Collection: Preloved Books
📚 Preloved Books | Literature, Classics, History & Non Fiction
For the person whose to be read pile is already out of control but they are still adding to it anyway.
Preloved books from Dad’s personal library, covering literature, classics, history, World War II, Irish history, politics, organised crime, film and cinema studies, and wider non fiction.
Every book here was chosen, kept, and genuinely valued. He read widely, collected thoughtfully, and looked after them properly. These are not random second hand finds. They are part of a real collection, built over time and now ready to be read again.
If you are looking for films as well, explore our preloved DVDs and World Cinema collection.
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🐾 Arya’s Review
Right darlings, this is exactly the sort of collection where people say they are just browsing and then suddenly need four books and a lie down. Strong shelf presence, excellent taste, and plenty worth discovering. 5 PAWS.
Real books, real pages, and plenty worth making space for.
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Buy 2 items, save 10%. Buy 3 items, save 15%. Buy 4 or more, save 20%. Mix and match with preloved DVDs and CDs. Applied automatically at checkout.
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We ship Dad's Collection to Republic of Ireland, Mainland Italy, Mainland France, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Austria and Denmark. Under £30: £9 Royal Mail Tracked International. Over £30: FREE. For full details, see our International Shipping page.
Giving Back
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The Beano and Dandy Sixty Years A Spin Around the Sixties Annual
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Into the Woods Book John Yorke Paperback
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Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds Book Charles Mackay Paperback
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Phoenix Policing the Shadows Book Jack Holland Susan Phoenix Hardcover
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A Secret History of the IRA Book Ed Moloney Paperback
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Performance A Biography of the Classic Sixties Film Paul Buck Hardcover
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The Journalist and the Murderer Janet Malcolm Paperback
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The Crime Writer’s Guide to Police Practice and Procedure Paperback Michael O’Byrne
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Soldaten: On Fighting, Killing, and Dying | Sönke Neitzel & Harald Welzer
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The Star Wars Vault: Thirty Years of Treasures from the Lucasfilm Archives | Stephen J. Sansweet & Peter Vilmur
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Supplying War: Logistics from Wallenstein to Patton | Martin van Creveld
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | John le Carré
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Newspapermen: Hugh Cudlipp, Cecil Harmsworth King and the Glory | Ruth Dudley Edwards
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Checkmate in Berlin: The Cold War Showdown That Shaped the Modern World | Giles Milton
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Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975 | Max Hastings
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Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy | Matthew R. Simmons
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