On Christmas and 2nd Hand Booksellers

2 longer reads for today: 

First, the surprisingly interesting world of Xmas Tree Vendors in New York City:

Link: https://www.curbed.com/article/christmas-tree-trade-secrets-gregs-trees-nyc.html?utm_source=digg

The second, a few excerpts from the predictably droll life of an English 2nd Hand Bookseller:

Link: https://lithub.com/napoleonic-conspiracy-theories-unsociable-shabbiness-and-more-occupational-hazards-of-the-second-hand-book-trade/?utm_source=digg

If either of the above links don't work, try "incognito mode". I find that I read so much online pretty much everything has to be opened "incognito" otherwise I'm prompted for free - or paid - subscriptions. Ad nauseum. 

And - the second article made me remember the tale of UK 2nd Hand Booksellers, told from the other side of the counter:

Link: Driff's guide to all the secondhand & antiquarian bookshops in Britain

Which is every bit as hilarious, more so even, given the eccentric character of the narrator.