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Summary: This is a periodically posted informational post about book
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Archive-name: books/catalogues
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Last-modified: 20 October 1992
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Copies of this list may be obtained by anonymous ftp to
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/pub/usenet/news.answers/books/catalogues.  Or, send email to
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empty.

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]

      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.

  * Softback Preview, The [Australia]

      (Division of Time-Life Books Australia)
      Locked Bag No. 40 P.O.
      Strathfield, NSW 2135
      Australia

  * 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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