Rachel pope had a dream of owning and running a secondhand bookshop, and on moving to hamilton, the dream became reality. In great king st close to the university, scribes is the stately old lady of dunedin second hand bookshops. How to tackle global warming and still keep the lights on. North island the auckland cbd has a borders as well as the usual dymocks. There is a an unbeatable selection of cheap secondhand books hardback and paperback just waiting for a new home. We also have an increasing second hand book selection in our cemetery of forgotten books. We know youll enjoy shopping at our store as it is also our mission for our customers to leave happy and satisfied.
Smiths in christchurch was first established in 1894 and sold secondhand books from 1966. Now, while i have spent many hours researching and visiting these places, there is still a lot i dont know. Our christchurch restores are enormous and the stock is always changing. Unit 6, 14 acheron drive, riccarton, christchurch our aim is to be the most well known recycler of christian books in the south island. We have one of the most comprehensive collections of maori.
Your help needed help to ensure this sites survival. Browsers has been serving their fellow book lovers since 96. Prices begin at just 60 pence plus postage so a bargain is never far away. If you cant find the book you want, use the book query and someone in the shop will have a look on the shelf for you. Millions of products at discount prices its shopping made easy. Come take a wander through our seven rooms of shelves, use the wifi for book research, and enjoy your find in our sunny garden. With bookshops under threat from online ones, and hard copy books competing with digital versions, dunedins second hand bookshops are proud to be a vital part of the citys intellectual life. Besides, even if the web and ubs fail you, dunedin is secondhand bookstore central. Maud cahill has owned secondhand bookstore jason books in downtown.
When rumours of the internet began to reach me in the 1990s, i delighted in being a luddite. Azerbaijan culture smart the essential guide to customs and culture. Our mission is to sell a great range of recent and out of print christian books at affordable and competitive prices. The dove bookshop is a second hand bookshop where all the books have been donated and proudly recycled by st christophers community trust. Millions of cheap secondhand books are offered for sale online by thousands of booksellers and bookshops on the. From bloomsbury to brixton, london is home to a wealth of secondhand bookshops offering big titles at bargain prices. Books secondhand books businesses in christchurch city. Secondhand bookshop as place of refuge otago daily. The dove bookshop is a second hand bookshop where all the books have been donated and. And so i present our top 5 secondhand bookstores in dunedin, in no particular order. Neil harland, the proprietor, has over 30 years experience in retailing christian books.
We specialise in quality general stock, mainly travel and literature and especially in books about africa. Come and view our huge selection of preloved books fiction, educational, travel, arts, crafts, cooking, gardening, transport. I would really like to work out what second handbook stores remain or have opened in christchurch in the last few years. Autumn has arrived at the bookshop and in christchurch. Rachel pope had a dream of owning and running a secondhand bookshop, and on moving to. To many, scribes is the unofficial university secondhand. Theres nothing like being lost in a secondhand bookshop and finding a book. Our 200 square metre shop displays approximately 50. Christchurch still has secondhand bookshops, but you have to look harder. Copy found two at brighton the other day one down the same arcade as the wool shop and the other on the road front down towards the old. Please contact us if you would like to go on our mailing list. Our shop which was upstairs in the olympia building, accessed via shands emporium, was lost in the 2012 earthquakes, and we are currently mail order only. Harry potter still sells but you cannot shift twilight. Free delivery within christchurch city payment via online transfer email dovebookshop.
I have only spent about ten weeks in new zealand, in trips to canterbury and westland, otago, southland, and fiordland, auckland, the coromandel, and the waikato and kaikoura, nelson and marlborough, so this is certainly not an exhaustive list of bookshops. We strive to be the best bookshop we can be, in quality, range and service. Preloved books in a city of literature insiders dunedin. The best secondhand bookshops in melbourne time out. Fiction, fantasy, comics, educational, childrens books and much more at secondhand. We are overstocked in some major authors therefore 50% off books by barclay, colson, dobson, graham, hinn, hybels, prince and swindoll. If you have information i can add to this page, please email me. Some old ones have mutated and others have shifted. We have over 100,000 books in our store but only a small number on our website.
Copy is there any good second hand book shops still around christchurch. Scorpio books bnz centre 120 hereford street christchurch cbd 03 379 2882. Where are the second hand bookstores in christchurch. You can buy furniture, clothing, kitchenware, household appliances, jewellery, sporting goods, art works, books, tools, cds, vinyl records and many more intriguing household items. In a 2,000squarefoot space with over 55,000 titles squeezed on shelves, displayed on tables or even towered up on the floor skoob. The historic building on manchester street had three storeys full of books, maps, sheet music, old photographs, postcards and engravings. Unfortunately as most good book shops tend to be in older building many of them were closed by the earthquakes. Secondhand and used christian books evermore books. Millions of products all with free shipping new zealand wide. Get the best deals on used books for sale in new zealand. Smiths bookshop the tannery shopping centre christchurch. We buy and sell all the time we are easily the largest buyers of secondhand and. Since 2008, browsers has been 100% locallyowned and operated.
We sell quality second hand books and bring people together who are interested in words and creativity. The earthquakes did serious damage to christchurchs secondhand bookshops, but survive. Redolent of a gentler and quieter time, bookmarks decor is rich with hues of oriental rugs and the amber lustre of time worn wooden cabinets. An ode to the joy and persistence of secondhand bookstores the. We have approximately 60,000 titles, and we are buying and selling second hand christian books everyday the south islands largest dealer. If you have any information on new leads, details on these ones or would like to suggest an edit, please do so via the email address at the bottom of the page. From one single preloved book to large collections, hard to find books are always on the lookout for interesting secondhand books to buy estates and private library collections are a specialty. Secondhand bookshop definition and meaning collins.
Ive a few books myself id like to get rid of but getting nothing from a dealer or losing any profit to fees and shipping on trademe doesnt really appeal. Pickup and delivery in the christchurch and canterbury area. The second hand shop is a shop located in christchurch, and one of the best second hand shop in christchurch new zealand. Secondhand book dealers, books bought and sold, book shop, wellington, new zealand.
Five of the best secondhand bookstores in auckland. There is no collection too large, and our interests cover almost every subject contact the hard to find bookshop in eden terrace, auckland or dunedin first if you have books to sell, we recommend you. Scorpio books online book store where the best of tales. Mighty ape stores more than 50,000 popular books in our warehouse to make sure they can be delivered fast. You can find all the essential cookbooks for different needs. Where to find the best secondhand bookshops fashion quarterly. In one of aucklands top secondhand bookshops you can step away from the frenetic electronic age and into a world apart. Top 5 secondhand bookstores in dunedin culture critic. Pubs are less important to me now but their sad beauty remains. Heres our list of the best stores to read, buy or smell the oldest books in london. There are many popular fiction from stephen king, james patterson, nora roberts and more in stock and ready to ship our weekly books best seller covers all the trendy reads from graphic novel to science fiction books. David and great king streets alright, lets ease in with a place everyone should know by now. Nowhere had anywhere as good a supply of sffantasy books.
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