Based in Fife, Scotland - £4 flat rate for shipping in mainland UK, free shipping for orders over £50!

A unique secondhand book browsing experience.

We love secondhand books. And we love transparency. We provide photos of the actual books for sale, including front and back cover photos, as well as detailed descriptions of their condition.

Based in Fife, Scotland, we ship to anywhere in the UK. We have a selection from almost every genre, with a focus on art, non-fiction, science-fiction, fantasy and progressive learning (and we are always open to requests!).

“We read books to find out who we are. What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel... is an essential guide to our understanding of what we ourselves are and may become.”

-Ursula K. LeGuin

CHSS Fundraiser - 03/08 to 28/09

This year we're taking part in the annual Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland appeal to fundraise for life-saving services. 10% of all sales and all tips will go to CHSS, alongside any other donations.

Our goal is £200, but the more the merrier! Every little bit helps, so even if you can only afford a tiny donation, it still makes a difference, and I'm very grateful! And I'll be participating in the abseilling event off the Forth Bridge on the 28th of September, in celebration of this fantastic appeal.

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Kind words from our Customers

Love my Hockney Art Book. Wonderfully and thoughtfully packaged. Impeccable service with an environmentally friendly outlook. I would definitely recommend.

Su

Excellent selection of books and an easily navigable website. Super friendly service and fast reliable shipping with beautiful packaging! So over the moon happy. Highly recommend supporting this small business.

Brittany

Wonderful website! So fun looking through all the categories of great books. I struggled to control myself from having the hugest order of books. The delivery was quick and I loved the note and business card.

Dayle

Great curation of books on the site I struggle to find elsewhere. Fast and communicative service which handles orders with care. Five Stars.

Callum

I ordered a lovely book from this bookshop when I had covid, and it arrived within two days. The selection of books available is absolutely beautiful. Can not recommend highly enough.

Natalie

Sterling collection, super quick delivery and a high quality book in my sticky little fingers! Thank you!

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Companion Piece

"A story is never an answer. A story is always a question.

Here we are in extraordinary times. Is this history?

What happens when we cease to trust governments, the media, each other?

What have we lost? What stays with us? What does it take to unlock our future?

Every hello, like every voice, holds its story ready, waiting."

Read more about our nightmarish now

The Ballad of Beta-2 & Empire Star

The Ballad of Beta-2: An epic space mystery first published in 1965, featuring generations-long space travel to distant stars, missing colonists, a ship covered in shimmering green fire and a spooky clue the form of a poem.

Empire Star: The main protagonists name is Comet Jo, so you know this is going to be some sci-fi goodness. Includes a devil-kitten, complex crystalline entities and an urgent message to Empire Star. First published 1966.

A double-feature Delany treat!
Dune by Frank Herbert (Gollancz SF 50 Edition)
Dune by Frank Herbert (Gollancz SF 50 Edition)
Dune by Frank Herbert (Gollancz SF 50 Edition)
Dune by Frank Herbert (Gollancz SF 50 Edition)
Dune by Frank Herbert (Gollancz SF 50 Edition)
Dune by Frank Herbert (Gollancz SF 50 Edition)
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Dune by Frank Herbert (Gollancz SF 50 Edition)

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Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the “spice” melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. Coveted across the known universe, melange is a prize worth killing for...

When House Atreides is betrayed, the destruction of Paul’s family will set the boy on a journey toward a destiny greater than he could ever have imagined. And as he evolves into the mysterious man known as Muad’Dib, he will bring to fruition humankind’s most ancient and unattainable dream.

This edition printed to celebrate the 50th anniversity of Gollancz publishing science fiction, which is started in 1961.

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Hardback, very good condition. Small damage to upper right front corner of cover, very minor bumps on cover. Pages are clean and binding is tight. 

Published by Gollancz, 2011 (First printing of this edition).

610 pages

ISBN: 9780575116788

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