OLD BOOK SHOP TOUR + BOOKS IN MY LIFE

A video about books, which invade my life and my home, and a little tour in my favourite shop in my town St Etienne, The old book shop.
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Hello I'm Laetitia Miéral a Paper Magician living in St Etienne, France.You will discover in my channel, my life as an artist , glimpses in my studio and my Kingdom , my artwork in progress , my interest for old fairy tales and french history , dollhouses, Vlogs and Fairy Tale seasonal decor videos.---------------------
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July 2023

[@lindaschaller5784]

Thank you for this exquisite video! My husband started with one 18 th century leather bound French book 25 years ago and now they have taken over every bookshelf, cabinet and table in our house. What wonderful company they are… witnesses to historic events, advice givers, dream makers. I just love your old bookshop! I hope to visit him in person one day! I really appreciate your and am inspired by your magical world, thank you for sharing it with us. ❤

[@Merveillesenpapier]

Thank you Linda, Wow Ilove that I can imagine they must add a complete dimension to your home , be invaded by old books and 18th century books in a home is a very nice invasion I think you would love this book shop he has absolute treasures, and quite a lot of books from the late 16th and 17th century. Thank you for these very kind words ! :))

[@lorraineabernethy3042]

Yes, Yes and Yes,Laetitia.....books on shelves in every room and in my studio.....I, also cannot imagine my home without books. Since childhood they've made another world for me. I cannot take a train without my book! Your local bookshop is certainly a treasure to have so close. Beautiful message with the books and music. Thank you.

[@Merveillesenpapier]

Thank you Lorraine for stopping by, yes train trips without books wouldn't be the same! I feel lucky to have the chance to go as often as I wish , Thank you :)))

[@maramcmanus9669]

Can't live without them! I have so many that I have had to build libraries in my last 3 houses! In my present home, after more than a year long wait I am ironically FINALLY getting installed the bookshelves I had custom built and fitted for a new library. I am not rich..books are just so important to me that I prioritize them in my life:) Libraries have always been my safe place. My father used to take me to used bookstores as a special treat and I was always allowed to bring one or two home. I carried the tradition on with my children. We all count those treasure hunts among our most cherished memories. My childrens favorite birthday tradition was that on their special day we would go to the biggest book store in our area and they could have whatever age appropriate books the could fit in their basket. Books were the one thing i never scrimped on, and my children have all developed a deep love of learning, a wonderful curiosity and are fantastic story tellers. While i have been waiting for my new library to be completed all my precious books have been in boxes. I can not wait to clean them, organize them and become reaquainted with them! I have missed them like old friends and I agree nothing tells you more about a person than their books! I used to tell my son almost exactly the same thing..that in a book, you can go anywhere, experience anything, be anyone and learn about anything without any kind of external judgement. You are only limited by your imagination. My sister once said when someone made a snide comment about how many books her children had , "we read in our family". Well said, I thought. I genuinely feel sorry for anyone who did not get the encouragement to read when it most matters..as a child..but then I remember that books are the one thing you can enjoy for free..via public libraries or even the internet. Name one other item where an entire system, organized purely around trust, will just give you an item only with the promise to bring it back. No cost, no questions asked. They will loan you something precious purely for your own enrichment..just by showing a membership card. That gives me faith in the future and the hope that societies without the will or means to fund libraries will eventually find a way.

[@Merveillesenpapier]

I understand you so well having you dreamed built in bookshelves as a priority!!! yes sometimes people can start to built a real interest later in life as teenagers or young adults even when tehy didn't read much as children, but it's less common, it's so true, books are really the only thing we can have for free, even with the free book boxes.We need to stay optimistic!!! Thank you for sharing your stories with books, I enjoyed reading your message Mara !

[@sawdust2556]

Beautiful.❤

[@spinstercatlady]

Oh yes, books books everywhere here, too! I don't believe I'd know how to live without books - I read when I'm happy, I read when I'm sad - books are life, for sure 🖤 Beautiful vid, as always!

[@Merveillesenpapier]

Thank you Shawna :) yes you say it well, books are life!

[@davidjohnston9356]

My soul also needs old books 📚 ( and trees) to thrive. I love the feel of an old book in my hands and the different sound when you turn the page.📚📚 Today I found an old garden statue with a boy reading intensely a book on his lap. I am still smiling about the fortunate find. I tucked it away between my houseplants on an old marble top table. ( I was worried raccoons would possibly knock it over outside, and it may break.) You would like the little town called Snohomish, filled with antique stores up and down Main street 40 minutes from Seattle. Your new old books are a lucky find to add to your treasures. 🍃 Thank you for a beautiful inspiring video.

[@Merveillesenpapier]

Nice find it must be a pretty statue !Oh I would be for sure curious to see this town! yes I already finished the small one and it was delightful! Thank you Sabine :)

[@deannab9511]

Beautiful books, I can't live without them ❤

[@Merveillesenpapier]

Thank you :)

[@tinchapeltextiles]

Hello Letitia, yes one can never have too many books, my house is held up by them. Wishing you a joyful and creative week ahead, also thanks you for the new workshop, its beautiful ! xxx

[@Merveillesenpapier]

It must be fun to see a house" held by books" You too, have a lovely not too hot week! Thank you :)

[@Cs-ry3fx]

I have many many books.. books on shelves, on tables, stacked and under my bed 😂 what a wonderful book shop you have. thank you for sharing❤

[@Merveillesenpapier]

You're welcome, yes I'm very lucky!

[@spellerine5011]

This is one of my favourite videos of yours so far! Yes, I have been amassing a rather large collection of old books. More than I have been able to keep up with reading, but it’s a fun hobby and I love connecting with the past times. I just ordered my very first book printed in the 18th century “Fables by the Late John Gay” from 1792 and I can’t wait until it arrives. I’m jealous of that bookstore of yours so close by with all of those treasures…thanks for sharing!

[@Merveillesenpapier]

Thank you ! I'm not familiar with this author but nice it's always exciting to find older and older books which have been published several centuries ago. Oh Im very grateful to have this bookshop so close that I can visit anytime I want tthough I don't go there every month because I cannot resist all these temptations when I'm there , and usually stay 2 hrs at least each time. Thank you for your message !

[@katiemynette4285]

❤Hey Sweetheart. Books are a must for me. I'm reading a lot of poetry and I write a lot of poetry. I'm also reading Alice in Wonderland, I know, I'm an adult, and I have read Anne of Green Gables 3 times in the past 3 years, it is so magical. KATIE ❤️ KENTUCKY!

[@kurjan1]

Three great passions I have, books, art and music. Coming out of Covid lockdowns I set about correcting my book and art overflow problems by building an extension onto my home dedicated as a library and music room, with a wine cellar attached. I collect first edition, preferably signed, editions. More modern than what you have shown though. Your home looks absolutely beautiful. So glad I have just found your channel. Thank you.

[@Merveillesenpapier]

Thank you! You are most welcome overhere ! A wine cellar next to a music room and library , you have all the delights of life in one place !

[@fionasimagination]

I have been told off so many times and been told to get rid of my treasured books whenever I have to be transported to hospital and they can't get through to me in my bed because books are blocking everything. But that will never happen, I'd rather die in my books than get rid of them so they can save me 😂

[@fionasimagination]

My mother is exactly the same. There is always a cavalcade of books when they transport her to hospital too. It must be inherited😂 Our tiny flat looks rather a lot like the bookshop you toured in the video. Our haven but not very practical for two highly disabled people that can barely walk a straight line, let alone dance around precariously stacked mountains of books😂

[@Merveillesenpapier]

Thank you for sharing a bit of your story Fiona , books are such a comfort I understand what you mean, It must be a surprise for people who visit you to think they have entered a bookshop !

[@recyclecouture]

When I have decided to let go of some of my books, I always donate them to my local library.

[@marjanwolfs6273]

I have lots of books. Not the old ones you have, but books I have for about 55 years. I bought them when I was about 13-16 years old. And later in my life. Not many books to read, but herbal books, books about making dolls and clothes, quilts and other things I like to make. Sometimes I see photo's of bookshelfs with books and decorate with lovely other things. That are not my bookshelfs, they are full with books, nothing else.

[@Merveillesenpapier]

Thank you Marjan , your books are part of your own story, with all the different moments of your life as a woman and artist it's very interesting , yes Bookshelves should dedicated to books only, I agree !

[@diba412]

Beautiful collection of books, Laetitia...📚thank you for sharing your stunning book shop...hi Clochette 😺

[@Merveillesenpapier]

Thank you, glad you liked the visit, I will give your hi to Clochette!

[@nerys723]

Beautiful collection of books!

[@Merveillesenpapier]

Thank you !

[@alisaaustin8431]

Beautiful!!! Yes, I have a lot of books. I wish I had a larger home. 😥

[@IRKA-3]

I love your videos….. you are living my dream. I love that time in France before the revolution and after. Coming from Canada it’s a new country and nothing like France…but I through the years I try to make my home like yours, that is why I love your videos. Thanks for sharing …. @nd the books you find are amazing. 💖

[@Merveillesenpapier]

Thank you, sorry for my late reply to your comment on this video I didn't see it. Some parts of Canada and Quebec are really nice with some history but of course it is a more recent country . Oh nice, happy if you find some inspiration for your own home yes the books were really nice thank you !!:)

[@IRKA-3]

@@Merveillesenpapier yes Canada is bilingual … English and French but unfortunately only Quebec is mainly French.. … but all over the country if you want to send your kids to an all English school or French school . We have Old Montreal and Quebec city which actually look like you are in a French town in the old days!

[@sangorski]

beautiful antiquebooks！i like it too

[@Merveillesenpapier]

Thank you !

[@jenmagnus-rm6nz]

What a magical bookshop. I too love books, with well over a thousand in my house but I'm not really counting anymore. Being surrounded by books is like being surrounded by friends. Some are old dear friends that one knows intimately and others are exciting new ones awaiting discoverey.

[@Merveillesenpapier]

Yes they are all friends it's very true Jen :)

[@knizhnayasestrica]

Such a beautiful treat your video - as always. Thank you so much for the ambience you create! There are a lot of books in our household - my husband`s, mine, children`s. And I find it really comforting)

[@Merveillesenpapier]

Thank you I 'm glad you appreciate them :) yes books are so comforting :)

[@roksannastephens4375]

Hello! What a fun and beautiful video, thank you for sharing. I agree, books are a "necessary food" and "relable friends". I love my books and always add to my collection. I never thought to wax my book covers, going to give it a try. Wow, look at that book store you are in, beautiful books! I'd spend a lot of money in that place...lol.

[@Merveillesenpapier]

Oh yes you can do it but only with leather covers you are sure are not some sort of fabric . yes I feel very lucky to have this store so close and so well furnished ! I do spend a lot,but Idon't visit it every month, more like every 3 months ;)

[@lafarmhouse]

❤❤❤

[@leahsmith2078]

After I finish a book, I decide whether it is worthy of my shelf. ☺️

[@randysmith7189]

The only rooms in my home that doesn't have bookcases for books are the bathrooms ...I live in 10 room house.😊 I love your videos!

[@Merveillesenpapier]

Wow!! That's seriously impressing and inspiring !

[@brookeredmond8303]

I love old books! The leather bound cover and the smell 😊 what do you clean your books with Laetitia?

[@Merveillesenpapier]

It is besswax flakes mixed woth olive oil and you can add cocoa butter if you want to , but mine was only beeswax and olive oil though I put the jar in a bowl of warm water to make it more liquid before using it.

[@brookeredmond8303]

@@Merveillesenpapier thank you! I have all of those ingredients.

[@ATimeToBe]

@@Merveillesenpapier can you do a video on how you care for your old books, what you’re rubbing on them, how often do you do this, etc? 😊

[@monicacallesarenales5865]

Books are invading all my space an fortunately all my mind 😂

[@barbaragrace1992]

Hiya, I love books and have them everywhere. I found a beautiful Shakespearian book that is for the theatre. Unfortunately I don't find too many with such beautiful covers. Are you waxing the covers to keep them beautiful?

[@Merveillesenpapier]

Hello Barbara! Yes I waw them to nourish their covers also becaus ethe air is very dry here, it keeps the leather more moisturized and more flexible.

[@upwardjourney2055]

What do you use to clean books?

[@cranberrybe]

my farther was a bibliophile and it is a disease he transferred to me. i'm trying to limit book collecting because the last move was very hard. i still have some of his books though i had to sell a lot of them when i moved to France. what is the product you used for your old books here? do you do it yourself or is it sold somewhere in France? thank you for another lovely video.

[@Merveillesenpapier]

That's a nice disease! it's a handmade receipe just beewax flakes (available in organic shops) mixed with olive oil I think I should have added cocoa butter, but I couldn't find this ingredient in my town, so I did without it and it works well ; ) Thank you!

[@orglancs]

@@Merveillesenpapier I think you can find something similar ready-made from firms that supply materials and equipment to museums and libraries.

[@lildavis7579]

What do you clean your books with, can just mention not necessarily write back ❤LILLE MARIE xo

[@felicityharrington2409]

*promosm*

[@sawdust2556]

Beautiful.❤