TOP 5:Borders in Glasgow
The might of the Michigan-based megastore may make a lot of independent booksellers fearful, but few book lovers can fail to be beguiled by the neo-classical architecture of its behemoth Glasgow branch。
邊界書店位于格拉斯哥市皇家匯兌廣場。
Originally designed by Archibald Elliot in 1827 for the Royal Bank, Borders has occupied a prime spot on Royal Exchange Square since the millennium and won over many of the city's book lovers. People reading on the steps outside have become as much a feature of Glasgow as the traffic cone on the head of Wellington's statue。
書店前身是皇家銀行,1827年由建筑師阿奇博爾德·埃略特設(shè)計。如今,書香已取代了“銅臭味”。
TOP 6:Scarthin's in the Peak District
Of course, others might prefer the altogether more earthy beauty of a shop like Scarthin Books in the Peak District. Scarthin's has been selling new and second-hand books since the mid-1970s。
斯卡廷書店以樸實取勝。它開業(yè)于20世紀(jì)70年代中期,既賣新書也賣二手書。
It has rooms full of new and old books, a delightful café and what can best be described as a small exhibition of curiosities on the first floor. It is a bookshop so beloved, that it advertises local guest and farmhouses on its websites where devotees can stay overnight。
它有好幾個堆滿了新書和舊書的房間,還有一間怡人的小咖啡館和一個展覽廳。英國劍橋皮克區(qū),斯卡廷書店 這家書店深受當(dāng)?shù)厝讼矏?。不忍釋卷?ldquo;書蟲”甚至可以在店中過夜。
TOP 7:Posada in Brussels
Located in a dear old house near St Magdalen's church in Brussels, Posada Books is as famous for its pretty interior as it is for its collection of new and second-hand art books. Has a remarkable collection of exhibition catalogues, which goes back to the beginning of the last century, and holds occasional exhibitions too.
它位于布魯塞爾圣瑪格達(dá)倫教堂附近一座老房子內(nèi)。書店裝潢美妙,與擺放的大量藝術(shù)書籍“氣味相投”。書店有時舉辦小型藝術(shù)展覽。