点评:The Bookplate name contains a double meaning. One sees an amazing variety of new and used books as well as plates (from the owner's trips to Spain and Portugal). One also finds watercolor artwork by Lynden Alexandra on greeting cards and larger prints throughout the store appearing to be like ex libris bookplates themselves. The actual Iberian plates are found together in a section with books on food and cooking. Fiction is organized by type on color coded shelves. There are sections for children's books and writings on music and musicians. I could not resist the water colors and bought a selection of the cards with clever and realistic foxes, cats and other creatures. I bought two of the prints for framing. I enjoyed an educational discussion with the staff and shared a liking for cats, real and pictured. This shop is a valuable resource for the region.
翻译:“Bookplate”这个名字具有双重含义。在这里,人们可以看到各式各样的新书与旧书,还有不少版画作品(均为店主游历西班牙和葡萄牙时收藏的)。此外,店里还有林登·亚历山德拉创作的水彩画作——它们被印在贺卡上,也以较大尺寸的印刷品形式陈列各处,看起来就像藏书票一般。那些真正的伊比利亚风格版画则被集中陈列在食品与烹饪类书籍所在的区域。小说类书籍则按类型归类,并分别摆放在不同颜色标记的书架上。店里有儿童读物区,还有关于音乐及音乐家的相关著作。我实在抵挡不住那些水彩画的诱惑,于是买下了几张上面画着可爱又逼真的狐狸、猫咪及其他小动物的卡片。我还买了两幅画准备装裱起来。与店员的交流也很有趣,我们都很喜欢猫——无论是现实中的还是画里的。这家店对当地来说真是一处宝贵的资源。