Get ahead of the Bishop of Rome with a dictionary from our collection.
And in case his views on fake new have passed you by, click here.
If you all get to heaven
If you have ever wondered about the appeal of Shoko Asahara, Jim Jones or David Koresh, this might be just the thing for you. And it is only $9. A little on the grisly side but.
Planes, planes, and planes
"If you cannot identify ALLIED AND ENEMY AIRCRAFT what use can you make of the rest of your training?".
Indeed. A curiosity. Upskill yourself for $40.
Fifty shades of wall
E L James, tear down this wall
A book sapling
Newly planted in the front room.
Based on this inspiration. Although looking at it now, we might have some more growing to do. Also makes me realise how much that wall could use a clean!
A Christmas poll
Okay team, which should be our festive angel?
a) on the left: Tolstoy's War and Peace or
b) on the right, Kenyon Calthrop's collection of miscellaneous Christmas-related writing.
Exactly what it says on the tin
Filed under "curious". A delightful assembly in perfect condition. $12.
Self help
Perfect for sunny Sunday arts and crafts. Written before the Internet. Super beautiful. Practical. Collectible. $50.
And the title reminds me of a song.
It's a sign
It's summer market day in Ponsonby! We can't promise you the world, but we do have books.
Monsters
Just in time for the weekend. A history of monsters! $16
A fresh batch of notebooks now instore
With the help of our friends from Lovenotes we have been transforming old books into new.
Take one old novel. Remove some pages. Add a spiral binding, recycled paper and some careful attention to detail. And hey presto! A one-of-kind, hand-assembled, lovingly-crafted notebook. We guarantee there is no other like it on this earth.
$15 until they are gone.
Get them instore or drop us a line to make other arrangements.
Public transport
Freshly donated this morning.
See something that looks like you?
Mad people
Was it as cray cray as Trump Clinton 2016? Find out yourself for $12.
Joy to the world
Maybe if we all dressed like each other and sang each other's songs we'd get along better.
Here's a chance to try it out. Nice costumes too. Might be hard to get hold of all the accoutrements but.
Boxes for free yo
Update: they have gone to a new home. Facebook is sometimes quick.
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We have a dozen archive boxes to give away. Seems a shame to recycle such high quality things but that is what we will do if no one wants them by Wednesday. Tick tock.
Dimensions are 40 x 28 x 30cm width/height/depth.
Pickup from us 201 Ponsonby Road from 10am to 5pm. Or drop us a line to make other arrangements.
Farewell
We say our final goodbye to the much-unmourned enormous salmon counter of doom. A photo essay.
Cough cough
JM Barrie, of Peter Pan fan, describes his relationship with smoking, and how he came to give it up. A curiosity. Yours for $16.
Dreaming of islands
Some books about the Chathams just in.
This Saturday: third garden working bee fun timez
Date: Saturday 26 November
Time: 2:30pm
What could be more than the last touches before we have a functional garden?
Exciting tasks include:
* Putting trash in the skip
* Putting the new gravel in the second gravel pit
* Raking the soil
* Planting and watering the grass seed
* Enjoying the sunshine
* Drinking rosé
Do bring gardening gloves if you have them and a tasteful smock or equivalent. Wine and tools provided.