Selling Secondhand Books

We buy both single items and large collections. Although we prefer to deal by post where practical, if you have a lot of items for sale, we may be able to come and look at them if you are in Southern England.

You can phone us too on (01329) 517724. Email is better if possible as it is easier to avoid mistakes and we are likely to be able to make a more considered (and generally higher) offer.

We will respond to all requests with either an offer, or a polite refusal if we are not interested.

We buy non-fiction (the more unusual the better), first edition fiction, TV and film related items, humour, British comics, childrens fiction and annuals. We are also about the largest seller of secondhand books by the Folio Society in the UK. As a rule of thumb, we generally offer around £4 a volume for bulk purchases of Folio Society books in nice condition (pro rata for boxed sets) and £8-10 each for Easton Press volumes.

For high value items or large collections we also sell on commission. This may be appropriate for you if you are looking to maximise the amount you make for your items, and you do not need to see an immediate return on them (although items generally sell quite quickly as we advertise extensively). Please contact us for further details.

We do not want items in poor condition, and we also rarely buy items without dustwrappers (the paper cover) if they were issued with one for anything after about 1930. We also rarely buy paperback fiction books, unless they are paperback originals, i.e. first editions. Paperback non-fiction is of interest though, particularly quality material of a serious or academic nature, rather than layman books. Particular items generally not required are Reader's Digest editions, encyclopedias, book club editions, most fiction reprints, most fiction post-1970, most fiction without dustjackets and most fiction uniform sets (unless leather bound or high quality items). We pay a premium for items in fine condition, particularly children's books, with bright covers, without cover damage and inscriptions.

See our book collecting articles for more information about buying books for resale, and information about particular authors and subjects.

As an example, we are always interested in the following:

Modern First Editions

Non-Fiction

Children's

GILES Cartoon Annuals

TV and Film

Comics

Ephemera