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Antiquarian bookseller in Christchurch, since 1894

Smith's Bookshop

New ZealandTe Ao MāoriRare & out of printRare books
Founded in 1894 and selling secondhand books since the 1960s, Smith's lost its three-storey Manchester Street home in the 2011 earthquakes and found a new one in the Tannery at Woolston. It remains fiercely independent and is the place for rare and out-of-print books on New Zealand history, te ao Māori, the arts and the outdoors.
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    Smith's Bookshop is listed in Christchurch, New Zealand. The recorded address is The Tannery, 3 Garlands Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023.

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