Bredevoort Boekenmarkt

Went to the Book Market in Bredevoort today. Rather a shadow of its former self, consisting of a huddle of less than 20 stalls in the churchyard of a former church that is now an arts centre.

When I first visited Bredevoort, almost 20 years ago, it was known as a Book Village, it had many bookshops, and held regular book markets centred around the market square and spilling out into the surrounding streets. Alas, time (and the internet) has taken its toll – only a few bookshops survive and the book market has dwindled and decamped to the churchyard.

Still, I managed to pick up two Folio Society editions: Christopher Isherwood’s Mr. Norris changes Trains and Muriel Sparks’ The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Both editions were illustrated by Beryl Cook in her inimitable style, so my trip was successful as far as I’m concerned…