Please read this page carefully before placing your order.
Ordering (within the UK).
When placing an order, please show the catalogue number (the number at the beginning of each entry) and the title. Also please include the address to which the item/s should be dispatched, your phone number, E-mail address and indicate your preferred payment method (cheque / PayPal). On receipt of your order, we will send an invoice by e-mail, showing the item cost and relevant postage charges. If you indicate that you wish to pay via 'PayPal' there will be a 'PayPal' button showing on the invoice.
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, normally 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 will be added to the invoice for additional postal insurance.
We will normally despatch orders on the first working day after payment has been cleared. However, due to the vagaries and / or incompetence of the British postal service, please allow upto 21 days prior to contacting us about your order.
Ordering (from outside the UK).
This is as per orders from the UK, except that due to the high bank currency conversion fees, 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 'Printed matter' rate, which may take several weeks to arrive.
When ordering either from the UK or overseas, please use the ORDER FORM at the foot of this page.
Please note that we cannot be held responsible for any items lost or delayed by the postal service. However, we always obtain proof of posting and will assist in any way possible to help recover any item that does not arrive at its destination.
Abbreviations & sizes.
Unless otherwise stated, all books are in very 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 exact sizes used within the publishing world, particularly with older books.)
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. Pb = Paperback. Fd. = faded. Used = book is in a 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 condition of the dust jacket, not the book.