
Books in Alnwick is
a must, and you should leave plenty of time to do them justice.
With the closure of Hencotes and Priestpopple Books, Hexham is now
bereft of bookshops, but Hamish Dunn in Wooler is good for older
books, and there are two shops in Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Tyne
and Wear
The recently
opened Black Flame Books is now Newcastle's only independant secondhand
bookshop, but there are two run by Oxfam and one by Amnesty. Keel
Row Books in North Shields ( under new management) has recieved
good reviews, and there are still two shops in Whitley Bay.
County
Durham
Durham itself
is reduced to just an Oxfam bookshop, but by all accounts one of
the better ones. John Turton in Crook is said to be worth a detour,
J N Vokes in Darlington is recommend by readers of this guide, and
Barnard Castle has a couple of shops.
North
Yorkshire & Cleveland
York can be said
to be the book capital of the north, with a cluster of good shops
in Fossgate, which is a good place to start exploring the city's
numerous bookshops. There are still a handful of shops in Scarborough,
of which The Bar Bookstore has recived good reviews - if you can
find it open! Books For All in Harrogate is now the only independant
left in the town and Grove Rare Books in Shipton is well worth a
visit if you're interested in older books.
East
Yorkshire
I have found
interesting books in The Beverley Old Bookshop in the past and there
are still two other shops in the town. But apart from the hunting,
fishing and shooting specialists, Countryman Books in Willerby,
that's about it.
West
Yorkshire
The Border Bookshop
in Tomordon is recommended, and TP Children's Bookshop in Addingham
is a must if children's books are your thing.
The recently moved Saltaire Bookshop is worth a visit, and Venables
& Bainbridge in Howarth is good for Bronte and local history.
South
Yorkshire
As
far as secondhand bookshops are concerned, South Yorkshire means
Sheffield.
Try as I may, I can only find Nick Nack Book Shack in Doncaster
market, and nothing in Barnsley, or anywhere in-between for that
matter. It's some years since I've visited Sheffield, but I remember
Rare & Racy with affection and Tilleys Vintage Magazine Shop
was always good for the iconic or ephemeral.
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