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Fascinating! Thank you both. I love that Annie Bell book - she's so under-appreciated

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This series really brings out old and new books for people to discover.

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oh that was so lovely! delighted to discover your cookbook recommendations! Nigel’s fan here :)

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Thank you Lina, nice of you to reach out.

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I love this! Having made peace (not really) with downsizing my own considerable collection for my Portugal move, I look forward to building a new collection with care. Many of these books are new to me and I love his explanations for why they are important to him. Thank you both for the inspiration.

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Thanks Alison, hopefully you'll share the books you pick. I'd love to see your new collection grow.

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What a great read. Thank you… it’s made me think about my own collection.

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I thought I had a lot of books until I read the previous one by @sallyekus. I tried to swing that by the boss....no dice!

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I’ll have to read that. I’ve never done a count - & would probably not tell Grant the truth even if I did! Thank goodness it doesn’t include digital books too…

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That’s a question I never thought to ask.

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Best not to… deniability is important 😇

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the first rule of cookbook club! More importantly the stash of Kindle books....shhh!

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I love that some houses in Edinburgh come with built in bookshelves! Thanks for sharing your library with us!

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Wow, love that you have an 1890 copy of Mrs. Beeton’s. Great collection 👍

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I keep meaning to read it bit by bit

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It was a real pleasure getting to know you and your cookbooks, Alex. I'm a Nigel Slater-addict myself. You can never go wrong with his guidance. Thank you!

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Thank you for popping by and checking out my shelves!

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I'd love to be able to travel back in time to see what folks used these for back in the day....I should probably read up!

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