We Buy Books

We are always interested in acquiring books of comparable quality to the ones we list on our website. We also buy collections and whole libraries.

We offer extremely competitive prices and pay promptly. We can pay in pounds, US dollars or euro, and, for higher value items, arrange collection anywhere in the world. We will not pay for books until we have examined them.

Vital information

In every case, we need to know:
  • the author’s name
  • the title exactly as it appears on the printed title-page (inside the book, not on the front cover)
  • edition number if stated
  • the place of publication, name of the publisher, and date if any
  • the binding (leather, boards, cloth, dust jacket, etc.)
  • any major defects (torn leaves, stains, broken joints, etc.)

Photographs

Please feel free to send photographs, but keep combined attachments to less than 5MB per message. (Our email server bounces messages over this size.) Please don't crop the pictures – we need to see the edges.

Valuations

We regret we cannot offer valuations by email. We are happy to offer free valuation of books that are brought to our shop during our regular business hours. We cannot value large collections of books, though we are interested in buying them.

Response time

Due to the high volume of email we receive each day, we cannot always reply to every offer. If you have not heard from us within 7 days, you can assume we are not interested in purchasing your book. We will always respond by email.