Welcome to the Tristan da Cunha Bookshop
Tristan has a rich heritage of publications and we feature here recent books and other publications in print. There is a good range to choose from depending on your interest and budget.
Tristan da Cunha Newsletters
If you intend to begin a real interest in the Tristan da Cunha islands a good place to start is to subscribe to the Tristan da Cunha Newsletter by becoming a member of the Tristan da Cunha Association. You will then be sent twice yearly newsletters. Back numbers are also available to members and non-members - see Newsletter Page for details of the style and content of recent newsletters and the Association Order Form for details of membership and ordering.
Publications available on Tristan da Cunha
The Tristan da Cunha Association provide copies of Newsletters and the Commemorative 500th Anniversary Publication to all island families and for sale to visitors, subject to availability. Small stocks of other works, especially Rockhopper Copper by Conrad Glass and the Short Guide to Tristan da Cunha by James Glass and Anne Green are also available on Tristan.
Miles Apart
Miles Apart, run by Tristan Association committee member Ian Mathieson, offers a large selection of new and second-hand books on Tristan da Cunha and other South Atlantic Islands. Following your first enquiry or order you will receive a catalogue listing all titles. Download the current catalogue and contact Miles Apart at http://joesweden.info/sthelena/miles/. Our bookshop contains latest prices for books (incl. Post & Packing to UK).
Annual Gathering Bookstall
Miles Apart run a bookstall at the Tristan Association Annual Gathering which enables members and visitors to browse titles and buy at cover price rates without additional postage costs. See Association Section for details of the next Annual Gathering.
Book Catalogue
Our Bookshop Catalogue contains titles published in chronological order and grouped on separate pages for easier downloading. We aim to add new titles as they are printed. Full reviews are always included in the latest Tristan da Cunha Newsletter, but we publish a short version for general interest.
Titles published 2008 - 2012
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Rockhopper Copper (2nd edition) by Conrad Glass |
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Gizi Map of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha |
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Tristan da Cunha and the Tristanians (2nd edition) by Daniel Schreier & Karen Lavarello-Schreier |
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Mid Atlantic Village by Jim Flint |
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Glimpsing Utopia: Tristan da Cunha 1937-38: A Norwegian’s Diary by Peter Munch Translated and edited by Cathrine Munch Snyder |
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Rockhopper Penguins and Other Songs by the pupils of St Mary's School, Tristan da Cunha and Norfolk Music School, UK edited by Tony Triggs |
Titles published 2006 - 2007
| Field Guide to the Animals and Plants of Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island edited by Peter Ryan |
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Bradt Guide to St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Tristan section by Mike Hentley & Richard Grundy |
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The Quest for Peter Green: A Dutchman on Tristan da Cunha by Sandra Kornet-van Duyvenboden |
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Tristan da Cunha 500th Anniversary Commemorative Publication by Richard Grundy, Anne Green, Mike Hentley & Michael Swales |
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Memoirs: North, South, East and West by Allan B Crawford |
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Fernão Lopes: a South Atlantic ‘Robinson Crusoe’ by Beau Rowlands |
Titles published 2003 - 2005
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Gough Island A Natural History by Christine Hanel, Steven Chown & Kevin Gaston |
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Rockhopper Copper by Conrad Glass |
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Island Days by Roger Perry |
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Tristan da Cunha - Wartime Invasion by Allan B Crawford |
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Tristan da Cunha: History, People, Language by Daniel Schreier & Karen Lavarello-Schreier |
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A Short Guide to Tristan da Cunha by James Glass and Anne Green |