6 May 2011

Rejoice with me

So I was in a second hand book shop on the weekend. (No surprise there, right?) I'd been there a while, and I'd found some real treasures. Reasonably priced treasures too. Wanna know what I'd ferreted out? Anyhow, I happily paid for my stash, and I was on my way out the door, when suddenly I spied...these:

They were sitting in a pile just to the left of the door saying, "Buy me! Buy me!"

They were, too!! I could hear them. Honest, I could! I think they even said my name. "Hey, Jeanne! Over here!" In fact, I'm sure they did.

Anyhow, I did.

I marched back to the checkout counter and I bought them all. A whole pile of ten books from Opal Wheeler and Sybil Deucher's Great Musicians Series.

Fifty bucks the set.

I'm so excited. Rejoice with me?!
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21 comments:

  1. Rebecca6 May 2011 at 16:09

    wow! looks like Music Appreciation is covered for quite some time! Nice haul!

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  2. rachaelnz6 May 2011 at 17:00

    Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah! Wahoo, whoop, whoop!!!
    I'd be rejoicing if I found those books too Jeanne! I loooove secondhand bookstores. Have a great weekend :-)

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  3. Finding Joy6 May 2011 at 17:38

    I love second-hand book shops so can relate to this buy. I haven't heard of Robin by Mary Grant Bruce.

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  4. Erin6 May 2011 at 17:40

    You're joking!! My mouth has hit the floor, really?!!! Fantastic, ten OW for $50!!! Incredibly wonderful!!
    and I don;t have that MGB title either, haven't even heard of it. Niall's book sounds intriguing too. so very, very thrilled for you, nearly as good as finding them myself.
    I once found a copy of John at Syndey cove by Doris Chadwick for 10cents!!! that was a fortuitous day:):)

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  5. Jeanne6 May 2011 at 17:45

    My "John" was $8.00. I exclaimed out loud when I found it and everyone looked at me. I was so excited. 10c...oh my!!

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  6. Ganeida6 May 2011 at 19:26

    I have Robin ~ found in a 2nd hand shop too~ & am hugely envious of the music score! lol Pun intended. ☺

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  7. Anonymous6 May 2011 at 21:16

    Er.. Jeanne, did you delete my book tragic comment?
    (Perhaps I failed to post it....shrug)

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  8. Jeanne6 May 2011 at 21:25

    Why, Brandon...was it rude? :)

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  9. Hopewell6 May 2011 at 22:44

    Very, very jealous of the Musician series! I think they may be back in print, but I'd rather have the old ones!

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  10. Silvia7 May 2011 at 02:20

    Jeanne.... THANKS for the geography tip. Sometimes the most obvious things escape us, and we need friends to brilliantly point them to us!

    This reminded me of Sherlock Holmes when he explained how he came to a conclusion one of his clients said, oh, that was easy, and he thought, funny that!, once explained everybody thinks they can come up with it, next time I'll keep it to myself. And this always reminds me of Einstein's quote, creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

    And I'm rejoicing with you...WONDERFUL FINDING! I hope to hear from the musicians series!

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  11. Richele7 May 2011 at 03:53

    Rejoicing in your new friends!
    What a satisfying trip you had.

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  12. Anonymous7 May 2011 at 06:28

    Woo hoo! That's so fun! I bought a set of Creative Hands books once at the thrift store all about knitting, crochet, tatting, and the like.

    I love your blog, and I have been reading for a while.

    I wondered how Jemimah's spelling is coming along? We found ourselves in the same boat as far as spelling -- (atroshus!). Any hints, tips, ideas appreciated!

    - a fan in KY, USA

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  13. Ellen7 May 2011 at 07:52

    Rejoicing with you, Jeanne, and especially envious of the composer books! They look wonderful. xo

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  14. Sarah7 May 2011 at 10:08

    How wonderful for you to score those awesome 'great musicians' books! :-)

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  15. Autismland Penny7 May 2011 at 12:37

    SO jealous! How I wish you lived closer so I could jaunt over and "borrow" them! LOL

    Great day at the book store!

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  16. Deborah7 May 2011 at 13:03

    Now that is an awesome find. Super well done~!!

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  17. Joyfulmum7 May 2011 at 14:53

    wow, that's so cool! I didn't think we'd find those opal wheeler books here in oz but I'll have to keep my eyes open from now on:)

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  18. Mama Squirrel8 May 2011 at 11:29

    Whoah, what a pile! Great find!

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  19. Charlotte Mason in the City8 May 2011 at 15:02

    Man, you have some dang-good used bookshops. I would be thrilled with these purchases. Enjoy!!

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  20. Therese8 May 2011 at 23:00

    wow. That is great. I will indeed rejoice with you Jeanne.

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  21. Anonymous11 May 2011 at 13:36

    Hooray! May you have many snuggly, toasty-warm-in-blankies days ahead reading these together.

    Mrs BB

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