Our old bookshop is quite polarizing - but love us or hate us? have you actually tried us? have you been in to browse for yourself - we may not be for everyone but go on - be nosey - we've lots of books in store to explore. #booksby #moonsbookshop #bookshopsofcumbria #whitehaven

Good Morning Bibliophiles - do you tumble? we're on Tumblr too www.tumblr.com/michaelmoons... #booksky #bookshopsofcumberland #moonsbookshop #whitehaven #rarebooks

Pictorial cloth bindings #booksky #moonsbookshop #bookshopsofcumbria #antiquarianbookshop #findingnewhomesforoldbookssince1970 #whitehaven

The Radiation Recipe Book - every west cumbrian's favourite #booksky #moonsbookshop #bookshopsofcumbria #antiquarianbookshop #whitehaven

Bookplate inspiration from the 18th century - do you have your own custom bookplate design? #booksky #bookshopsofcumbria #moonsbookshop #whitehaven #bookplates #antiquarianbookshop #18thcentury

What's the point of temptation if you dont occasionally give in to it - BE NOSEY! BROWSE! #moonsbookshop #booksky #bookshopsofcumbria #bibliophile #whitehaven

sometimes this old bookshop feels like it's bulging with stock - 30k books in stock #indiebookshop #moonsbookshop finding new homes for old books since 1970 #bookshopsofcumbria #booksky #wellworthabrowse #whitehaven

Give them a gift they'll look at everyday - we've 2026 Lake District Calendars in stock now #moonsbookshop #bookshopsofwestcumbria #booksky #giftideas #whitehaven

Our reserve stock room in our Whitehaven bookshop some 20 years ago #moonsbookshop #booksky #bookshopsofcumbria #antiquarianbookshop #whitehaven

It's dry in the bookshop! #bookshopsofcumbria #antiquarianbookshop #booksky #moonsbookshop

Good evening one and all, if the supermarkets are already there we’re jumping on the bandwagon early too - a great seasonal cover from 1930 - we feel it’s a little too early to use the c word #bookshopsofcumbria #vintagemagazines #moonsbookshop #antiquarianbookshop #whitehaven

Spooky season may be over but we've a festive holiday on the horizon - books make great gifts and we even do our own book tokens - from new pb classics to books centuries old. For Books think Michael Moon in Whitehaven. #bookshopsofcumbria #moonsbookshop #whitehaven

Cumbria Book Festival is here in Whitehaven TODAY 12-4ish in the Solway Hall - We'll be there there are Authors - Workshops - stalls - well worth a visit! #cumbriabookfestival #moonsbookshop #Whitehaven #bookshopsofcumbria

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Illustrated by Charles E Brock with an introduction by Austin Dobson London Macmillan and Co Limited 1895 / 1901 {Sold} #janeausten #booksky #biliophile #moonsbookshop #bookshopsofcumbria

Michael Moon's Bookshop sign that not everyone reads carefully enough #booksky #bibliophile #moonsbookshop #timetravel #whitehaven #bookshopsofcumbria #findingnewhomesforoldbookssince1970

pleasure your shelf and show some love for your local bookshop today! #booksky #bibliophile #moonsbookshop #bookshopsofcumbria #whitehaven #findingnewhomesforoldbookssince1970

I LOVE old books - do you? we've thousands in stock in our Whitehaven bookshop #moonsbookshop #booksky #bibliophile #bookshopsofcumbria #whitehaven #findingnewhomesforoldbookssince1970

honestly when was the last time you pleasured your shelf with a new-to-you book #booksky #bibliophile #moonsbookshop #whitehaven #bookshopsofcumbria

New Books and New-to-You books we've thousands in our Whitehaven bookshop #booksky #bibliophile #antiquarianbookshop #moonsbookshop #bookshopsofcumbria #whitehaven

Between the pages of an old book pressed leaves #betweenthepages #oldbooks #booksky #bibliophile #antiquarianbookshop #moonsbookshop #whitehaven #bookshopsofcumbria #findingnewhomesforoldbookssince1970 #autumnleaves #unusualbookmarks

Andrew Lang's Fairy books series [sold] #booksky #bibliophile #andrewlang #fairybooks #bibliophile #moonsbookshop #bookshopsofcumbria #whitehaven

From vintage to new pb classics - we've thousands of books in our Whitehaven Bookshop - all looking for new forever homes. #booksky #bibliophile #whitehaven #moonsbookshop #bookshopsofcumbria #findingnewhomesforoldbookssince1970

Between the pages pressed leaves in a 19th century bound periodical #betweenthepages #booksky #bibliophile #antiquarianbookshop #moonsbookshop #bookshopsofcumbria #whitehaven

Michael Moon & Son photo by Heathcliff O Malley we've been finding new homes for old books since 1970. 30,000+ books in our Whitehaven Bookshop #booksky #bibliophile #moonsbookshop #bookshopsofcumbria

A classic engraving of Whitehaven Harbour c1840 reproduced as a frameable print just £5 many others in store of West Cumbria #booksky #bibliophile #moonsbookshop #bookshopsofcumbria

a little gathering of Bronte and Austen; new paperbacks priced at just £3.99 each. + an original 1774 mezzotint after the painting by Joshua Reynolds depicts Anne Seymour Damer (1748/9–1828) #booksky #bibliophile #whitehaven #austen #bronte #bookshopsofcumbria

Good Morning Bibliophiles - we've a great selection of local West Cumbrian history titles in stock including Bygone Whitehaven @£10each + postage #whitehaven #booksky #findingnewhomesforoldbookssince1970 #bookshopsofcumbria #moonsbookshop #bibliophile

Things found between the pages… in this case a fern -we’ve found many things over the years flowers and even feathers curious forgotten bookmarks #booksky #bibliophile #antiquarianbookshop #bookshopsofcumbria #moonsbookshop #bibliophile #betweenthepages

There is something irresistible about old bookshops ~ do you love old books? because e have 30,000 in stock in our Whitehaven bookshop #booksky #antiquarianbookshop #whitehaven #bookshopsofwestcumbria #findingnewhomesforoldbookssince1970 #loveoldbooks #bibliophile

19th century bookplate ‘WITH THE LEAVES NOT TURNED DOWN’ still speaks hundreds of years later - yes you can borrow it but please look after it. #booksky #moonsbookshop#bookshopsofcumbria #antiquarianbookshop #findingnewhomesforoldbookssince1970 #whitehaven

#vintagepenguinbooks #oldbookshop #booksky #moonsbookshop #whitehaven #findingnewhomesforoldbookssince1970 #penguinbooks

#throwbackthursday our Whitehaven bookshop 20+ years ago #whitehaven #moonsbookshop #booksky #bookshopsofcumbria #findingnewhomesforoldbookssince1970

New PB Classics from £3-£4.99 #oldbookshop #moonsbookshop #whitehaven #antiquarianbookshop #bibliophile #findingnewhomesforoldbookssince1970

I read dead people - do you? #oldbooks #booksky #antiquarianbookshop #whitehaven #moonsbookshop #bibliophile #findingnewhomesforldbookssince1970

We've a huge bookshop in Whitehaven + almost 9,500 books listed online www.abebooks.com/michael-moon... #booksky #antiquarianbookshop #moonsbookshop #findingnewhomesforoldbookssince1970

We've 30,000 books in our huge Whitehaven bookshop - this is currently the oldest but can you guess when it was printed? #booksky #findingnewhomesforoldbookssince1970 #whitehaven #oldbooks #bookshopsofwestcumbria #bookshopsofcumbria #antiquarianbookshop #moonsbookshop

Whitehaven is the first [or at the very least one of the earliest] post medieval plan towns in England - and it's home to our very own massive bookshop - #oldbook #oldbookshop #booksky #vintage #vintagebooks #moonsbookshop #whitehaven #findingnewhomesforolsbookssince1970 #antiquarianbookshop

Vintage British comics #booksky #moonsbookshop #findingnewhomesforoldbookssince1970 #vintagecomics

Brig 'Capella' Entering Whitehaven Harbour George Nelson (1821–1905) artuk.org/discover/art... The Beacon Museum, Whitehaven

Whitehaven is so underrated - anyone interested in Georgian architecture, maritime, social and industrial history (and lots of other things) would have field day here! I grew up around there and am sure it shaped my love of, and fascination with, the past 😀

Whitehaven, West Cumbria. Georgian. #WindowsOnWednesday

One of the Georgian doorways in Whitehaven waiting to be renovated. #AdoorableThursday

William Daniell, Whitehaven, Cumberland, 1814 https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1125091

#LighthouseArt of the Day Sir John James Stewart (Scottish, 1779-1849), Pier at Whitehaven, n.d., pencil and #watercolor heightened with touches of #bodycolor, on blue paper. Private collection, via Christie's, christies.com #art #artsky #lighthouse #MaritimeArt #harborscape

I had a trip in September sunshine up the Cumbrian coast yesterday to Michael Moon's Bookshop, Whitehaven and The New Bookshop, Cockermouth. Everyone I spoke to was both welcoming and enthusiastic about my new book Do visit Your local bookstore today 💚

Vintage Penguin classics #booksky #bookshopsofcumbria #findingnewhomesforoldbookssince1970

Love Books Love Moons Bookshop; finding new homes for old books since 1970 #booksky #moonsbookshop #bookshopsofwestcumbria #bookshopsofcumbria #findingnewhomesforoldbookssince1970

Michael Moon’s massive bookshop in Whitehaven #booksky #bookshopsofcumbria #bookshopsofwestcumbia #oldbooks #bibliophile #findingnehomesforoldbookssince1970

Art nouveau cover design (sold) #booksky #bookshops #bibliphiles #moonsbookshop #bookshopsofcumbria #bookshopsofwestcumbria

Gauffered patterned page edges (sold)