Yet it wasn't until today that either one of us had ever set foot inside -- or lingered outside near the book carts -- at Second Story Books, on the corner of 20th and P Sts. NW.
We were on a little vacation in the nation's capital, the cherry blossoms were in full (early) bloom, and the day was too good to do anything but be outside. So after lounging a bit on the lawn at Dupont Circle, we stopped by Second Story before meeting up with a friend of Deborah's.
It wasn't long before we had our hands full from the "$4.00, or 6 for $18.00" carts outside on the sidewalk. We took our haul inside to check out the shop proper, and while impressive, most of the items of interest to us on the inside were too rich for our blood. Definitely cool, and desired, but we had to pass.
One thing we learned the hard way: when traveling on foot in a major city, bring a bigger bag if you think there's even the smallest chance you'll be going to a bookstore. It's no fun to paper-bag it for many city blocks with a pile of hardcovers.
Books added: Adam Bede, Middlemarch, Romola, Essays, George Eliot
Publisher: A.L. Burt
Year: c.1900
Where obtained: Second Story Books, Washington, D.C.
Price: $3.25 each.
Book added: The Red Rover, James Fenimore Cooper
Publisher: W.B. Conkey Company
Year: c.1900
Where obtained: Second Story Books, Washington, D.C.
Price: $3.25
Book added: The Siege of London, Henry James
Publisher: James R. Osgood and Company,
Year: 1883
Where obtained: Second Story Books, Washington, D.C.
Price: $3.25
Book added: Classic Myths, Charles Mills Gayley,
Publisher: Ginn and Company,
Year: 1911
Where obtained: Second Story Books, Washington, D.C.
Price: $3.25
Book added: Our Old Home, English Notebooks, Nathaniel Hawthorne,
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin and Company, Riverside,
Year: 1885
Where obtained: Second Story Books, Washington, D.C.
Price: $3.25
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin and Company, Riverside,
Year: 1885
Where obtained: Second Story Books, Washington, D.C.
Price: $3.25
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