So many nights

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

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

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.

Show time

Want to show something off? Free display bookshelf. Pick up from our porch. First up, best dressed.