Welcome:
April 28th, 2008| Welcome to |
| Apra Books |
| A brief introduction |
The exception to the above, is that we are also one of the very small number of dealers in the U.K., that specialise in book and pamphlet material relating to Freethought, Rationalism and Atheism from the 18th. Century to the present time.
At any given point, we have an average total stock level of between 4,500 & 5,000 books. It is our intention to use this web site, to showcase a selection of these and our selection (of about 30 books) will be changed approximately every 4 weeks. We would therefore respectfully suggest that you bookmark this site and pay regular return visits.
While we do not offer a ‘book search’ service, we welcome customers ‘wants’ lists and endeavour to locate such items during our regular buying trips around the country.
Ordering (within the UK).
When placing an order either by post, telephone or e-mail, please include the following information:- catalogue number (the bold number at the beginning of each entry), book title, your address (to which the item/s will be sent), your telephone number, also please indicate your preferred payment method cheque or PayPal. On receipt of your order, we will send an invoice by e-mail, showing the item cost/s and relevant postal charges.
It should be noted, that the prices shown for individual books, do not include postage which is invoiced at cost. Unless an alternative method is requested at the time of ordering, all books are dispatched by the cheapest means available, either 2nd. Class mail or standard Parcel post.
On individual books or collections of books, where the total value is substantially above the standard post office compensation rate (£36), your book/s will automatically be dispatched by standard parcel post and a small charge (again at cost) will be added to the invoice for additional postal insurance.
Ordering (from outside the UK).
This is as per orders from the UK, except that due to the very high, bank currency conversion fees, charged by UK banks, if you intend to pay by cheque in any currency other than pounds Sterling, an additional charge of £6.00 will be added to your invoice. This does not apply to payments made through PayPal.
Unless ‘Air Mail’ is requested at the time of ordering, all overseas orders will be dispatched by ‘Surface Mail’ at the ‘Printed matter’ rate, which unfortunately may take several weeks to arrive.
Abbreviations & sizes.
Unless otherwise stated, all books are in good second-hand condition, 8Vo and hard back in their original bindings. Throughout the listings, we make use of the following standard sizes and abbreviations.
Book Sizes: (these are all very approximate, as there are no standard book sizes) SmallCr8vo = 4” x 5.5” Cr8vo = 5” x 7.5” 8vo = 6” x 9” Large8vo = 7.5” x 10” 4to = 8.5” x 11” Royal8vo = 9.5” x 12”
Descriptive abbreviations: Cl. = cloth. Fep / Rep = front / rear end papers. Fd. = faded. Used = book is in poor state of repair. Covers used = the covers are badly damaged/worn. Ex-lib = comes from a library & bears evidence of this. Teg = top edge gilt. Ge = gilt edges. Sp = spine. Sl = slight. UP = university press. Dw = dust jacket present.
A comment in brackets following Dw., (torn. Fd.) relates only to the dust jacket not the book.
Contact us.
5 Frederick Avenue, Carlton, Nottingham, NG4 1HP, England.
Tel: (+44) 01159 874 615 Mobile: 07773 263 734
To view the latest book selection from our stock, please click the link marked “Current book listing” at the top right of this page.
You may also like to visit some of our friends web sites, which can be found by clicking the link marked “Web sites we recommend”.
Also at the top right, is a link to our diary of forthcoming events (festivals & camps, etc.,) which we will be attending.
Please note:
We would like to reassure our customers, that APRA BOOKS respect your privacy and never disclose any personal or purchase related information, to third parties.