Explore our Second-hand Books

Second-hand fiction

There’s an extra pleasure in reading second-hand books – a sense of sharing the story with another that a new book could never deliver. Our second-hand paperbacks are great value for money and with more than 20,000 novels to choose from, you won’t be short of choice.

£29.99

Whom the gods would destroy

£2.99

Cold In Hand by John Harvey

£2.99

Quentins by Maeve Binchy

£2.99

Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks

£2.99

The Black Ice by Michael Connelly

£2.99

Empress Orchid by Anchee Min

£2.99

Shout At The Devil by Wilbur Smith

£2.99

The Diamond Hunters by Wilbur Smith

£2.99

The Last Summer (of you & me) by Ann...

£2.99

Cry Wolf by Wilbur Smith

£2.99

The Sound of Thunder by Wilbur Smith

£2.99

After river by Donna Milner

£2.99

The Payback by Michael Lawson

£2.99

Day of the Dissonance by Alan Dean Foster

£2.99

The Judas by Steve Jackson

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Second-hand non-fiction

Whether it’s a personal interest or hobby, or academic enquiry, we’ve got a great choice of non-fiction for you. For the academics, check out our second-hand textbooks, budding chefs browse our second-hand cookbooks, intrepid explorers seek out our second-hand travel guides. Whatever your interest, you’re bound to find the answer here.

£5.99

Shakespeare fur Dummies

£2.99

Morrissey in his own words

£9.99

Politics

£6.99

Managing brand me

£50.00

The book of Guinness advertising

£2.99

Can Crocodiles Cry? by Andy Simpson

£11.99

The Observer's Book of Wild Flowers,...

£2.99

Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt

£2.99

Bad Blood by Lorna sage

£9.99

Mafeking: A Victorian Legend by Brian Gardner

£5.99

Culloden and the '45

£5.99

Scotland: A Description of Scotland and...

£4.99

Employee relations by, Hollinshead,...

£15.99

Financial management for non-specialists...

£40.00

Friendship. A Celebration of Humanity;...

Second-hand books for children

Children’s classics make the perfect hand-me-down and we’ve got a great choice to get kids reading. From Beatrix Potter to Roald Dahl, from Harry Potter to Winnie the Pooh we’ve got second-hand books for all ages.