Secondhand Books
The bookshop sells
all forms of Literature (fiction, hardback and paper, biography, criticism, drama, and poetry)
Complementary Therapies (Jo's partner, Catherine, is a therapist: see www.catherinebritcliffe.co.uk)
all the Arts, including art, arts and crafts, architecture and music
Childrens
Folio Society (fiction and non-fiction)
History (local, classical, national and international)
Natural History
Sports and Games
Travel, including walking and climbing
The bookshop buys
We are always willing to look at good quality books in any of the above categories. Condition is important. Generally the newer the book the better the condition has to be. The edition is also important. Generally we are looking for first or early editions of older books
We always like to look at local history, fiction in translation, poetry, children's, especially the classics
We are not interested in modern popular fiction (eg thrillers), hardback bookclub fiction, shop books (eg Marks and Spencer Book of...), the Royal Family, Reader's Digest condensed and similar books
Generally the more specific the book, the more likely we are to be interested in it
If you want to sell your books please bring them into the bookshop, preferably not on a Saturday. It is always better to ring first (01200 444242) to save a wasted journey. We do occasionally make home visits but only for specialist collections and will need details of the books offered