Elizabeths bookshops online secondhand book dealers first. If this is your preference, you should look up your local secondhand book stores and see whether they run a book exchange program. Weve added this gallery of really rare comic books because, for all the glamor of the bigname superheroes and villains, these are the really hard books to find. The uk and us book departments at bonhams offer only the finest printed and manuscript material, ranging from early illuminated manuscripts and incunabula through natural history, literature, art, music, americana, fine bindings and private press, and vernacular photography. Australian book auctions is the premier auctioneer in australia dedicated to rare books and historical properties. If youre interested in rare books from australia or new zealand, one of the best cities for searching just might be sydney. Berkelouw books is australias largest rare and antiquarian bookdealer. Agent srba sells by auction, private treaty and auction by private treaty for the vendor and is not responsible for default by the buyer of vendor.
Sell your books to berkelouw we buy and sell rare, old, and collectible books as well as fine, used and quality second hand books. They are organized pretty randomly, with no attempt to keep them truly in order of value by record sale. Valuation of books and other printed items rare books and. Our online stores with texts, academic titles, and rare outofprint books are fully operating. Matthew haley, director and head of books and manuscripts at british auction house bonhams, revealed his top 20 list and shared his advice for buyers looking to invest in rare works. Do any work that would detract from the value of a book. No one wants to buy books, so what to do with a beloved book. Located in sydney, queensland and the southern highlands, berkelouw books is australias largest second hand and antiquarian bookseller. In the past year, ive seen similar displays in a sydney city shoe shop, a. Biblio offers nearly 100 million used books and rare books for sale from professional antiquarian booksellers around the world. The demand for a book is created by a combination of factors, often including status as a first edition, signed book, or written by a famous historical figure, illustrated by a famous person, or preowned and marked by a famous figure. Located in thriving new south wales, sydney rare book auctions was founded in 2011.
Welcome to the website of hordern house rare books. Specialised motoring bookstore based in sydney cbd offering huge selection of car and motorcycle workshop manuals, books and dvds. Call mon through sat 105 at 541 3434717 to request new or used books for pick up at our store or mail delivery. For 30 years we have bought and sold books of merit. The 20 most valuable books you might have at home daily. Sydney rare book auctions ultimo, au bid online at invaluable. Can you restore a rare book that would be valuable if it were in better condition. Mar 04, 2020 the monetary value of a book, like other commodities, depends on supply and demand. Recycled books is a secondhand bookstore based in western sydney covering all genres of reading. You must be a registered reader to request items from the rare books collection.
We buy and sell rare, old, and collectible books as well as fine, used and quality second hand books. A, im looking for contact info for a professional rare book buyer. A poor copy of a particular rare book will often pass in at less than half the. Often the first thing you look up, often pays for that book forever. We have a vast range of books in many categories with a special interest in australia history including military, aboriginal, nature, australiana, true crime, art and biography.
This is particularly the case with australian exploration. We are temporarily closed to support local efforts to respond to the health crisis. Antiquerare book restoration leonards book restoration. A book that is very rare, in the sense that very few if any other copies are known, but which is not desired by book buyers, would probably have little monetary value. A number of wonderful new reference books have appeared recently. Hordern house, founded by anne mccormick and derek mcdonnell is an internationally renowned bookshop, specialising in rare books, manuscripts and paintings. Our rare books experts are a walking encyclopedia of all things rare and collectible. Buying rare and antiquarian books in sydney, australia. Does anyone know where i can sell them and not lose my shirt. In a book exchange, such as the north sydney book exchange, you can bring in some of your old books and trade them in for other secondhand titles. Websites used and rare bookseller websites that bring together sellers prices.
In many cases buying 2 or 3 books costs around the same shipping as one, so do give it some thought. Requests are submitted online via the catalogue, using your readers card, and will be delivered to the special collections reading room for use. Our stock can be viewed online, and purchased using our secure ordering service. Abebooks has been part of the rare book world since going live in 1996. Sell your rare, old, and collectible books we buy quality. Please search or browse our inventory of hard to find, out of print, used, and rare books online. Although our office remains open, we are carefully observing current regulations, and an appointment will need to be made in order to visit. The humanities department has resources to help you find out. The popularity of rare and collectible printed material is on the rise, but as has always been the case, condition is extremely important. May 26, 2009 i have a series of old harpers family library books all dated between 18311840. Hordern house is continuing business as usual, but we will be working remotely for much of the time.
For recommendations on gifts, help finding the perfect addition to your collection, or a look through whats new and interesting in the rare book room, they have you covered. Somerset house books was established at bowenfels during the early 1990s and first had a presence as a mail order business and at rare book fairs in sydney, canberra, uralla, bowral and melbourne. The easiest way to know how much your copy of a book is worth on the open market is to check on how much similar copies are currently being offered for. The 47th season of the world rally championship started with a bang at rallye monte carlo, but after a back and forth battle through the season ott tanak became the first estonian to take the.
We cover a broad range of subjects, but our first love is literature. We have a great selection of preloved books and our stock continually changes by upto 400 books per week. Fill out this form with enough information to get a list of comparable copies. The store operates from two weatherbeaten barns sitting amid a scenic pasture. Peter harrington rare books first edition books, signed. Although we sell new books in our city stores, our business was built on the trade of rare and valuable books, and this remains at the heart of the berkelouw operation. We do restoration work on books worth several thousand dollars, but any responsible restoration work takes caution. No one wants to buy books, so what to do with a beloved. Books are made rare when there is a high demand from buyers but few known copies in existence. For decades, buyers and sellers of used books, old maps and ephemera have come to whitlocks looking for intellectual adventure.
With a team of directors boasting over 50 years of experience and an extensive knowledge base in the rare book trade, the auction house specializes in books and manuscripts, maps, prints, photography, and art. Now, he has over 19,000 books from his rare book room online, including first editions by american and british writers such as hemingway, dickens, sinclair lewis, etc signed presidential material, large michigan history, science and booksaboutbooks sections, and of course, being in the motor city a huge collection of books on the. In this document sydney rare book auctions will be referred to as srba. A poor copy of a particular rare book will often pass in at less than half the value achieved of the same title in good condition. You probably dont need to include every word of the title and authors name. No one wants to buy books, so what to do with a beloved book collection. Love vintage books is the trading name for somerset house books a retailer of quality rare and secondhand collectible books. Sellers of used and rare books since 1948, whitlocks book barn is located just minutes from downtown new haven and yale university. The catalogue record for a rare book gives a call number with the prefix rb. When searching on its important to find copies that match the book in your possession as accurately as possible. As the worlds leading auctioneer of australian books and manuscripts we now hold all of the top four prices achieved at auction for printed australiana, a feat achieved by no other auction house. Well known to book collectors and booklovers, our site is an excellent resource for discovering a rough value of an old book. Within nsw, 10 books costs the same shipping as 1 book etc.