Our Wants
- Selling to Us
- Alfred Wainwright
- Arthur Ransome
- Beatrix Potter
- William Wordsworth
- Alfred and William Heaton-Cooper
- W. G. Collingwood
- The Lake District
- Mountaineering
- First Edition Fiction
Selling to Us
- We are always interested in acquiring books of comparable quality to the ones we list on our website. We offer fair prices and pay immediately (excluding commission sales, where we pay after the sale of the book is complete), although we will not pay for books until we have examined them.
- If you contact us to sell a book of books, we need to know: • the author
- We may contact you for clarification on some of these
- Please feel free to send photographs, but don't crop the pictures, we must be able to see the edges.
- We cannot provide definitive valuations or offer by email or telephone (We are happy to offer free valuation of books that are brought to our shop during our regular business hours).
- We are most likely to give you a broad estimate and ask you to send us the book(s) before we make an exact offer, or if you prefer, we can arrange collection by a courier. If you then accept our offer, we send you a cheque. If you don't like our offer, it has cost you nothing and you are not committed. We will arrange and pay for the return of your book(s). Please bear in mind that we are buying books to re-sell them, so we have to price books realistically to do this. You will receive a fair price and immediate payment with no hassle, waiting, returns or costs.
- Due to the high volume of email we receive every day, we cannot always reply to every offer. If you do not receive a rely within seven days, please assume we do not intend to make an offer for your book(s).
Alfred Wainwright
- Any genuine first editions in fine condition with fine dust jackets, signed books and original drawings or letters. Any books and pamphlets illustrated by Wainwright.
- E.g. Pictorial Guide Book 1 1st (Fine/Fine) Signed £350
- E.g. Westmorland Heritage 1st (Fine/Fine) £400
Arthur Ransome
- Any UK or US first editions with at least VG (correct) dust jackets, especially the Swallows and Amazons series. Signed copies, books about Ransome and any Amazon Publications books. Pre-1947 SA series books with fine dust jackets. We will also buy VG or better first UK editions of SA, SD and PD without dust jackets, but we do not buy any other SA series books without dust jackets.
- E. g. Peter Duck 1st (Fine/Fine) £2000
- E.g. Swallowdale US 1st (Fine/Fine) £500
Beatrix Potter
- Any UK first editions or early editions in at least VG condition. Signed copies, books about Potter or ephemera.
- E.g. Peter Rabbit 1st Trade (Fine) £2000
William Wordsworth
- Any first editions of major works, of fine later copies in fine bindings.
Alfred and William Heaton-Cooper
- Any UK first editions or signed copies in fine condition, with dust jackets where relevant.
- E.g. The Hills of Lakeland Autographed Edition (Fine/Fine) £80
W. G. Collingwood
- Any UK first editions or signed copies in fine condition, with dust jackets where relevant.
- E.g. The Lake Counties 1st (Fine) Signed £100
The Lake District
- Any fine condition collectable books in fine dust jackets, especially antiquarian titles.
Mountaineering
- Any fine condition collectable books in fine dust jackets, especially signed copies, pre-war Lake District or rock climbing. Only first edition fine condition guides.
- E.g. Don Whillans: Portrait of a Mountaineer 1st (Fine/Fine) Signed £200
First Edition Fiction
- Any collectable first editions and/or signed fiction books in fine condition with the correct fine dust jackets.
- E.g. Last Bus to Woodstock 1st (Fine/Fine) signed £1250
- E.g. Winnie-the-Pooh 1st (Fine/Fine) £1000
- Prices for books in Very Good rather than Fine condition will be at least 25% lower than those quoted.
- We will also sell books with a realistic retail price over £100 on commission if preferred. Commission rates: Books £100 to £500 30%; £500 to £2000 25%; Over £2000 20% (all after transaction fees).
• the title as it appears on the printed title-page
• the publisher, place of publication and edition number (if indicated)
• the binding and presence or absence of a dust jacket (where relevant)
• any notable defects in the book and dust jacket (tears, stains, marks, foxing, colour loss etc.)
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