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At Preloved Book Shop we rescue second-hand books, ready to re-home via our online book store with a new forever family...

Another stack of wonderful rescued books just adde

Another stack of wonderful rescued books just added to Preloved, including the following:📖 The Folk of the Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton, illustrated by Georgina Hargreaves - $16
📖 Wonder by RJ Palacio - $9
📖 Misspent Youth by Peter F Hamilton - $14
📖 The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov, Volume Four by Isaac Asimov, edited by Martin H Greenberg - $8
📖 Robin Hood by Henry Gilbert - $9
📖 And Another Thing... by Eoin Colfer - $9
📖 How to Fall in Love Again: Kitty's Story by Amanda Prowse - $12
📖 The Albigensian Crusade by Jonathan Sumption - $9
📖 Imaginization: The Art of Creative Management by Gareth Morgan - $20
📖 The Great Betrayal: Britain, Australia & the onset of the Pacific War, 1939-42 by David Day - $15Head to prelovedbookshop.com.au to check out these titles and thousands more, and give a rescued book a new forever-home today!
#EnidBlyton #RJPalacio #PeterFHamilton #IsaacAsimov #HenryGilbert #EoinColfer #AmandaProwse #JonathanSumption #GarethMorgan #DavidDay #Fantasy #ActionAdventure #Classics #YoungAdult #RealisticFiction #Contemporary #CommonwealthUniverse #SciFi #Space #ShortStories #HistoricalFiction #Humour #ChickLit #Romance #History #Business #Australia #ChildrensBooks #SecondhandBooks

One of the interesting things about being part of

One of the interesting things about being part of a secondhand bookshop is noticing which books tend to not hang out on our shelves for long. Anything by Isaac Asimov is usually snapped up a day or so after rescue. Know anyone who is after these? You might want to let them know before someone else takes them home!📖 "Foundation's Edge" - the fourth instalment in the Foundation series - $9
https://prelovedbookshop.com.au/book/foundations-edge/
#FoundationSeries📖 "The Early Asimov: Volume 2" - early works of Asimov - $6
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#IsaacAsimov📖 "Isaac Asimov's Caliban" - first book in the Caliban trilogy - $15
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#CalibanTrilogy📖 "Before the Golden Age 3" - Edited by Asimov an anthology of timeless stories - $8
https://prelovedbookshop.com.au/book/before-the-golden-age-3/
#GoldenAgeSciFiHead to our Isaac Asimov page to take home any of these titles, or be notified whenever we get anything by him in: https://prelovedbookshop.com.au/authors/isaac-asimov/#SecondhandBooks #SciFiClassics #LiteraryTreasures

Perfect for language enthusiasts, scholars, and an

Perfect for language enthusiasts, scholars, and anyone curious about the evolution of language, "Borrowed Words: A History of Loanwords in English" by Philip Durkin offers insights into the intricate web of linguistic influences that shape English today. Explore the rich tapestry of languages that have contributed to the English lexicon, from Latin and Greek to languages like Maori, Malay, Chinese, and more. Discover the origins, adoption, and evolution of loanwords throughout history, from the Middle Ages to the colonial era and beyond.
Own this brilliant secondhand book today for $35 via PLB: https://prelovedbookshop.com.au/book/borrowed-words-a-history-of-loanwords-in-english/
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More spec-fic with a smattering of lit-fic added t

More spec-fic with a smattering of lit-fic added to Preloved this afternoon - take a peek!📖 Neptune Crossing by Jeffrey A Carver - $8
📖 Robopocalypse by Daniel H Wilson - $10
📖 No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai - $9
📖 All Flesh is Grass by Clifford D Simak - $8
📖 The Ringworld Engineers by Larry Niven - $9
📖 The Language Of Stones by Robert Carter - $9
📖 Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams - $8
📖 Colony by Ben Bova - $8
📖 Star Rigger's Way by Jeffrey A Carver - $8
📖 Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami - $11Browse these and thousands more secondhand books from the comfort of your couch at prelovedbookshop.com.au
#JeffreyACarver #ChaosChronicles #DanielHWilson #Robopocalypse #OsamuDazai #CliffordDSimak #LarryNiven #Ringworld #RobertCarter #LanguageOfStonesTrilogy #DouglasAdams #HitchhikersGuidetotheGalaxy #BenBova #MiekoKawakami #SecondhandBooks #ScienceFiction #Fantasy

Happy Monday, book lovers! Here's a peek at the bo

Happy Monday, book lovers! Here's a peek at the books added to Preloved this morning:📖 Rama II by Arthur C Clarke & Gentry Lee - $9
📖 Legends II edited by Robert Silverberg - $17
📖 The Reality Dysfunction by Peter F Hamilton - $12
📖 Crowds and Power by Elias Canneti - $8
📖 A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik - $9
📖 How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter by Sherwin B Nuland - $18
📖 Job: A Comedy Of Justice by Robert A Heinlein - $6
📖 99%: How to Create Abundance and Reverse the Rising Tide of Impoverishment by Mark E Thomas - $12
📖 Hard Times by Charles Dickens - $8
📖 We, the Oppressors by Jack Davy - $13
📖 Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee - $9We have these and thousands more hanging out on our shelves at prelovedbookshop.com.au#ArthurCClarke #GentryLee #RobertSilverberg #Editor #PeterFHamilton #EliasCanneti #NaomiNovik #SherwinBNuland #RobertAHeinlein #MarkEThomas #CharlesDickens #JackDavy #HarperLee #Rama #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #Space #ShortStories

Hope everyone's had a great weekend! We've just ad

Hope everyone's had a great weekend! We've just added these wonderful secondhand books to Preloved:The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman - $10
Love Gone Wrong by Wendy Harmer (Illustrated by Bruce Currie) - $10
2061: Odyssey Three by Arthur C. Clarke - $8
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood - $12
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins - $10
Triad of Darkness by Martin Middleton - $8
The Summer of the Spanish Woman by Catherine Gaskin - $8
Talwar by Robert Carter - $10
The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji - $9
Australian History: The Occupation of a Continent by Suzanne Mellor - $10Head to PrelovedBookShop.com.au to take home these or thousands more books hanging out waiting for their new forever-family!#SecondhandBooks #Fantasy #ActionAdventure #ScienceFiction #Humour #Space #Classics #DystopianFiction #Feminism #LiteraryFiction #HistoricalFiction #DetectiveMystery #Romance #PoliticalFiction #CrimeFiction #SuzanneMellor #PhilipPullman #WendyHarmer #BruceCurrie #ArthurCClarke #MargaretAtwood #WilkieCollins #MartinMiddleton #CatherineGaskin #RobertCarter #YukitoAyatsuji #HisDarkMaterials #SpaceOdyssey #TheHandmaidsTale #ChroniclesOfTheCustodians

Happy weekend! Another stack of preloved books add

Happy weekend! Another stack of preloved books added to our shelves this morning - take a peek:Revolt in 2100 by Robert A Heinlein - $7
Love Marriage by Monica Ali - $13
The Early Asimov: Volume 2 by Isaac Asimov - $6
Intervention by Julian May - $9
Killswitch by Joel Shepherd - $10
The Golden Torc by Julian May - $8
Dawn by Octavia E Butler - $8
King’s Dragon by Kate Elliott - $6
Smith of Wootton Major by JRR Tolkien - $12
Rides a Dread Legion by Raymond E Feist - $8Head to PrelovedBookShop.com.au to take home your favourites!#SecondhandBooks #RobertAHeinlein #MonicaAli #IsaacAsimov #JulianMay #JoelShepherd #OctaviaEButler #KateElliott #JRRTolkien #RaymondEFeist #FutureHistory #Intervention #CassandraKresnov #SagaofthePlioceneExile #Xenogenesis #CrownofStars #TheDemonwarSaga #ScienceFictionBooks #SciFiBooks #FantasyBooks #DystopianFiction #ShortStories #AdventureBooks #LiteraryFiction #HistoricalFiction

Follow Grandma's extraordinary escapades from the

Follow Grandma's extraordinary escapades from the mythical town of Gooligulch to lush rainforests and beyond. With kangaroos, emus, pelicans, and wombats as companions, every page is filled with whimsy and wonder!
Own "My Grandma Lived In Gooligulch" by Graeme Base today for just $13 at Preloved Book Shop: https://prelovedbookshop.com.au/book/my-grandma-lived-in-gooligulch/
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