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Subject: Book Catalogues and Book Clubs List (rec.arts.books)
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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.

Phone numbers are supplied "as is."  Especially when phoning to
another country, you will have to verify the proper prefix codes that
you must dial.

My thanks to the following people who have helped out with this list:
Terry Allen, Diane Bailey, Thomas R. Balent, Ron Bean, Earl Boebert,
William J.  Burtle, Jon Ciliberto, Nichael Cramer, Michael A.
Kaziennov, Boon Chye Lee, Sandra Loosemore, Vonda N.  McIntyre,
Nielsen, R. M.  Price, Linda Siemsen, Anders Thulin, and John C. Wenn.


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.  Credit cards, etc, accepted.

  * 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.

  * 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."

  * Classic Motorbooks / Zenith [Aviation] Books [US]

      P.O. Box 1             Tel: [phone] or 1-715-294-3345
      Osceola, WI 54020      Fax: [phone]

    These two are actually the same company. and you can combine books
    from both catalogues in the same order although they don't
    advertise the fact.  Motorbooks is THE source for automotive
    books, both histories and shop manuals, including some imported
    books. They are also a publisher and a distributor. Zenith is one
    of the larger sources for aviation-related books. They take credit
    cards and overseas orders.

  * Columbia Trading Co., Nautical Books [US]

      504 Main Street (Rte 6A)      Tel: [phone]
      West Barnstable, MA  02668    Fax: [phone]

    Rare and used books on nautical subjects. Catalogue comes out
    about every two months.  It is a small catalogue (about 25 pages).
    Good selection, prices not too bad.

  * 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.

  * 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.

  * Jessica's Biscuit Cookbook Catalog

      Box 301
      Newtonville, MA  02160

    Catalogue of cookbooks, books on food history, and similar topics.
    Good because it has a wide variety, in one location.

  * 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.

  * Loompanics Unlimited [US]

      P.O. Box 1197
      Port Townsend, WA  98368

    "We are the lunatic fringe of the libertarian movement."  250
    pages of books on privacy, self-sufficiency, anarchism,
    lock-picking, improvised weapons, fake ID, sex, drugs, and rock 'n
    roll (plus "miscellaneous"). In other words, stuff you won't find
    at your local bookstore. They also publish or reprint some books.
    Quarterly flyers also include articles. Don't order this catalog
    if you are easily offended! No phone and no credit cards.
    Overseas orders accepted, *BUT* certain books may be siezed by
    customs in certain countries, especially Canada. NOTE: Be sure to
    specify when you write for the catalog if you don't want them to
    sell your address to others.

  * Lord John Press [US]

      19073 Los Alimos Street
      Northridge, CA  91326

    Herb Yellin is the owner/publisher of this small run press.  In
    addition to books published by him, he also sells books from other
    small presses and occasionally provides listing of rare, first
    edition (and usually signed) books from well known authors.  The
    quality of the books published by him is exceptional.  His
    catalogues are somewhat sporadic.

  * Manderley [US]

      P.O. Box 679               Tel: [phone]
      Boonville, CA 95415-0679

    Annotated catalogue of romance books.

  * Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga [Russia]

      39, B.Yakimanka Str.,      Tel: [phone]
      Moscow, 117049, Russia.    Fax: [phone]
      E-mail: [e-mail]

    Over 15 000 books titles annually - books of leading universal and
    specialised Publishing Houses from Russia and a number of other
    republics of the former USSR, scientific and technical literature,
    publications of the Russian universities, Russian language
    text-books and dictionaries. etc.  Periodicals, newspapers and
    magazines.  They have a "New Books" bulletin that comes out twice
    monthly containing information on all publications offered to
    foreign readers; subscription to the bulletin is USD 86 surface
    mail; USD 127 for air mail.

  * 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.

  * Naval Institute Press [US]

      Customer Service            Tel: 800-233-USNI
      Operations Center            Tel: [phone]
      2062 General's Highway        Fax: [phone]
      Annapolis MD 21401-6780

    Books on naval history, seamanship, and modern naval strategy.  If
    you become a member ($28/year), you get a monthly magazine and a 20%
    discount on book purchases.

  * Open Court Publishing Company [US]

      General Books Division      Tel: [phone]
      Box 599                     Tel: [phone] (in Illinois)
      Peru, Ill 61354

    A catalogue of books on philosophy, religion, psychology, ethics,
    education, metaphysics, lifestyle, and eastern thought.  Extensive
    commentary on each book featured.  List prices given for hardcover
    (cloth bound) and paperback versions.  Occasional sales.  Check,
    money orders, credit cards and telephone orders.  Will do overseas
    ordering for an additional USD $5.  Postage is USD $3 for the
    first book, USD $1 each additional book to a maximum of USD $10.

  * 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.

  * Q.M. Dabney & Co. Inc., Booksellers [US]

      Box 42026                Tel: [phone]
      Washington, DC  20015    Fax: [phone]

    Rare and used books on Military subjects. Catalogue is pretty good
    size. It is broken down into sections: World War II, General
    Military, Aviation History, American Civil War. Prices are
    somewhat high, but they have items that you don't find anywhere
    else.

  * 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.

  * Silver Moon Women's Bookshop [UK]

      64-68 Charing Cross Road   tel: [phone]
      London WC2HH 0BB,          fax: [phone]
      United Kingdom

    Europe's largest women's bookshop, lesbian owned and run, stocks
    more than 10,000 books, as well as calendars, video-tapes and
    various other items.  They also publish lesbian fiction under
    their own imprint. With close contact with many publishing houses
    they know of most forthcoming works and host signings, so can
    sometimes supply signed copies of new publications. They do not
    stock second-hand or antiquarian books, but could probably advise
    on sources of these that specialise in women's titles.  They
    accept American Express, Visa and MasterCard, and will do overseas
    orders.

  * 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.

  * Texas A&M University Press [US]

      John H. Lindsey Building
      Drawer C
      College Station, TX  77843-4354

   Not a very large selection, but good listing of regional (Texas)
   history (among other things).

  * 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.

  * Fisher Nautical [UK]

      Huntswood House
      St. Helena Lane
      Streat, Hassocks
      Sussex BN6 8SD, United Kingdom

    Visa/Mastercharge accepted.  Periodic catalogs, plus occasional
    curmudgeonly newsletter from the owner.  Used books, old
    periodicals, nautical ephemera such as logbooks, shipwreck
    reports, diairies, etc. Catalogs sent as long as you order.  Very
    good on searching for rare and out of print books.

  * 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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