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Best Selling Biographies & Memoirs

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Assata
Shakur- Assata
Paperback (1999-11-01)
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Brave The Wild River
Melissa L Sevigny
Paperback (2024-05-14)
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Fun Home
Alison Bechdel-
Paperback (2007-06-01)
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Waking Up White, and Finding Myself In the Story Of Race
Debby Irving
Paperback (2014-01-01)
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The Complete Persepolis
Marjane Satrapi
Paperback (2007-10-01)
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The Ride Of Her Life
Elizabeth Letts
Paperback (2022-06-01)
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Best Selling Mystery & Crime Books

Break out your armchair sleuthing skills with these page turners that will keep you guessing from start to finish.

Godfather
Mario Puzo
Paperback (2009-06-01)
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Razorblade Tears
S A Cosby
Paperback (2022-04-01)
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Local Woman Missing
Mary Kubica
Paperback (2021-11-01)
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The Talented Mr Ripley
Patricia Highsmith
Paperback (2018-04-01)
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Brutal Prince
Sophie Lark
Paperback (2023-07-01)
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The Secret History
Donna Tartt
Paperback (2004-04-01)
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Rare & Collectible Travel Books

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A true and exact description of the most celebrated East-India coasts of Malabar and Coromandel, as also of the Isle of Ceylon… vol III.
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A true and exact description of the most celebrated East-India coasts of Malabar and Coromandel, as also of the Isle of Ceylon… vol III.

by BALDAEUS, Philippus

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Published
1745
Binding
Vellum; tight and secure
Quantity Available
1
Seller
COLUMBIA, Missouri, USA
Item Price
NZ$1,225.80
Item Price
NZ$1,225.80
THE PRESENT STATE OF PERU. Comprising its geography, topography, natural history, mineralogy, commerce, the customs and manners of its inhabitants, the state of literature, philosophy, and the arts.
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THE PRESENT STATE OF PERU. Comprising its geography, topography, natural history, mineralogy, commerce, the customs and manners of its inhabitants, the state of literature, philosophy, and the arts.

by SKINNER, Joseph.:

First Edition
Condition
Used
Published
1805
Binding
Half calf, marbled boards gilt
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Oxford, Oxfordshire, GBR
Item Price
NZ$2,697.12
Item Price
NZ$2,697.12
AN ACCOUNT OF A VOYAGE TO NEW SOUTH WALES, To which is prefixed a Detail of His Life, Trials, Speeches, &c. &c. Enriched with beautiful Coloured Prints.
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AN ACCOUNT OF A VOYAGE TO NEW SOUTH WALES, To which is prefixed a Detail of His Life, Trials, Speeches, &c. &c. Enriched with beautiful Coloured Prints.

by BARRINGTON, George.:

First Edition
Condition
Used
Published
1803
Binding
Modern quarter burgundy morocco over marbled sides
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Oxford, Oxfordshire, GBR
Item Price
NZ$1,704.58
Item Price
NZ$1,704.58
Pages from the Journal of a Queensland Squatter DE SATGE, Oscar
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Pages from the Journal of a Queensland Squatter DE SATGE, Oscar

by DE SATGE, Oscar

First Edition
Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1901
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Liphook, Hampshire, GBR
Item Price
NZ$474.69
Item Price
NZ$474.69
Leben und Thaten Der Durchläuchtigsten See-Helden Und Erfinder der Länder dieser Zeiten. 1 Anfahend Mit Christoph Columbus Dem Erfinder der neuen Welt
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Leben und Thaten Der Durchläuchtigsten See-Helden Und Erfinder der Länder dieser Zeiten. 1 Anfahend Mit Christoph Columbus Dem Erfinder der neuen Welt

by BOS, Lambert van den

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Published
1681
Binding
Leather; tight and secure
Quantity Available
1
Seller
COLUMBIA, Missouri, USA
Item Price
NZ$3,187.08
Item Price
NZ$3,187.08
Alejandro de humboltd ensayo politico sobre la isla de cuba 2 vols introduccion de fernando ortiz habana cultural s a 1930
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Alejandro de humboltd ensayo politico sobre la isla de cuba 2 vols introduccion de fernando ortiz habana cultural s a 1930

by Alejandro de humboldt

First Edition
Condition
Used - Good
Edition
1
Published
1930
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
Seller
miami, Florida, USA
Item Price
NZ$294.19
Item Price
NZ$294.19

Rare & Collectible Childrens Books

Dive into nostalgia with these timeless old and antique classics for youth and adults alike from our Children’s Books rare book room.

Tree And Leaf

Tree And Leaf

by Tolkien, J. R. R.

First Edition
Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
1st Edition 1st Printing
Published
1964
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Pasadena, California, USA
Item Price
NZ$3,677.40
Item Price
NZ$3,677.40
The Hundred and One Dalmatians
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The Hundred and One Dalmatians

by Smith, Dodie

First Edition
Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1956
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Rutherglen, Victoria, AUS
Item Price
NZ$1,378.12
Item Price
NZ$1,378.12
LET'S PLAY TRAIN An Animated Panorama

LET'S PLAY TRAIN An Animated Panorama

by Schenk, Abe

Condition
Used
Published
N.D.
Binding
Spiral bound
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Owens Cross Roads, Alabama, USA
Item Price
NZ$245.16
Item Price
NZ$245.16
College on Horseback

College on Horseback

by Hall, Esther Greenacre

First Edition
Condition
Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards dampstained, spine cocked and waterstained at heel, owner name and address on front flyleaf.
Edition
First Edition
Published
1933
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Selkirk, New York, USA
Item Price
NZ$245.16
Item Price
NZ$245.16
My Book about New Zealand

My Book about New Zealand

by Alice Talwin Morris; Charles Robinson (Illustrator)

Condition
Used - Acceptable
Published
1912-01-01
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
Seller
West Poland, Maine, USA
Item Price
NZ$817.20
Item Price
NZ$817.20
The Girl's Own Paper. Volume XXIII 1901-2

The Girl's Own Paper. Volume XXIII 1901-2

by Girl's Own Paper

Condition
Used
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN
Item Price
NZ$214.52
Item Price
NZ$214.52
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Signed by J.K. Rowling

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First Edition of The Sound and the Fury

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