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Thousands of rescued secondhand books, ready for their forever family.

At Preloved Book Shop, we rescue old books. Our aim is to find preloved secondhand books new forever-families, and promote a circular economy of sustainable reading. We are committed to providing readers across Australia with access to quality secondhand books at competitive prices.

We have tens of thousands of cheap secondhand books on our shelves, spanning a wide range of genres, including fiction novels, children’s books, young-adult novels and non-fiction books. Whether you’re searching for a classic work of literary fiction, a contemporary bestseller, a history tome from a bygone era, or a beloved children’s picture book, our online bookstore has something for every book lover.

Our user-friendly online store filters makes it easy to find and re-home a rescued book to suit every reader’s tastes, and with new-old books added daily, our ever-expanding inventory of secondhand books is sure to deliver the perfect addition to your shelves.

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Techniques of the World’s Great Masters of Pottery and Ceramics
By Hugo Morley-Fletcher
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The New Zealand Guide to Handmade Felt
By Marianne Ekert
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The Skilled Helper: A Systematic Approach to Effective Helping, Fourth Edition
By Gerard Egan
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Future Quest
Edited By Roger Elwood
$7.00 Add to cart
Extraterrestrials
Edited By Isaac Asimov
$8.00 Add to cart
Don’t Let Her See Me Cry: A Mother’s Story
By Helen Barnacle
$12.00 Add to cart
The Generations of Men
By Judith Wright & Alison Forbes
$9.00 Add to cart
The Practice Effect
By David Brin
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The James Lee Burke Collection
By James Lee Burke
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Ashenden
By Elizabeth Wilhide
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Unholy Wars: Afghanistan, America and International Terrorism
By John K Cooley
$10.00 Add to cart
The Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art: Treatment, Repair, and Restoration
By Harold James Plenderleith & Alfred Emil A Werner
$16.00 Add to cart
Conspiracy 365: September
By Gabrielle Lord
# 9 in Conspiracy 365
$8.00 Add to cart
Cold Fire
By Dean R Koontz
$9.00 Add to cart
Survivor
By Chuck Palahniuk
$8.00 Add to cart

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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...

A fantastic mix of fiction and nonfiction have jus

A fantastic mix of fiction and nonfiction have just been rescued: check out these secondhand reads available today at Preloved Book Shop:Lanny – Max Porter (Hardcover) $14
1st To Die – James Patterson (Paperback) $12
Invisible Monsters – Chuck Palahniuk (Paperback) $8
Mr Murder – Dean Koontz (Paperback) $9
The Good Mother – Sue Miller (Paperback) $6
The Batsford Book of Tapestry Weaving – Alec Pearson (Hardcover) $15
Peach's Australia – Bill Peach (Hardcover) $12
101 Things I Learned® in Film School – Neil Landau & Matthew Frederick (Hardcover) $12
Revolution and Counter-Revolution – Karl Marx (Paperback) $10
Political Obligation – Thomas H. McPherson (Paperback) $8
The Living Sea: A Photographic Exploration of Life in the Sea – Linda Pitkin (Hardcover) $15You can make any of these rescued reads yours today at prelovedbookshop.com.au#RescuedBooks #UsedBooks #MaxPorter #ChuckPalahniuk #DeanKoontz #JamesPatterson #KarlMarx #AlecPearson #BillPeach #LindaPitkin #BookFinds #SecondhandBooks

Fresh batch of rescued reads are here! Today's sec

Fresh batch of rescued reads are here! Today's secondhand book additions include:The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman - $8
The Monkey's Mask by Dorothy Porter - $7
The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai - $10
The Girl On The Page by John Purcell - $10
The Liar by Nora Roberts - $13
The French Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins - $15
The Island of Dr Moreau by H.G. Wells - $6
The Darker Angels of Our Nature by Philip Dwyer & Mark Micale (Eds) - $10
Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk - $10
Kafka's Last Love: The Mystery of Dora Diamant by Kathi Diamant - $9
Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult - $10If you’re interested, head to prelovedbookshop.com.au to browse through these and thousands more titles.#SecondhandBooks #RescuedFiction #PreLovedBooks #PhilipPullman #DorothyPorter #KiranDesai #JohnPurcell #NoraRoberts #HGWells #ChuckPalahniuk #JodiPicoult #KathiDiamant #PhilipDwyer #MarkMicale #HisDarkMaterials

Ever wondered what happened before Dorothy dropped

Ever wondered what happened before Dorothy dropped into the Land of Oz? Step behind the curtain of Wicked, the spellbinding musical that tells the untold story of the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good.
Wicked: The Grimmerie is packed with cast profiles, illustrated song lyrics, over 200 full-colour photos, and loads of Oz-tastic extras, including an Ozian Glossararium and a step-by-step guide to Elphaba's iconic green look!
A magical must-have for any Wicked fan, Wicked: The Grimmerie by David Cote can be yours via PLB for $30: https://prelovedbookshop.com.au/book/wicked-the-grimmerie/#Wicked #BehindTheScenes #MusicalLovers #WickedFans #TheatreMagic #Broadway #DefyingGravity #SecondhandBooks #RescuedReads

Today's selection of rescued reads is a real mix o

Today's selection of rescued reads is a real mix of classic and contemporary secondhand books:Beatrix Potter's Nursery Rhyme Book by Beatrix Potter – $10
Space Family Stone by Robert A Heinlein – $7
Sturgeon in Orbit by Theodore Sturgeon – $7
The Barsoom Project by Larry Niven & Steven Barnes – $9
The Glass Lake by Maeve Binchy – $9
These Old Shades / Sprig Muslin / Sylvester / The Corinthian / The Convenient Marriage by Georgette Heyer – $17
The Demon Lover: The Roots of Terrorism by Robin Morgan – $12
Virtual Light by William Gibson – $9
Grimoire by Kim Wilkins – $9
City Shadows: Psychological Interventions in Psychiatry by Arnold Mindell – $7
King: The Life and Comedy of Graham Kennedy by Graeme Blundell – $16Browse through these and thousands more secondhand books waiting for their next reader on our virtual shelves: prelovedbookshop.com.au#BeatrixPotter #RobertHeinlein #TheodoreSturgeon #LarryNiven #MaeveBinchy #GeorgetteHeyer #RobinMorgan #WilliamGibson #KimWilkins #PsychologyBooks #GrahamKennedy #RescuedReads #SecondhandBooks #SciFiBooks #ScienceFiction

Check out today's incredible fiction titles, newly

Check out today's incredible fiction titles, newly rescued and ready to find a new reader:Eye in the Sky by Philip K Dick – $9
Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult – $9
Facets by Walter Jon Williams – $9
Tara Road by Maeve Binchy – $8
Blackwattle Creek (#2 in Charlie Berlin) by Geoffrey McGeachin – $8
My Sister Chaos by Lara Fergus – $8
The Sands of Mars by Arthur C Clarke – $7
Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe – $9
Small Changes by Marge Piercy – $8
13 French Science Fiction Stories (Edited by Damon Knight) – $7Explore these unique, secondhand reads and rehome a book today at prelovedbookshop.com.au#PhilipKDick #JodiPicoult #WalterJonWilliams #MaeveBinchy #GeoffreyMcGeachin #LaraFergus #ArthurCClarke #EdgarAllanPoe #MargePiercy #DamonKnight #RescuedFiction #SecondhandBooks

Expand your knowledge and curiosity with today's f

Expand your knowledge and curiosity with today's fascinating non-fiction rescued reads:The Whole Woman by Germaine Greer – $9
Ticket to Hell via Dieppe, from a Prisoner’s Wartime Log 1942-1945 by A Robert Prouse – $20
Towards the Dawn: Federation Architecture in Australia, 1890-1915 by Trevor Howells & Michael Nicholson – $18
The Modern Mind: An Intellectual History of the 20th Century by Peter Watson – $18
Paddy Pallin’s Bushwalking and Camping by Paddy Pallin – $7
Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia by Joseph D Pistone – $9
Rock ‘n’ Roll Woman by Katherine Orloff – $16
Critical Lessons: What Our Schools Should Teach by Nel Noddings – $10
Human Givens: The New Approach to Emotional Health and Clear Thinking by Joe Griffin & Ivan Tyrrell – $15
Wittgenstein by David Pears – $6Explore these thought-provoking secondhand non-fiction reads at prelovedbookshop.com.au
#GermaineGreer #WWII #Architecture #PeterWatson #PaddyPallin #TrueCrime #RockNRoll #Education #EmotionalHealth #Wittgenstein #RescuedReads #SecondhandBooks

Today's rescued reads are full of incredible secon

Today's rescued reads are full of incredible secondhand non-fiction finds:New Zealand's Top Tracks by Mark Pickering – $7
Group Counselling: Strategies and Skills by Edward E. Jacobs, Riley L. Harvill & Robert L. Masson – $12
Boundary Value Problems by David L. Powers – $15
Australian Opals in Colour by Nance & Ron Perry – $10
A Pictorial History of the Royal Flying Doctor Service by Michael F. Page – $7
Field Guide to Birds of Australia by Graham Pizzey, illustrated by Rob B. Doyle – $10
In Wildness Is the Preservation of the World by Eliot Porter – $15
The Flinders in Colour by Keith Phillips, Ivan Holliday, Ron Hill & Jocelyn Burt – $15
Deborah, Golda, and Me: Being Female and Jewish in America by Letty Cottin Pogrebin – $15
Art and Environment: An Art Resource for Teachers by Arnel W. Pattemore – $17Browse through these and thousands of other incredible factual books on PrelovedBookShop.com.au's virtual non-fiction shelves: https://prelovedbookshop.com.au/book-category/non-fiction-books/#NonFiction #SecondhandBooks #AustralianBooks #TeachingResources #RareBooks #RescuedReads

The telling of folktales in Scotland comes from an

The telling of folktales in Scotland comes from an oral tradition that blends rich imagination with verbal artistry. The Penguin Book of Scottish Folktales by Neil Philip features over 100 tales, including legends like Kate Crackernuts, the Black Laird, and the wonders of Whuppity Stoorie.
Explore over 100 vibrant stories passed down through generations, from the Highlands to the Lowlands, in this essential anthology of Scottish myths and legends, and take home this rescued read today for just $8 at PLB: https://prelovedbookshop.com.au/book/the-penguin-book-of-scottish-folktales/
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