Find Your Perfect Secondhand Book

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We understand the overwhelming feeling that can come with choosing a secondhand book. With countless preloved books out there waiting for a new home, it can be challenging to figure out which one is the perfect fit for you.

The process of selecting a book can sometimes feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. That’s why we’ve taken the initiative to simplify this process for you.

At Preloved Book Shop, we’ve developed a tool called “Find Your Perfect Book.” This tool has been designed to assist you in the selection process, ensuring that you find the book that resonates with you on a personal level. It’s not just about buying a book; it’s about finding a literary companion that speaks to your interests, preferences, and reading style.

Our goal is to make your journey to discover the ideal secondhand book not only more convenient but also more enjoyable. Whether you’re an avid reader or just beginning your reading adventure, our tool is here to help you find that perfect match among our extensive collection of preloved books. So, take the guesswork out of book hunting and let us guide you to your next literary treasure:


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Island Diary of a Year on Easdale Garth Waite Vicky Waite (Illustrator)

Island: Diary of a Year on Easdale

This is a detailed and illustrated account of a newly married couple’s first idyllic year on the tiny Scottish island of Easdale. It all began..$25.00

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In Harmony with Nature Daisy Wood

In Harmony with Nature

No description available.$20.00

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Isaac and the Egg Bobby Palmer

Isaac and the Egg

Heartbreaking and heart-stealing, this bestselling modern-day fable is an unforgettable novel about sorrow, joy, friendship and love. When Isaac Addy walks into the woods on..$11.00

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Silver Nitrate Silvia Moreno Garcia

Silver Nitrate

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Daughter of Doctor Moreau and Mexican Gothic comes a fabulous meld of Mexican horror movies and..$13.00

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The Master and Margarita Mikhail Bulgakov

The Master and Margarita

Bulgakov paints a powerful picture of Stalin’s regime in this allegorical classic. The devil makes a personal appearance in Moscow accompanied by various demons, including..$14.00

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Orchids of South West Australia Noel Hoffman Andrew Brown

Orchids of South-West Australia

A revised edition of the sell-out second edition, which includes over forty new species in a full-colour supplement. The complete text has been updated and..$22.00

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Stormchild Bernard Cornwell Thrillers

Stormchild

Tim Blackburn, a famous round-the-world yachtsman, must discover the fate of his impulsive, brilliant but wayward daughter, Nicole. Nicole disappeared in the company of Caspar..$8.00

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Skybowl Melanie Rawn Dragon Star

Skybowl

With her widely acclaimed fantasy trilogy, Dragon Prince, Melanie Rawn opened an enchanted gateway to a spellbinding universe of Sunrunner’s magic and sorcerous evil, telling..$11.00

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Stately Gardening The Changing Role of the Gardener Historic Houses Association

Stately Gardening: The Changing Role of the Gardener

Written in a lively style and illustrated with archive material and specially-shot photography, Stately Gardening will open the present-day visitor’s eyes to how the creation..$12.00

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The Australian Gardener

The Australian Gardener

No description available.$30.00

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The New Slow Cooker Brigit Binns

The New Slow Cooker

Awaken your tastebuds with a whole new approach to slow-cooking. The more than 100 luscious and comforting recipes inside this book are bursting with fresh..$25.00

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The Hollywood Book of Death The Bizarre, Often Sordid, Passings of More than 125 American Movie and TV Idols James Robert Parish

The Hollywood Book of Death: The Bizarre, Often Sordid, Passings of More than 125 American Movie and TV Idols

Discover the tantalising details of Hollywood’s famous and infamous fatalities The death of a celebrity is often as fascinating as–and sometimes more fascinating than–a star’s..$18.00

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Illustrating Children's Books Creating Pictures for Publication Martin Salisbury

Illustrating Children’s Books: Creating Pictures for Publication

The successful book illustrator starts by understanding his author’s flight of fancy, then rendering the ideas and actions imaginatively in pictorial terms. This unusual and..$18.00

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A Short Book about Drawing Andrew Marr

A Short Book about Drawing

Like millions of others, Andrew Marr draws. He hasn’t had lessons, yet since childhood, the journalist and TV presenter has been at his happiest with..$15.00

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Creative Journal Writing The Art and Heart of Reflection Stephanie Dowrick

Creative Journal Writing: The Art and Heart of Reflection

‘We do not write in order to be understood; we write in order to understand.’ – C. Day Lewis Journal writing is one of the..$8.00

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Art on a String Threaded Objects from the Central Desert and Arnhem Land, Australia Louise Hamby Diana Young

Art on a String: Threaded Objects from the Central Desert and Arnhem Land, Australia

Art on a string introduces the aesthetic and symbolic power of necklaces and other threaded objects made by Australian Aboriginal artists from the Central desert..$17.00

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Artist Profile Emily Floyd, Constructing Art

Artist Profile: Emily Floyd, Constructing Art

Issue 28. Melbourne Art Fair Special Edition.$12.00

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7 Reece Mews Francis Bacon's Studio John Edwards

7 Reece Mews: Francis Bacon’s Studio

Shortly after Francis Bacon died, one photographer was granted access to work undisturbed for days on end to produce this riveting record of the Kensington..$20.00

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Time Is the Simplest Thing Clifford Simak

Time Is the Simplest Thing

Without setting foot on another planet, people like Shep Blaine were reaching out to the stars with their minds, telepathically contacting strange beings on other..$7.00

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The Man Who Melted Jack Dann

The Man Who Melted

The Man Who Melted is a warning for the future. It is the Brave New World and 1984 for our time, for it gives us..$8.00

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J.M.W. Turner 1775 1851 The World of Light and Colour Michael Bockemuhl

J.M.W. Turner 1775-1851: The World of Light and Colour

As a blind person would see the world if the gift of sight suddenly returned – so might one describe the effect of Turner’s paintings..$17.00

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From Naked to Nude Life Drawing in the Twentieth Century George Eisler

From Naked to Nude: Life Drawing in the Twentieth Century

Despite some prophecies to the contrary, the human figure has lost none of its fascination for artists of our time; and the curious and uneasy,..$18.00

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Russell Drysdale, 1912 1981 Geoffrey Dutton

Russell Drysdale, 1912-1981

A biographical and critical study.$16.00

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Art & Design Italian Art Now Andreas C Papadakis (Editor)

Art & Design: Italian Art Now

Vol 5 No 1/2-1989. The Southern European Tradition. Chia, Clemente, Cucchi, Paladino.$17.00

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Arthur Boyd Family and Friends David Chalker

Arthur Boyd: Family and Friends

Edited By David Chalker

Catalogue of a traveling exhibition held October 31, 1997-June 28, 1998 at Cairns Regional Gallery and other galleries in Australia. Includes bibliographical references.$15.00

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Early Himalayan Art Amy Heller

Early Himalayan Art

The Ashmolean Museum has an important collection of Buddhist metal sculptures and other works of religious art from the Himalayan regions of Tibet and Nepal...$15.00

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