tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774893586041984954.post5612302631677926525..comments2024-03-28T05:25:42.434-05:00Comments on Margaret Ball's books and art: Bookstores in the good old daysMargaret Ballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18048775257764349955noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774893586041984954.post-17008018283691733042018-09-12T13:11:41.226-05:002018-09-12T13:11:41.226-05:00And it's probably been twenty years since I vi...And it's probably been twenty years since I visited Foyle's. Our last ten years of pleasure travel took us to other parts of the world, and now I don't travel. A pity - I'd have enjoyed seeing what Foyle's is like when they're actually trying to sell books.<br /><br />Those Charing Cross Road used bookstores are probably less rewarding to browse in now as more and more Margaret Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18048775257764349955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774893586041984954.post-4131085942827553142018-09-12T08:44:53.887-05:002018-09-12T08:44:53.887-05:00Oh my god you've captured the horror that was ...Oh my god you've captured the horror that was Foyle's to perfection. Though to be fair, not as funny though, about twenty years ago it became easier to buy books there.<br /><br />I take it for granted that I have access to bookstores, after all I live in London, but the truth again is sad. I hardly ever go down Charing Cross Road anymore. What secondhand bookstores that remain are no Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13666947574653683678noreply@blogger.com