Hi Jules (and everyone else here)! I’m beyond chuffed that so much of Grandad’s collection has found a home with you. Seeing the community’s response - and knowing my grandad is a happy bunny - has been really special and, at times, genuinely moving. I’m almost certainly writing today because I was surrounded by my grandparents’ books and love of literature as I grew up. And I can promise that I’ve never been in a better-smelling room than their library over in France! Can’t wait to follow your clean-up operation, and to delve further into the wonderful world of Penguins. (After just a couple of months’ research, I am definitely understanding the appeal.)

Fantastic. It's always special when a collector passes on an incredible collection like this. You have the generosity and care of the owner passing them on, then the joy and treasure for the new owner. It's win win - one of the nicest aspects of collecting! Well done getting them rehoused and starting the huge task of sorting and cleaning them Jules

Wow!! 😮 To say that I am jealous would be an understatement. What a wonderful collection. But what is even more wonderful is that the collection has found a home with a book connoisseur who will truly love them. ❤

I love the cover designs!

Wonderful! Here in the States, we have so few Penguins available that I can barely conceive of such a collection. Congrats for landing such a great haul!

And I thought I bought too many books! What an incredible collection. I can't believe it. It's almost as big as Texas where I'm from:)

That was epic, mate, just as I knew it would be! Matt emailed me a while ago, actually, after I reviewed 'Lamb' on my channel and I read his novels 'Zero Bomb' and 'The Breach' when they were first published (his works are published under two bylines, M T Hill and Matt Hill). He is one of Britain's best younger SF writers, 'The Breach' in particular is very good indeed. Looking forward to seeing more of this collection....

Well Jules, what an incredible video. I've been collecting various things for 60-odd years now and I've known a lot of serious collectors - especially when I lived in London - but I have never seen the likes of this. The volume, the condition, the completeness and the age are just Fantasy Island and I think you would have more chance of winning the lottery than finding that little lot. I'd like to see somebody beat this book haul 😂😂. Oh and . . .best of luck with the housekeeping on them.

Wow, you weren't kidding about this new video being a mind-blowing one, Jules! Mad props on picking up this massive, awe-inspiring haul. That should provide you many, many happy hours cleaning, cataloguing, selling on doubles, etc. And how wonderful it is that Alan's meticulously-curated collection should go into your hands, someone who will cherish, appreciate and treat it with the tender loving care it deserves. Congratulations!

Vintage Penguins (especially Pelicans) are so scarce here in the U.S. that they have become a form of currency to me whenever I find them at charity shops. When A U.K. citizen sales lots at a decent price (factoring in shipping) I jump on it. This lot is the mother load.

So cool. Love the Penguins!

Mouth-watering collection and what a great adventure. Thanks for documenting the trip and bringing us along with you.

Nice to see the 2nd and 3rd thousands. I was lucky enough to be contacted by Matt at about the same time as you and buy a small number of books filling gaps, such as the last Services Edition that I needed and one of those very rare wartime main series books. PCS members will find the name W. A. Swales in the new facsimile of Newsletters 1 to 5 - several times!

Jules, simply amazing! Great that you saved this important collection. I will stay tuned to see more as you go though them. That is a book lover heaven!

Wow incredible! Once in a lifetime chance and great to see your channel reaching out to many and your collection growing by the box full! Look forward to seeing the cleaning and sorting ahead. Congrats on such a great haul and kudos to Matt to reaching out.

I can feel your excitement over this amazing collection! Really enjoyed going along with you and seeing a little of England (and friend and son) on your Penguin journey! From Australia 🥰

This was so cool. So much history you get to unpack. Congrats on the fantastic new items for your collection.

Thank you!!!❤❤❤❤❤

Great haul. You’re gonna a bigger house! 😮

So wonderful!!!❤

Wow, what a great collection.. I must admit books are not my thing as I'm am actually Corgi Toys collector. However, I love your enthusiasm. Good for you in obtaining such a collection.... Looking forward to your next Corgi Model Club review.

That wall of books right at the beginning - what an exciting trip.

Nice one, Jules! What a treasure trove!

That's a fabulous buy Jules, I'm very pleased for you, I know you were excited about it.

Boss services! Looks similar to Tebay on the M6. I'll be stopping off there very soon!

Wow. Amazing Jules. I can't imagine getting such a massive collection in one go. Enjoy it 😊

Jules! Epic!!! Not just this incredible score of books, but that you’ve already started sorting. For me I would still be sitting at home surrounded by the unopened boxes, so you have my utmost admiration and respect for making this book collectors dream come true, but also for your dutiful diligence in starting the organization process. Stupendous and awesome on both accounts! Also loved the backstory on the original collector and seeing that roadside rest center which is unlike any other I’ve ever seen. A terrific event and video account of it! Congratulations! ❤

Absolutely brilliant Jules! So jealous!!

What a massive haul! Beautiful country and the food looks so good.

Thank you for the video, Jules! Incredible collection.

Genuinely amazing! Great collection.

Mind-boggling! Can't wait to see your leftovers in Exeter in a couple of months time 😁

beautiful books

An astonishing haul and a delightful video ☺️

Congrats on your new additions 🙂

What a haul! I’m looking forward to those cleaning videos.

I am not a book collector or avid reader. Many consider this odd as my degree is in English. However, I do collect plenty of other bits and bobs. As a result, it is always wonderful to watch your videos and share your enthusiasm with great empathy. You have a wonderfully relaxed style of presentation, allowing me to escape into your world of passion and love. If I did collect books and had reached a point in life (57 at the moment) where I needed to pass my treasures on to another, it would be a privilege and a joy to find someone like you. You are clearly a lovely chap with great warmth, easy going and assured; dependable and with great integrity. To me, an example of how to be happy as an adult and retain that child like excitement for simple pleasures. It's hard to retain our wide eyed wonder and even harder to translate it into something tangible a viewer of your videos can share. Indeed, in your recent video regarding finishing off your 1000 Penguin editions you described that magical feeling we get when in a shop and the world spins, the shivers down the spine and the shaking associated with discovering something truly special. I want to say a massive thank you because your channel is a haven, a shelter from the cruel beating realities we have to bare. You give permission for me to feel happy....happy for others and also remind me of those moments in my own collecting where a random and unexpected discovery leads to an initial rush and then a sense of completion. All very silly, boyish fun but yet so imperative. You also share my cleaning 'OCD' :) It ia a part of the process that puts a little of you into the items we collect. And watching you with your Mr Sheen, the trusty toothbrush plus the adjustment of items on your table is so comforting. I collect, old fountain pens, vintage cameras, DE razors, watches and anything related to Blakes 7 :) to name but a few. I have friends who collect books and we are all united not by the items theselves but by the process and the thrill of collecting. Thank you for sharing your journey and yourself. Very best wishes, Paul.

fabulous - lucky you - well done - from NZ

I only collect movie and tv tie-in books but dang, it would be fun to look through a collection like that!

Great camera work, Sam!!

Amazing collection, Congrats!

... Gloucester... they have grass on their roof... What a treasure trove - so exciting for you. I reckon it is probably a good feeling for their old owner to know they are going to someone who will treat them well and care for them. Oo! I think I saw a couple of the old Gerald Durrell books! The red Penguin copy of My Family and Other Animals! I wonder if I still have mine in storage - they were great books which I would love to re-read. Cage Me A Peacock! I have a hardback cover of that one!! A few years I tried to review it on Goodreads and found I was the only person to have (apparently) read it. Guns before butter! Love that book.... and look at all those old Puffins, so hard to find these days. This is a marvellous book haul! I am sure it is incredible from a collector POV too :)

Waw it is à treasure. Ure lucky man.

vintage paperback heaven !

That service stop is alot like the ones we have on the North East Coast of the U.S., Maryland to New York.

OH LORDY. I am green with envy.

The quest is the quest! ✊

Jiggery pokry! Love it 30 years of collecting for one through 1000. One day for.2k-3k

Amazing!

Not only a fantastic haul, but you managed to film The Queen over your left shoulder at the 2:49 mark! That IS a day to remember for sure! 😮

i wrote a crime/detective novel for Peguin and they released a promo copy for reviewers in the old green vintage style for reviewers as a sales gimmick. I don't think it helped that much! do you think it would be worth anything? by the way very nice to see Ed McBain there. What a great writer he was!

Woowwwww. (This is my soul typing cz I died out of jealousy)

Never heard of "Penguin Paperbacks" ...had to looked that up. Now I'm a little bit smarter... 🙂

Big question: did the collection include a copy of "Death on the Borough Council"?

Wow, wasn’t that a great haul. I bet it was exciting to get them all

I was wondering about the question of shelf space

Tremendous.

Oh…my…..god….

Jealousy is ripping through my veins rn

You should have rented a van. Where do you keep all of them? Homes in the UK arent that big.

Aaaaamaaazing

With hauls like this you may have to upgrade to a truck. ☺

Lovely video. But the main message of this video is...hire a van next time!

Do you just keep building more rooms onto your house?

Fucking hell. 😅

Mega Jules. You allude to price early in the vid but don't say what you paid. What can you tell us? £2 a book? More?