Country House Library
Country House Library is an online independent vintage bookstore. Welcome to the Country House Library! We’re happy to cater to whatever specifics you require!
We are an online bookstore specialising in rare, vintage, and antique editions of books. Whether you’re looking for famous works by classic authors or visually stunning books to bring your bookshelf to life, we’re sure to have what you’re looking for. We strongly believe that no book should ever end up in a landfill, which is why we encourage all of our customers and readers to purchase second-han
12/08/2023
There is something so enchanting about J.R.R Tolkien, don't you think? ✨
Which cover of The Hobbit do you prefer? Perhaps you like another book in the Lord of the Rings series better? Let us know!
11/08/2023
Do we have any Roald Dahl fans here?
Which book transports you back to your childhood? We'll start :
Fantastic Mr Fox! 🦊
09/08/2023
Happy National Book Lovers Day! 📚
To celebrate, we want to know which book out of the 4 below you would reach for! Let us know in the comments below.
04/08/2023
Georgette Heyer, born in 1902, was a powerhouse in both the Regency romance and detective fiction genres 🧐🌹
Have you ever read any Georgette Heyer books? Tell us!
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03/08/2023
Happy August! We want to know what some of your must reads are for this month? Let us know in the comments!
29/07/2023
Rupert, Rupert, Rupert Bear 🧸
We're really hittign you with the nostalgia today! How many of you had these as a child?!
28/07/2023
Happy Birthday Beatrix Potter! 🐇
What is your favourite Beatrix Potter book or character? Did you have these on your shelves as kid? 🤩
25/07/2023
Can you tell us what classic book this Table of Contents comes from? 👀
21/07/2023
❌ COMPETITION CLOSED! THE WINNER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED! ❌
For your chance to WIN these 3 gorgeous Jane Austen titles, please follow our page, like the post and comment something you love about Jane Austen!
The winner will be announced Friday 28th July 2023. Terms & conditions apply. 18+. UK Only.
GOOD LUCK!
19/07/2023
Whilst the weather hasn't been the best recently, we've noticed a lot of Autumnnal decor hitting the shelves and it's made us want to start an Autumn to be read list!
Leave some of your cosiest Autumn reads in the comments! ⬇️⬇️
16/07/2023
Happy Sunday! We don't know about you but we have spent the weekend cosied up with some of our favourite classics.
Do you like these newer clothbound covers or do you prefer the vintage covers? Let us know in the comments! ⬇️
14/07/2023
We all know you love Enid Blyton - but how many of you loved The Railway Children or Grimms Fairy Tales?!
13/07/2023
Battle of the Austen's! Which one is your favourite?! 📚
08/07/2023
Hands up, who loved Enid Blyton when growing up? 🙋🏻♀️
07/07/2023
Happy Friday 😍 We're starting to romanticise our weekends with these light nights.
Blanket ✅
Wine ✅
Dog ✅
How do you wind down after a week? What's your go to reading?
05/07/2023
We're all mad here 🐇
We think youll agree that Alice in Wonderland is a timeless classic. How old were you when you first read it? What are some of your favourite quotes from the book? Maybe you don't really like it? Let us know in the comments!
30/06/2023
Happy Friday 👏🏼 May your weekend be filled with cosy vibes and a bedside table stacked high of vintage classics 😍
What will you be reading this weekend? Let us know!
28/06/2023
Ladybird Books transport us straight back to our childhood 🐞
Can you see any in this stack that you had a child? What were some of your favourites? Let us know in the comments!
27/06/2023
The weather : *gets one degree colder*
Us : *Feet up, fire on, coffee poured and diving into our cosy bookstack 😍
What's are some of your go to cosy reads?
23/06/2023
Happy Weekend! 😍
There is no better feeling than shutting that laptop and escaping reality by diving back into the next classic book 👏🏼
What are you currently reading? Tell us in the comments ⬇️
22/06/2023
Who else absolutely loves matching their bookshelves to their home decor? Come on, we know you're our kind of people 😍
What vintage classics would be on your bookshelf? What is your aesthetic? Let us know in the comments!
21/06/2023
A massive thank you to Natalie Egmore who has shared this wonderful photo of her bookshelf and such kind words about her order with us :
"I won’t go anywhere else to buy my books. All books received and I Love them, thank you."
18/06/2023
"I don't suppose you have a copy of Fly Fishing by J R Hartley?" 🎣
Happy Father's Day! What book or reading material reminds you of your Father? Let us know in the comments ❤️
16/06/2023
COMPETITION CLOSED - THE WINNER HAS BEEN CONTACTED VIA DM!
🚨 COMPETITION TIME 🚨
Want to be in with the chance to win 3 VINTAGE CLASSICS OF YOUR CHOICE? 😍
To enter, please :
➡️ Like this post
➡️ Drop us a follow
➡️ Tell us your most favourite vintage classic of all time in the comments!
The winner will be announced Monday 19th June 2023. UK Only. 18+. T&C's Apply. The winner will be contacted by direct message by this page only.
Good Luck!
13/06/2023
Oscar Wilde is one of our all time favourite Novelists and Playwrights. If we had to choose, we'd say The Picture of Dorian Gray was our fave!
What's your favourite Oscar Wilde book to get lost in? 📚
Our Story
As a lifelong bibliophile, I couldn’t think of a better job than one surrounded by books. Being an only child and the latchkey kid of two very busy parents, books were always my mainstay when looking for something to do, or as my parents put it, ‘staying out of trouble’. I began by reading everything in the house, and moved on to a progressively more dog-eared library card that soon took me on my very own literary journey, one that included Bleak House, The Hobbit, Robinson Crusoe, Little Women, The Mill on The Floss, Emma, and bizarrely one very boring summer - the History of Western Philosophy by Bertram Russell, which I would actually recommend to anyone, even if they were twelve at the time.
But this was nothing compared to when I eventually discovered the loft. Picking my way across the beams, and trying not to fall through the ceiling, I discovered another set of shelves, this time filled with a treasure trove of proper, hand-me-down, vintage books. And so my expedition into all things vintage began, first with Brideshead Revisited, and then on to the not so age-appropriate, but beautifully written, Lo**ta, which if I’m honest, raised more questions than it answered.
Thanks to my first encounter with the complete collection of PG Wodehouse, the books that have always stayed with me were those set in the British country house, with all the japes and scrapes that apparently could be had within, and the wonderful library they always seemed to contain. By combining the two, I came up with the idea for the Country House Library, recruiting fine arts graduate Sean to help me with all things creative, and launching a growing community that have come together to shamelessly revel in what we love best - beautiful, classic, evocative, rare, vintage and obscure books.
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