Che Guevara - his life and times
We have just sold a copy of the book pictured here but if you are quick, there is one more available. And if you are interested in the legendary Ernesto 'Che' Guevara then have a look at our catalogue. We have plenty more books on his life and times such as Bolivian Diary by Che Guevara and Fidel Castro or Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War by Che Guevara.
And of course we have copies of The Motorcycle Diaries - the story of his road trip from Brazil to Peru when he was a young medical student. His memoir was made into a film starring Gabriel Garcia Bernal. If you haven't read this book or seen the film then we think you should do both.
Children's Books
Remember Noddy, Biggles, Famous Five, Secret Seven, Rupert Bear, Tintin, Asterix, Nancy Drew, Heidi, Harry Potter? The list goes on and on and the chances are we've got a copy.
Remember Arthur Ransome, Enid Blyton, LM Montgomery, AA Milne, Roald Dahl, Hans Christian Anderson, CS Lewis, Rudyard Kipling? The list goes on and on and the chances are we've got copies of their books too.
In Pursuit of Plants by Philip Short
The book is a mixture of scientific exploration, travel, biographical details of the collectors, and some excerpts from each person's first-hand journals and letters. There are some beautiful botanical illustrations and modern photographs as well.
The book is in pristine condition, as is the dust jacket, and at only NZ$14.00 you couldn't get a better deal. You can order it now on our beautiful new website.
Game of Thrones first edition book just arrived
Suprisingly scarce internationally, we have a first edition of the first book in the Game of Thrones series by George R R Martin (TV version now showing on Soho Channel in NZ). It is a beautiful fresh clean copy, bound to only improve in value as the series progresses. This British first edition precedes the American first edition, so is the TRUE first edition. Your chance to grab it now, as it evolves to the stature of J R R Tolkien's Lord of the Rings (and how weird is it that they both have the "R R" middle initials). Click here to take a closer look or to purchase.
P G Wodehouse first edition from 1905
These are like hens teeth - a clean tidy first edition of P G Wodehouse classic " The Head of Kays" from 1905. Sadly missing the frontis illustration (but all the other plates are present) it is a VERY desirable copy and is unlikely to be with us long
New Website launches today
We last re-jigged our website back in 2010 as the previous one looked like an industrial library from cold-war East Germany... and now we are upgrading again. I got very frustrated with systems malfunctioning on our website and the inconvenience for us and our customers, and I have been longing for a more reliable, fresh site which can give our valued customers the service they deserve. I have a great deal of confidence in the Turboweb team who have constructed this new site, and they'll keep it flowing smoothly I'm sure. Whether you're buying Ion Idriess or Agatha Christie, Arthurt Upfield or Elsdon Best, I'm sure the new site will help you find new treasures.
Phantom Comics
So who likes Phantom comics??? We have just put out one or two... hundred. Part of a massive comic collection I am processing featuring Marvel and DC issues (and others) back to the 1960s.
We've even got Action Comic #1 which was the first to feature superman - worth about US$1 million... but ours is the fiftieth anniversary reprint.... Bugger !!!!
You can see some of these comics in our Dunedin Store
Places e-readers can't go
here's an example of the resilience of books ahead of e-readers
