Search Tips
Our search has the following Google-type functionality:
+ (addition symbol)
If you use '+' at the start of a word, that word will be present in the search results.
eg. Harry +Potter
Search results will contain 'Potter'.
- (minus symbol)
If you use '-' at the start of a word, that word will be absent in the search results.
eg. Harry -Potter
Search results will not contain 'Potter'.
AND
If you use 'AND' between 2 words, then both those words will be present in the search results.
eg. Harry AND Potter
Search results will contain both 'Harry' and 'Potter'.
NOTE: AND will only work with single words not phrases.
OR
If you use 'OR' between 2 single words, then either or both of those words will be present in the search results.
eg. 'Harry OR Potter'
Search results will contain just 'Harry', or just 'Potter', or both 'Harry' and 'Potter'.
NOTE: OR will only work with single words not phrases.
NOT
If you use 'NOT' before a word, that word will be absent in the search results. (This is the same as using the minus symbol).
eg. 'Harry NOT Potter'
Search results will not contain 'Potter'.
NOTE: NOT will only work with single words not phrases.
" " (double quotation marks)
If you use double quotation marks around words, those words will be present in that order.
eg. "Harry Potter"
Search results will contain 'Harry Potter', but not 'Potter Harry'.
NOTE: "" cannot be combined with AND, OR & NOT searches.
* (asterisk)
If you use '*' in a word, it performs a wildcard search, as it signifies any number of characters. (Searches cannot start with a wildcard).
eg. 'Pot*er'
Search results will contain words starting with 'Pot' and ending in 'er', such as 'Potter'.
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50 this year! Abbey's at 131 York Street (next to QVB) is an Aladdin's cave for readers and Sydney's much-loved indie bookshop since 1968 ~ Where ideas grow.
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GREAT NEWS EVERYONE! With your help we've hit our target of a $5,000 donation to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.
We'd like to thank everyone who helped. The funds help the Indigenous Literacy Foundation provide books to children in remote indigenous communities across Australia. Reading is for everyone.
You can still be a part of helping provide books for a new generation of indigenous readers.
AUTHORS AT ABBEY'S
Sydney receives the critically acclaimed Akashic Noir treatment.
Customer tales from a veteran bookseller.
A multinational espionage operation to prevent an attack on Japanese soil.
The struggles and triumphs of Aussie musical treasure Daniel Johns.
Arresting full-page illustrations make this a treat for ornithologists.
A gorgeous pictorial record of two talented and determined women.
Can one man save his land and the woman he loves?
An examination of why our nation's sportspeople are so readily forgiven.
A remarkable life story told with O'Brien's signature wit and insight.
A delightfully educational bedtime story about our solar system.
Clare Wright brings to life a time when Australian democracy was the envy of the world.
Philip ‘Cato’ Kwong finds his happiness threatened by a new wave of murders.
A big-hearted novel about loving and letting go by an award-winning author.
Answers to the questions of Australia's food culture.
History with a liberal serving of wit and humour.
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