The Book Merchant Jenkins is a general antiquarian bookstore in West End, Brisbane, buying and selling new, used, and rare books in all genres; specialising in niche non-fiction with a focus on Sexuality, LGBTIQ+, Ethnopharmacology, Dance, Performance, and Art.
In-store hours are Thursday: 10am-7pm, Friday & Saturday: 10am to 4pm, and by chance or appointment.
Online orders and enquiries processed 7 days a week.
19 Dornoch Tce, West End. Shipping worldwide. Prices in AUD.
Flat rate $8 shipping per order within Australia.
Auction 001 – Sunday June 4 – Bid Now

Rare book auctions return to Queensland with our first of many rare book and related antiquarian auctions to come. Highlights include an unpublished manuscript by Australian artist Donald Friend (Lot 43), the coloured first edition of The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay (Lot 83), and a set of photo albums and binoculars belonging to former Brisbane mayor Robert Woods Thurlow (Lot 49). Also on offer are an array of rare maps, 19th century Australian photographs, Australian art monographs, rare mushroom volumes, counterculture items, and more. View the catalogue and bid online now.
New Arrivals
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I Know What I Am: Gay Teenagers and the Law$40.00
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The First Book of Luciferian Tarot$80.00
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How Can I Use Herbs in My Daily Life?$300.00
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Chidley’s Answer to the Sex Problem$15.00
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Strangers And Brothers (3 Volumes)$90.00
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Eighth Wonder$30.00
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Leathersex: Stories of Rough Love [Leather Sex]$20.00
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Miles Diamond and the Demon of Death (The Adventures of Miles Diamond II)$40.00
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Southern Comfort$50.00
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Leather AD: M$50.00
Featured
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Boy$200.00
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The Power of Movement in Plants$2,500.00
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On the Various Contrivances by Which British and Foreign Orchids Are Fertilised by Insects, and on the good Effects of Intercrossing$3,000.00
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Darwin Made Easy$400.00
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A New Pantheon: or, Fabulous History of the Heathen Gods, Heroes, Goddesses, etc.$600.00
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The Devil’s Pool$500.00
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Charles Joseph La Trobe: Landscapes and Sketches$300.00
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Hara Diagnosis: Reflections on the Sea$165.00
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The New Utopia; or, Progress and Prosperity$300.00
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Engi-Shiki: Procedures of the Engi Era Books I-V & VI-X (2 Volumes)$350.00