Delightful leather-bound collection of fifty of the classic tales in Sir Richard Burton's famous 1888 translation. With beautiful line illustrations from an even earlier edition. $18
Not in Symmes Hole
A reknown New Zealand writer with a story of three siblings. $14.
Economic icon
A biography of Bill Phillips, noted New Zealand economist. Also creator of an amazing mechanical model of the UK economy. By a former Reserve Bank Governor. Great condition. $25
Cultural icon
Hardback words about singing. $14. Beautiful cover design.
Start the week with some invective
Noam Chomsky is not that positive about the United States' role in the world. $16
Highlands
A history of two hospitals established in the Himalayas by Sir Edmund Hillary in 1966 and 1975 and staffed for the subsequent twenty years or so by New Zealand or Canadian volunteers. Published in 2011 in beautiful hardback. $50
Digging it
One of the twenty books penned by gardening superstar Eion Scarrow. $10
Generally speaking
A small beautiful hardback book for a quite specific audience. One of the hundreds of books in our gardening collection. $12
Medically speaking
Book of the day: In case it didn't all go your way on the weekend. $9
Channeling the greats
Feeling chirpy
Book of the day: Feeling chirpy? Revisit this view from 2005 of what the present might hold if oil production peaks along with all the other things sent to try us. $18
Advice
Buy a second-hand bookstore, they said. Live a life of glamour, they said.
Just my type
Show your support for Sans Serif. Part of our small but beautiful typography collection. $38
Not all telescopes
Book of the day: A biography of the relationship between Galileo and his oldest daughter (sent to a nunnery at the age of 13!) based on 120 of her letters. Nominated for a Pulitzer prize. But yours for just $12
Desert complex
Book of the day: A delight of modern Middle Eastern travel and history. Hardback, dust-jacket, in great condition. $35
An extra wrinkle: James Morris is now Jan Morris, having made the switch in 1972.
Thriller
Book of the day: In case you can't find someone to drink with. Nice MJ reference too. $20
Show time
Want to show something off? Free display bookshelf. Pick up from our porch. First up, best dressed.
On film
Kirk Douglas, philosopher. Hardback. Great condition. $18
Gladiator
Go on, you know you want to. $12
Get out of it
Escape to the southern Africa of memory in the eyes of a small boy. $7