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BOOKS &
COLLECTABLES

Meet Adam Riley and Robert Cronjé, we are decorating the shop as we unpacked and
two guys passionate about collecting books sorted our stock. But the chaos of unpacking
and coins, and the proud owners of Midlands soon become a dream for booklovers! With
Books & Collectables, which launched in May the whole gamut of genres available, with
2023 at the Old Mushroom Farm just outside fiction ranging from the classics to fantasy and
of Howick in the KZN Midlands. non-fiction ranging from history, biographies,
esoteric, to wildlife, as well as a variety of
We met when Robert joined the coins, collectables and more, visitors often
Pietermaritzburg Numismatic Society in 2017 spend many happy hours browsing. With our
after relocating from the Cape. Adam had affordable prices, it might be best to bring your
been a long-standing member since 1982. own apple box along!

a The collection keeps on growing too as we
can’t resist buying more treasures, some
•4" weeks we purchase over 4000 books! Some
of our educational and kids books and older
I i'J114-1 I novels are donated to schools in Zululand,
in retirement villages, and other institutions.

1' We truly take pride in our shop and it has
already become a well-loved and fraternized
As avid collectors of books and coins we shop at the Old Mushroom Farm. We have
ended up selling and trading spare items and hosted our first book launch at the venue and
when our garages started looking like storage plan on hosting many other events. We look
units, we knew we were into this deeper than forward to welcoming you to our physical shop
planned and had to find a solution! or online store.

The original concept of an online store Editorial supplied by Midlands Books & Collectables
somehow morphed into our current shop
at the Old Mushroom Farm! With over 300
apple boxes filled with books and numerous
containers filled with other collectable items,
we decided in April to open the shop. Our
first few days (often extending late into the
evenings) were filled with the sight of boxes

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