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- Version: 1.0
- Last-modified: 20 October 1992
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- usenet/news.answers/books/catalogues", leaving the body of the message
- empty.
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- This first version is hopelessly US-centric, as most of these are
- catalogues that I'm directly aware of (that is, they arrive in my
- mailbox). I welcome all kinds of additions, 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. 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, Vonda N. McIntyre,
- Nielsen, Linda Siemsen, and R.M. Price.
-
-
- BOOK CATALOGUES
- ---------------
-
- * Barnes & Noble [US]
-
- 126 Fifth Avenue
- New York, NY 10011
- 1-201-767-7079
-
- Current books. Variety of topics, variety of quality. Some great
- savings. Commentary on each book.
-
- * Basement Full of Books [US]
-
- mcintyre@cpac.washington.edu
-
- Vonda N. McIntyre maintains a list of authors who will mail out
- their books upon request, including with inscriptions, etc. The
- list is currently available by sending email to Ms. McIntyre.
- This catalogue should soon appear on usenet as a periodic posting.
-
- * 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.
-
- * 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).
-
- * Edward R. Hamilton 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.
-
- * L.W. Curry, Inc [US]
-
- Elizabethtown, NY 12932
- 518-873-6477
-
- 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).
-
- * 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.
-
- * 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.
-
-
- 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.
-
- * History Book Club, Inc. [US]
-
- Camp Hill, PA 17012-0001
-
- BSBISY club. Good quality books. A variety of history: military
- history, social history, etc. Mostly American and European
- history, though there are books available on a wide number of
- countries. After every fourth book purchased, you get a bonus
- certificate, allowing you to buy any book listed for about half
- price. Regular club prices are approximately 20% less than
- published prices.
-
- * Literary Guild, The [US]
-
- 6550 East 30th Street
- PO Box 6325
- Indianapolis, IN 46206-6325
-
- A BSBISY club. Current hardcover fiction selection. Good quality
- and reasonable prices.
-
- * Science Fiction Book Club, The [US]
-
- 6550 East 30th Street
- PO Box 6325
- Indianapolis, IN 46206-6325
-
- A BSBISY club. Inexpensive hardcover science fiction selection.
- They make their own books, and the quality is very cheap-looking.
- They tend to offer single-volume versions of multiple-book series.
-
- * Quality Paperback Book Club [US]
-
- Camp Hill, PA 17012
-
- A BSBISY club. This club prints paperback versions of many
- hardbacks. Good prices, reasonable quality. Excellent savings
- possible. You earn bonus points with each purchase; each book is
- listed with the number of points it takes to get it for free.
-
- * Timeless Romance Reader Service [US]
-
- 120 Brighton Road
- P.O. Box 5069
- Clifton, NJ 07015-9723
-
- Offers historical romances at reasonable prices. 4 books each
- month with 10 days to return or keep. You do not pay postage or
- handling costs. All books $4.00 apiece.
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- Cindy Tittle Moore
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