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BERKELEY/OAKLAND:
SF and Fantasy:    Dark Carnival (Shattuck/Adeline, across the street
            from the Ashby BART).  (The address is 2978
            Adeline, but some people think it's on
            Shattuck.)  Wonderful selection.
        Other Change of Hobbit (2433 Channing Way).  In a
            mini-mall between Durant and Channing Way
            off Telegraph; underneath building on west side
            of Telegraph--the same mall as Revolution Books
            and Dave's Smoke Shop.  Another great SF/F
            bookstore.  New and used books.
New and Used:    Ben Franklin Books in the North Berkeley Center
            (Shattuck and Cedar).  Nothing spectacular but
            one occasionally finds something interesting
            there.  New books.
        Berkeley Book Consortium (1700 Shattuck at Virginia).
            I've found several books at BBC that I had given
            up hope of ever running across.  Used books.
        Big Bad Book Sale (2349 Shattuck Ave).  New books
            greatly reduced, with very little order to the
            chaos.
        Black Oak Books (1491 Shattuck Ave).
            Though one person says, "IMHO, Black Oak Books
            is all shuck and jive. Lots of new Politically
            Correct stuff up front, but slim pickins for
            used goods in the back."  (Other dissenting
            votes have also been received.)  New and used
            books.
        Barnes & Noble (on Shattuck).  "The Berkeley store is quite
            large without the crowding which often occurs
            between rows of bookcases.  They even put out some
            benches around a fountain in the center of the
            store.  The magazine selection is huge.  I found
            "Car Design and Technology," a British magazine.
            It was the latest issue (flown in, according to the
            sticker), and still only cost a few dollars."
        Cody's (2454 Telegraph at Haste).  "One of the two stores
            in the Bay area I hold up as the definition of the
            term 'bookstore.'  (The other is Kepler's in Menlo
            Park.)"  A very large selection of just about
            everything, (foreign language books on Dwight just
            west of Telegraph).  There is even a book about
            Cody's: CODY'S BOOKS: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A
            BERKELEY BOOKSTORE, 1956-1977, by Pat and Fred Cody
            (scheduled for Oct 1992 and described in an article in
            the August 3, 1992 issue of "Publishers Weekly").
        Half-Price Books (2525 Telegraph between Dwight and Parker).
            "This bookstore is abominably organized.  The only
            time I ever go in is when I'm waiting for a table at
            the Ethiopian restaurant next door."
        Holmes (274 14th St, Oakland).  Excellent selection,
            EXCELLENT prices.  You might have trouble getting
            there, because the freeway collapsed.  (Others claim
            this isn't a problem, and there is pretty good parking.)
            It's also on the border of a major crack-dealing
            district, so you should only go there in the middle
            of the day, not at night.  (As someone else points out,
            it also closes at 5, so the former seems redundant.)
            Lots of Californiana upstairs.  New and used books.
        Liberty Tree (134 98th St in Oakland).  Not just
            libertarian but also general civil liberties and`
            history books.
        Mr. Mopps' Children's Bookshop (1405 Martin Luther King
            Jr. Way)
        Moe's (2476 Telegraph between Haste and Dwight).  Four
            floors of mostly used books.
        Mama Bear's (6536 telegraph, Oakland).  Feminist
            bookstore/coffeehouse.  Limited selection.  There's
            a better feminist bookstore in San Francisco
            called Old Wives' Tales.
        O'Neil Book Co. (1150 Sixth Street, one block north of
            Gilman, 510-527-9855).  Great selection of
            remaindered books.  "I was told about this by one of
            the proprietors of The Other Change Of Hobbit, who
            thinks most highly of it."
        Pegasus Books (1855 Solano).
        Pendragon Books (5560 College Avenue, Oakland).
            Pegasus and Pendragon are owned by the same
            management.  Both of them stock primarily used
            books, remaindered books and recent releases.
        Revolution Bookstore (2425 Channing Way).  In a
            mini-mall between Durant and Channing Way
            off Telegraph; underneath building on west side
            of Telegraph--the same mall as Other Change of
            Hobbit and Dave's Smoke Shop.
        Serendipity (University Ave one block east of San Pablo).
            A warehouse full of first editions and rare books.
            Used books.  "One of the Bay Area's finest, but they
            know books and there are few bargains there.  Also
            worth a visit just to admire some very fine
            woodworking in their bookcases and cabinets."
        Shambhala (2482 Telegraph next to Moe's).  Excellent source
            for books on Eastern religion and other forms of
            mysticism.  New books.
        Shakespeare and Company (2499 Telegraph).
        University Press Bookstore (across from the intermural
            athletic center, 2430 Bancroft).
        Walden Pond (3316 Grand Avenue between Lake Park and
            Mandana), in Oakland.  Distinct from
            Waldenbooks, a used and new bookstore.
            They have a particularly good selection of
            international writers (in translation) and
            radical literature and magazines.
Magazines:    Dave's Smoke Shop (2444 Durant).  In the indoor shopping
            passage between Durant and Channing Way just west
            of Telegraph; same mini-mall as Other Change of
            Hobbit and Revolution Books).  The periodical
            selection in there used to be amazing.  They even had
            Pravda (untranslated).  Howeverm they have recently
            changed ownership and the selection has become somewhat
            smaller.  Whether this is a permanent change is
            anyone's guess.
        De Lauers (Oakland, about 3 blocks away from Holmes Bookstore)
            "This place is open 24 hours a day, and has the widest
            selection of newspapers and magazines that I've EVER
            seen in one place."

OTHER:

Corte Madera:    Book Passage.  Written up in the 9/21/92 issue of PUBLISHERS
            WEEKLY.  Over 9000 sq. ft. of books, including a
            3200-sq.ft. section devoted to mystery and science
            fiction and a rare and used book department.  The
            store also carries titles in French, Spanish, and
            German, and has a cafe in the back.  (Corte Madera
            is in Marin County, across the Golden Gate Bridge.)
Menlo Park:    East West Books (1170 El Camino).  "A complete New Age
            book shop, with sections on herbalism,
            metaphysics, aromatherapy, shamanism, inner
            healing....  Also cards, incense, crystals,
            gongs, and other Aquarian doodads.  This is the
            sort of thing that people who like this sort of
            thing will like."
        Kepler's (821 El Camino Real) (new).  One of the two stores
            in the Bay area I hold up as the definition of
            the term 'bookstore." Special emphasis on
            alternative and progressive titles.  Has regular
            in-person programs, often featuring important
            authors.
        Wessex (558 Santa Cruz half-block off El Camino) (used).
            A truly delightful place.  They have a large
            selection of used books in wonderful condition
            and at good prices.  They seem to have a little
            bit of everything although the Science Fiction
            and Mystery sections are somewhat limited.
            They don't keep late hours, but are open Sunday
            afternoons.  The best used bookstore on the
            peninsula.  Their other claim to fame:
            Classical, Jazz and Blues used records.
            Wonderful place!
Palo Alto:    Bell's (536 Emerson) (used).  In terms of selection good.
            Great for book collectors.  "Unfortunately much
            of their stock is out of reach on high shelves,
            which can be frustrating.  They also shelve their
            fiction books in three layers, so you have to create
            little temporary piles on the floor as you mine for
            books.  Great place!"  People used to complain that
            they often changed the price on the book when you
            bring it up to the register (so that for a book
            marked $3 they might say, "Sorry, that's $7.50 now"),
            but someone recently reported that they had stopped
            doing this because it pissed off too many customers.
            Closed Sundays.
        Bob and Bob (151 Forest Ave).  Judaica.  Closed Saturdays.
        The Book Buyers (504 Emerson).  A good general used book
            store.
        Books, Inc. (Stanford Shopping Center).  Has a good
            paperback selection.  All books are new and there
            are about a dozen tables of marked-down books.
            The staff is okay, not as friendly as at Phileas
            Fogg's (see below).
        Chimaera (University near High--yes, new address!).
            Excellent mostly used bookstore specializing in
            well-selected literary and humanities titles.
            Also good selection of used records, cassettes,
            and CDs, especially for classical, jazz, and
            progressive rock.
        Future Fantasy (3705 El Camino).  SF/F/H/Mystery
        Know Knew Books (on California) (used).  A good spot for
            used paperbacks, SF and general.  A good
            selection of hard cover fiction and non-fiction
            as well.
        Megabooks (444 University Avenue near Waverly).  Good
            general used bookstore which often has real
            bargains on recent cook books.
        Phileas Fogg (Stanford Shopping Center).  Good travel
            bookstore, helpful staff.
        Printers Inc. (310 California) (new).  Smaller than
            Kepler's, but more personal, with a cafe in the
            bookstore (a recent trend in bookstores).  Though
            they have recently expanded, the bookshop itself
            is as friendly and personal as ever.  The cafe is
            also larger but (as one poster says) "I'm afraid,
            much less cosy and intimate than before.  One
            positive result of the expansion is that the cafe
            section no longer closes during readings by authors
            and poets."  Good selection of foreign papers.
            The same poster writes, "My favourite weekly ritual
            is to cycle from work to Printer's Inc., pick up my
            reserved copy of the [Toronto] "Globe and Mail,"
            and peruse it over a cup of dark French roast
            coffee with the buzz of conversation in the
            background.  A very pleasant and civilized way to
            spend an otherwise dull Tuesday evening."
        Renaissance Books (Hamilton near Emerson).  Another used
            bookstore, specially good for its huge
            collection of very cheap popular fiction --
            mysteries, gothic, science fiction, etc.
            (Used to be Recycle Books.)
        Sports Central: The Ultimate Sports Bookstore (157 Stanford
            Shopping Center, 415-327-7707).  7000 titles, as well
            as audio and video tapes, and a few accessories, but
            no memorabilia or used books.  Thursday night lecture
            series.  (Written up in PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, 10/5/92).

        Stacey's (new).  Technical books.
        Stanford Univ. Bookstore (on the Stanford Campus).
            The largest bookstore in the Bay Area.  It's the
            most likely place to find a new book.  Their
            inventory is available on the network for people
            who have the right accounts.  There's also a branch
            on University Avenue in Palo Alto which specializes
            in technical books.
        Szwede Slavic Books (2233 El Camino, [phone]).
            Good selection of Polish books, among others.
Los Altos:    Heintzelman's Bookstore (205 State Street) (new).  Packed
            to the roof with a large selection of books.  The
            owners were friendly, helpful, and well-read.
Mountain View:    Printers Inc. (301 Castro Street) (new).
            More cramped and cluttered than the Palo Alto store.
        San Antonio Hobby Shop (San Antonio Shopping Center,
            (415-941-1278))
            Amazing selection of new books on aircraft, trains
            and ships (warships, mostly).  They have many
            hard-to-find and imported titles.
        Tower Books (El Camino and San Antonio)
Los Gatos:    Curious Book Shoppe (the corner of N. Santa Cruz
            and Main St) (used).
Campbell:    Poor Pat's (1800 South Bascom Ave).  Used.
San Jose:    Books, Inc. (new)
        Recycle Books (Santa Clara Street).  They have a pretty
            decent general selection.  Science fiction books are
            a strong point, but philosophy books are a weak spot.
Santa Cruz:    (There are a number of bookstores in Santa Cruz.  All three
            of the bookstores that previously resided on the
            Pacific Garden Mall were damaged to a greater or
            smaller extent during the '89 earthquake.  Logos
            has reopened in a permanent location; the other
            two have not, at least as far as I have heard.)
        ? (across from Caffe Pergolesi on Center Street).   A used
            bookshop, great for philosophy, religion, some rare
            stuff too, but small.
        Book-Cafe (41st Ave in Capitola).  New books only.  Good
            selection of magazines.  Probably has the bests
            selection of audio books and literary magazines in
            Santa Cruz.  Also has a small coffee-shop inside.
        Book Loft (next to the Rio Theatre on Soquel Drive).
            Used books only.
        Bookshop Santa Cruz (in the old St. George Hotel on the
            Pacific Garden Mall).  A Santa Cruz tradition.
            Moved to this location from their tents 10/92.
        Gateways (a block from Logos/Plaza in the old Great Outdoors
            Outlet).  A venerable Santa Cruz institution, with
            twice the space of its old location and a small cafe.
            It is primarily known for new-age, metaphysics,
            self-help, etc.
        Logos (has re-opened in a new building at its *old* location
            on the Pacific Garden Mall).  Two full floors of
            books, used records, and used CDs.  Can be thought
            of as Santa Cruz's answer to Moe's in Berkeley.
            "It is this bibliophile's opinion that Logos has
            *the* best used book selection (in Santa Cruz, the
            center of the Universe).  You can get the same book
            (used) here you can get in Capitola for 1/2 price
            (new)."
        Plaza Books  (damaged in the '89 quake, but not destroyed.
            On Cedar half a block from Walnut--also described as
            right next door to Logos).  New books only.  Plaza
            Books has the best tee-shirts, post-card books, and
            greeting cards, by far beating out any of the more
            "touristy" places.
Cupertino:    A Clean Well-Lighted Place For Books  (The Oaks Shopping
            Center, across Steven's Creek Boulevard from de Anza
            College and the Flint Centre).  Recently moved within
            the shopping center.  The new shop, though much
            bigger, is not visible from the street.
        A Wrinkle in Time (19970 Homestead Road, 408-255-9406).
            New and used SF, comics, videos, games, and
            collectibles.
San Leandro:    Roskie and Wallace Bookstore (14595 E 14th).  "This is a
            rather unique used book store.  The prices are quite
            cheap by Bay Area standards, the collection is huge,
            though not as organized as some stores.  In fact, it's
            kind of like a cross between a bookstore and a rummage
            sale.  It's not usually a place to go looking for
            something specific, but it's a browser's heaven -
            you're guaranteed to find something unique, something
            you'd never even think of, let alone find in another
            bookstore." Open Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat 10 AM to 4 PM.
Concord:    Barnes & Noble (near where Willow Pass intersects I-680).
            Formerly Bookstar, it has a noteworthy selection of
            new books.
Pacifica:    Florey's.  Forey's stocks a good supply of books, and
            Mrs. Florey is very accomodating.


As for truly NORTHERN California, there *was* an excellent used book store
on the main drag in Ferndale, which has been closed indefinitely because of
damage from the 4/25/92 quakes.  [Someone keep me informed if/when it
reopens.]  Their branches in Eureka (which has an excellent music selection)
and in Arcata are still open.  Eureka has another good store, located on the
square with the ugly modern fountain in the historic part of town.  Arcata
also has the Tincan Mailman (on G or H street, a couple of short blocks
north of the town square), a used book store with a large selection, cosy
but not cramped.

Someone else notes in Sacramento (definitely out of the "northern"
California range, but what the heck) is The Book Mine (916-441-4609).  He's
not sure what their specialty is, but he was referred to them for a train
book he was looking for.

Evelyn C. Leeper   |   [phone]   |   [e-mail]

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I welcome all contributions, and would especially like to see this
list become international in scope.  Please include addresses,
information (do they accept overseas orders? local or any currency?
etc) and comments with your suggested additions.  Extremely
specialized topics are fine.  I prefer catalogues that inventory at
least 90% books, please don't send me catalogues that contain the
occasional book.  Thank you!

I make no guarantees as to the correctness of each entry.  If you spot
anything that needs correcting, let me know and I will update.

My thanks to the following people who have helped out with this list:
Terry Allen, William J. Burtle, Jon Ciliberto, Nichael Cramer, Boon
Chye Lee, Vonda N. McIntyre, Nielsen, R. M. Price, Linda Siemsen, and
Anders Thulin.


BOOK CATALOGUES
---------------

  * Barnes & Noble [US]

      126 Fifth Avenue               Tel: [phone]
      New York, NY 10011

    Current books.  Variety of topics, variety of quality.  Some great
    savings.  Commentary on each book.

  * Basement Full of Books [US]

    Vonda N. McIntyre periodically posts a list of authors who will
    mail out their books upon request, including with inscriptions,
    etc.  The list is currently available in one of two ways:
    anonymous ftp to pit-manager.mit.edu in the file
    /pub/usenet/news.answers/books/basement-full
    Or, send email to [e-mail] with
    send usenet/news.answers/books/basement-full
    in the subject line, leaving the body of the message empty.

  * Berkelouw's [Australia, US]

      Messrs. Berkelouw
      Antiquarian Bookdealers        Tel: [phone]
      "Bendooley", Hume Highway      Fax: [phone]
      Berrima, NSW 2577 Australia.

      830 N. Highland Avenue         Tel: [phone]
      Los Angeles, CA 90038 USA

    Write for catalogues.  Lots of Australiana & other topics.

  * Boydell & Brewer [UK/US]

      PO Box 9                       PO Box 41026
      Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 3DF   Rochester, NY 14604
      0394 411320                    716-271-8778 (telefax)
      0394 411477 (fax)

    Several catalogues available.  They list publications from D.S.
    Brewer, Noydell Press, Unibersity of Rochester Press and
    Colleagues Press and are divided into new books, current titles,
    and backlist.  Prices are listed in both UK pounds sterling and US
    dollars.  Excellent quality books, expensive prices.  Scholarly
    titles, lots of good Medieval studies and explorations of Legends
    (including Camelot and other popular myths), manuscript reprints,
    etc.

  * Common Reader, A [US]

      141 Tompkins Avenue
      Pleasantville, NY 10570
      1-800-832-7323

    A wonderful selection of obscure, hard-to-find and plain good
    books. An excellent variety of topics, a range of prices (tends
    toward moderate-to-expensive).  Credit cards accepted.  Ships UPS.
    Money-back guarantee within 30 days.  A monthly catalogue, free.

  * Christian Bible Distributors [US]

      P.O. Box 6000                   Tel: [phone]
      Peabody MA 01961-6000

    As the name implies, CBD has a huge selection of christian books,
    tapes, CDs, and other materials.  They also are an excellent
    source for scholarly/technical works on relgion, theology,
    biblical languages, etc. Most material is well below publisher's
    list price.  (For those who live nearby, CBD has a bi-monthly
    "warehouse" sale.  A real zoo, but *lot's* of remaindered and
    damaged books as well as the complete main inventory offered at
    prices below their regular catalogue discount.)  Excellent service
    department.  Accepts phone orders.  Free catalogue. If interested
    in the scholarly/technical material, ask for their separate
    "Academic Catalogue."

  * Curry, L.W., Inc [US]

      Elizabethtown, NY 12932             Tel: [phone]

    They publish a regular catalogue and it contains a wealth of
    bibliographic facts.  Prices are on the high side (in fact, Currey
    is frequently taken as the reference value for a given book.  Most
    booksellers are at or below Currey).

  * Daedalus Books [US]

      PO Box 9132
      Hyattsville, MD 20781-0932
      1-800-395-2665 (US/Canada, 9am-6pm EST M-F)
      301-779-4224 (outside US/Canada)
      1-800-866-5578 or 301-779-1260 (fax)

    An eclectic set of remaindered books.  Good quality books, low
    prices.  Topics and books vary.  Extensive and opinionated blurbs
    written for each book.  Prices are guaranteed for about 3-4
    months.  Bookstores may get discounts, there are separate
    addresses and phone numbers for such orders (write for details).

  * Dover Publications, Inc. [US]

      31 East 2nd Street
      Mineola, NY 11501

    Write for catalogue: Dover Complete Catalog of Fiction, Literature
    And Language Learning.  Mostly paperbacks.  Very low prices.  Some
    of the books are cheaply constructed.  Nice selection, lots of
    reprints of books.  No phone numbers, no credit cards.  Money-back
    guarantee.  Optional mailing (UPS, US post, foreign orders).  Two
    Dover Bookstores: 180 Varick St., 9th floor, New York, NY 10014
    (9am-4:30pm M-F) and 11 East Second St., Mineola, NY 11501
    (9am-3pm M-F).

  * Godine, David R., Publisher [US]

      Horticultural Hall                Tel: [phone]
      300 Massachusetts Avenue
      Boston, Massachusetts 02115

    Does direct mail.

  * Hamilton, Edward R., Bookseller [US]

      Falls Village, CT 06031-5000

    Write for a catalogue.  No phone number, no credit cards.  Great
    selection of books, low prices.  Catalogue is a bit disorganized,
    in newspaper format, encourages browsing.  Unconditional guarantee
    of your satisfaction.

  * Hampstead House Books Ltd. [Canada/US]

      82 Doncaster Avenue
      Thornhill Ontario, L3T 1L3
      416-881-0607 (US?, 24 hr)
      416-881-6596 (US? fax, 24 hr)

    Offers both US and Canadian catalogues.  The US one offers a
    number of books, some from Canada, some from Britain, and assorted
    others. Payment in US dollars from the US catalogue.  [Any info
    about the Canadian catalogue?]  If they don't have a book you
    order, you get a credit voucher for book-price plus 10% against
    future purchases or for book-price for immediate cashing.  Accepts
    credit cards.

  * Harrassowitz, Otto

      Internationale Buchhandlung
      Asien-Abteilung
      Postfach 29 29, Taunusstrasse 5
      D-6200 Wiesbaden, Germany

    Specialist catalogues on Asia, probably others.  International
    orders are OK, but credit cards are definitely not.

  * Laissez Faire Books [US]

      942 Howard Street            Tel:[phone]
      San Francisco, CA 94103

    LFB is a division of the Center for Independent Thought.  It
    contains a lot of Libertarian material, and an eclectic assortment
    of individualist books.  Tends toward the politically incorrect in
    that it considers the US First Amendment as completely sacrosanct.
    Interesting.  Capable of annoying Social, Liberal, and Conservative
    persuasions.  Discounts of 10-20%  Some obscure titles.

  * Levine, Norman's Editions

      Editions
      Boiceville, NY 12412

    A good source for mail-order used books.  Great selection, but
    they're a touch idiosyncratic to deal with.  For $2 they'll send
    you a couple catalogues (64pgs, they come out something like once
    a month).  Will keep sending catalogues for as long as you keep
    ordering books.  Also, while they _will_ take phone orders, they
    clearly prefer mailed orders and will give them priority.

  * Manderley [US]

      P.O. Box 679
      Boonville, CA 95415-0679
      800-722-0726

    Annotated catalogue of romance books.

  * Mysteries by Mail [US]

      P.O. Box 679
      Boonville, CA 95415-0679
      800-722-0726

    Lists all kinds of mystery books.  Annotated with their comments.

  * Oxford University Press

      Humanities and Social Sciences Marketing Department
      200 Madison Avenue
      New York, NY 10016

    Write for catalogues.  They put out several topical ones and a
    general one.  Nice, obscure books.  Good quality.  Prices about
    20% lower than publisher's prices.  Extensive write up of each
    book featured.

  * Reader's Catalog

      250 West 57th Street        Order phone: (800) 733-BOOK
      New York, NY 10107        Fax:         [phone]

    Newsletter four or five times a year. Nice fat catalogue (approx.
    $30.00) International orders OK. Usual credit cards OK.

  * Scholar's Bookshelf, The [US]

      110 Melrich Road
      Cranbury, NJ 08512

    They have a variety of topical catalogues, for example "Military
    History."  They have sale prices.

  * Solipsist Press [US]

      P.O. Box 544
      Sebastapol, CA 95473

    Solipsist Press publishes regular lists of new, used, and
    antiquarian books on Islamic art, architecture, and archaeology,
    and on the Islamic world.

  * Waterstone's Mail Order [UK]

      4-5 Milsom Street        Phone: [phone]
      Bath, England        Fax:   [phone]
      BA1 1DA, UK

    Newsletter four times a year.  Used to have a catalogue - I'm not
    certain if they still do.  International orders & credit cards OK


BOOK CLUBS
----------
A tip regarding the book clubs that require you to send back a "no"
notification for the current selection: you can save yourself some
postage and hassles by informing them that you travel a lot or have
an irregular schedule and to switch your status to a "send only on
a YES".  Most clubs will do this.

BSBISY = "buy several books in several years".

Most clubs have some sort of bonus plan: free books or substantial
price reductions after the purchase of so many books.

  * Book of the Month Club, Inc. [US]

      Camp Hill, PA 17012-0001
      1-800-233-1066 (8AM-8PM EST M-F)

    BSBISY club.  Good quality books.  They also publish their own
    anthologies and collections.  Variety of books.  Earn points with
    each book purchased, any book available for a certain number of
    points.  Regular club prices are about 20% less than published
    prices.

  * First Edition Library, The [US]

      88 Long Hill Cross Road
      Shelton, CT 06484
      1-800-367-4534

    Reproduces books from first edition presses (including the
    original slipcovers).  Hardcover books.  Books are selected from
    modern American Literature.  Monthly volumes are sent, you have 10
    days to return or keep (and then pay for) them.

  * Folio Society, The, Ltd.  [UK, US, Canada]

      202 Great Suffolk Street,     Tel: [phone]
      London SE1 1PR                Fax: [phone]

      Folio Books Ltd,    (orders and queries)
      198 Avenue of the Americas,   Tel: [phone]
      New York, NY 10013        Fax: [phone]

      Folio Books Ltd,        (orders only)
      Pendragon House Ltd,
      PO Box 488,
      Port Credit,
      Mississauga, Ontario L5G 4M2

    Well-designed books printed with great regard for typography.
    Publishes 10-15 books a year, only for members.  Quarterly
    magazine.  Members must purchase at least four books, either from
    previously published works, or from those published during the
    year. No monthly send-outs - you get only what you order.
    The selection of titles is eclectic. Established and minor
    classics mix with more obscure titles

  * History Book Club, Inc.  [US]