Hello friends,

Recently hubby and I went along to the Regent 24 hour secondhand book sale, and I bought a pile of books for around $20, with the proceeds going to the upkeep of the Regent Theatre in Dunedin.

First, I managed to grab a 1960s copy of Pride and Prejudice with some great black and white illustrations of the story. As a Jane Austen fan, I like collecting editions of her work.

Next I picked up a bunch of NZ Gardener, NZ Lifestyle Block, Kiwi Gardener, and Organic NZ magazines that I haven't read before, and they were a great deal at $1 each.

And finally I purchased a number of crafting and gardening related books for $2 each. The copy of Botanica's Roses I picked up was a huge tome weighing in at 3.3 kg with over 700 pages of descriptions and photos. I felt sorry for hubby who lugged it around the book sale for me.

Overall I'm very happy with my haul of books. It was a shame I couldn't find many fiction books I was looking for, but I'm very pleased with all the crafting and gardening books I got. All I have to do now is find the time to read them all...

Have a wonderful day

Julie-Ann

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Tags: 2026, Autumn, Book, Books, Booksale, Regent Secondhand Booksale, Secondhand, Shopping