Burntisland, Fife

Hanselled Books, Burntisland

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A second-hand bookshop's name conserves of an old Scots word that has become practically extinct in the past half century. To hansel an object is to make first use of it, ergo 'Hanselled Books' are books that have already been read.

Uploaded to Geograph by kim traynor on 20 April 2011

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