24 Water Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP2 7TE, UK. +44 (0)1722 337929  email us  (Also Dorset Rare Books)

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Books Wanted

 

We wish to purchase good quality Second-hand, Antiquarian and Rare Books on most subjects, in any quantity - from good single items to complete libraries.  E.g. books on the following:

 

Art, Architecture, Archaeology, Aviation, Children’s and Illustrated books, History of Science & Medicine, Leather bound books and sets, Literature/Poetry, Local History/Interest, Maritime, Military, Motoring, Natural History, Philosophy, Transport (Railways, Canals etc), Topography, Travel etc. etc.

 

For the more valuable (i.e. auctionable) antiquarian and rare books we aim to pay auction prices with the aim of saving the seller the auctioneer’s commission/insurance and other costs, and ourselves the buyer’s premium – (about one third of the value can be absorbed in commission/costs when selling at auction).

 

For books with a difficult or unpredictable market we can arrange to sell on a commission basis for you.

 

We buy good, clean paperbacks, depending on our current stock levels.

 

We buy most items that are reasonably saleable but generally not the following types: Encyclopedias (except possibly recent Britannicas and any of antiquarian interest), Readers Digest condensed books, Book club fiction such as World Books.

 

We will endeavour to answer any emails but cannot guarantee to do so.  We do not normally give free valuations by email.