Subject: Book Catalogues and Book Clubs List (rec.arts.books) Newsgroups: rec.arts.books,rec.arts.books.marketplace,rec.answers,news.answers From: tittle@netcom.com (Cindy Tittle Moore) Date: 13 Nov 1994 03:45:25 GMT Archive-name: books/catalogues Posting-frequency: 35 days Last-modified: 29 Oct 1994 BOOK CATALOGUES AND BOOK CLUBS LIST The most recently posted version of this list may be obtained by anonymous ftp to rtfm.mit.edu under /pub/usenet/news.answers/books/catalogues. Or, send email to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with send usenet/news.answers/books/catalogues in the body of the message, leaving the subject line empty. This file is also readable as a WWW article at http://io.com/user/tittle/books/catalogues.html This file is always the most up-to-date. I welcome all contributions. Please include addresses, information (do they accept overseas orders? local or any currency? etc) and comments with your suggested additions. I will take contributions from both private parties and from the companies themselves. Extremely specialized topics are fine. I prefer catalogues that inventory at least 90% books, please don't send me information about catalogues that contain only 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, Jim Ault, Diane Bailey, Thomas R. Balent, Ron Bean, Earl Boebert, Steve Brock, Pamela Burns-Balogh, William J. Burtle, Joe Bushong, Jonathan Campbell, Raphael Carter, Jon Ciliberto, Graham Cook, Nichael Cramer, Dan Day, Myra Dinnerstein, Esther Fan, David Fenstemaker, Joseph FitzPatrick, Armando Fox, Marc G. Frank, Ron Guye, Avishai Halevyi, Ian Heavens, David T. Ho, Ken Hugh, Todd A. Jacobs, Sharan Kalwani, Michael A. Kaziennov, Patrick Kearney, Andreas Krber, David Lampson, John R Laplante, Paul Leclerc, Boon Chye Lee, Jessica Litman, Sandra Loosemore, Eduardo Garcia Lopez, Jordan D. Luttrell, Vonda N. McIntyre, Danno McKinnon, Stavros Macrakis, Rich Michaels, David T. Mitchell, Jethro Miller, Nielsen, Michael Nist, Karen Olsen, David Oury, Jim & Lynne Owens, James M. Paterson, Michel S. Perdreau, Dan Persiani, R.M. Price, Geoff Read, Edward Ripley-Duggan, Barry Robinson, Paul Schleck, Linda Siemsen, Shane Suvikapakornkul, Anders Thulin, Brian Townes, Rich Trott, Charles Vilnis, Mel E. Waggoner, Chuck Weinstock, John C. Wenn, Gayla M. Worrell, Allan Yates, and John T. Zubal. Related Documents and Resources of Interest I list most of them in the URL http://io.com/user/tittle/books/homepage.html. A few others: "BIBLIO" MAILING LIST This is an electronic mailing list for book collectors and dealers of find books -- rare, antiquarian, first edition, fine press, etc., of all kinds. To subscribe to the mailing list, send a message to biblio-request@iris.claremont.edu, with the word "subscribe in the subject line (without quotes). Want lists are welcomed, as well as catalogues from small dealers. Biblio also maintains an archive. COLLECTORS MAILING LIST Send email to collectors-net-request@netcom.com with the following in the body of the message: VISIT (name,address,city,state,zipcode,country) (The above must be on one line) JOIN Collectors Announcement Send Info ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING EMAIL LIST Jacobs Publishing, LTD now offers its own electronic publishing mailing list (epub@news.clark.net). If you are interested in finding out about our latest releases, in asking questions about electronic publishing, or in talking with the editors and authors involved with the project, you may subscribe by sending email to listproc@news.clark.net with the following on the first line of your message: subscribe epub Book Catalogues Quick Web Lookup: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, O, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z. * Acorn Books [US] Acorn Books 740 Polk Street San Francisco, CA 94109-7830 Tel: 415-563-1736 Email: acornbks@netcom.com They are an antiquarian bookstore of over 100,000 titles in a wide range of subjects including large collections on Western Americana, literary first editions, illustrated books, children's books, trains, art and architecture, military history, and Science Fiction/Mystery paperbacks. They issue catalogues on a regular basis, inquire via email. They have a search service for out of print titles. And they will keep customer wants in a permanent file for possible future acquisition. Credit cards (VISA, MC, Discover, AmEx) and checks are accepted. * A.K. Press [UK] A.K. Press 22 Lutton Place Edinburgh, EH8 9PE Scotland Tel: 031-667-1507 (24hr answerphone/fax) Carries a 64 page catalogue of 'radical left' books, many difficult to get hold of. Well over 1,000 titles on anarchism, feminism, situationism, surrealism, etc. Various catalogues. Cheque/postal order/International Money Order, or US dollars (at own risk). * Aperture [US] Aperture 20 East 23rd Street New York, NY 10010 Tel: 800-929-2323 Tel: 212-505-5555 Fax: 212-979-7759 A mail order / publisher of photographic books, Aperture was founded in 1952 and is a non-profit organization. They have a quarterly magazine as well as catalogues. They publish quite a lot of books and will ship anywhere in the world. They will take credit card orders. * Argosy Book Store [US] Argosy Book Store 116 East 59 St. New York, NY 10022 Send for free catalogue. Specify rare books, modern first editions, or autographs. * B and B Smith, Booksellers [US] B and B Smith, Booksellers PO Box 158 Mt. Airy, MD 21771 USA Tel/Fax: 410-549-1227 Email: bbsmith1@aol.com Sells a variety of new and used books on Archaeology and Classics. Orders may be placed by mail, telephone, fax, or email. Catalogs are available via regular mail; those on AOL may get catalogs via email as well. They will also consider purchase of books. * Babcock, Bert, Bookseller Bert Babcock, Bookseller 9 East Derry Rd. Derry, NH 03038 Tel: 603-432-9142 He specializes in modern first editions as well as international firsts. His forte is contemporary American writers, and he also sells mystery & detective fiction. His prices are guaranteed to represent the book's market value and he will buy back the books he sells at the price you paid for them at any time. * Bagley, Harry E. Ltd. [CANADA] Harry E. Bagley Books Ltd PO Box 691 Fredericton, NB E3B 5B4 Canada Tel: 506-459-3034 Fax: 506-452-9292 General booksellers in business for 25 years. They deal with any and all used or out of print and antiquarian books. A free search service is provided and they welcome new customers on the mailing list as well as catalogues from fellow dealers. Business is world-wide, usually transacted in US funds (or cheques sterling) outside of Canada. * Barnes & Noble [US] Barnes & Noble 126 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10011 Tel: 201-767-7079 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 snail-mail out their books upon request, including with inscriptions, etc. The list is currently available in one of two ways: anonymous ftp to rtfm.mit.edu in the file /pub/usenet/news.answers/books/basement-full-of-books. Or, send email to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with send usenet/news.answers/books/basement-full-of-books in the body of the message, leaving the subject line empty. * Berkelouw's [Australia/US] Messrs. Berkelouw Antiquarian Bookdealers "Bendooley", Hume Highway Berrima, NSW 2577 Australia. Tel: 048-77-1370 Fax: 048-77-1102 830 N. Highland Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90038 USA Tel: 213-466-3321 Write for catalogues. Lots of Australiana & other topics. * BookBytes [Internet, BBS] Tel: 800-827-6973 Email: bookbytes@aol.com BookBytes is the oldest and largest out-of-print network, with over 250,000 listings from dozens of dealers nationwide. They use BBS access for instant searches and match the Wants to the Sales databases daily, reporting the results to the "wanter". This is available via subscription for $30 signup and $10 monthly (minimum). Call or email for more information. * Bookpool, The [Internet] The Bookpool 233 Park Place, Suite 27 Brooklyn NY 11238 Fax: 718-638-8202 Email: bookpool@panix.com They offer technical books for a 25-30 percent discount. Email "send faq" for their latest information file. * Books From Bree [Internet] Email: bree@netcom.com * Book Stacks Unlimited [Internet] Modem: (216) 861-0469 (300-2400 Baud) Modem: (216) 694-5732 (9600 Baud) telnet books.com This is the bookstore of the electronic age. BSU is an on-line book store and readers' conference system available world-wide. You can browse the "shelves" (with over 650,000 titles), place your order and have the books shipped to you. There is a bonus plan whereby you earn points toward free books with each purchase you make. The conferences allow you to discuss books with other customers and obtain fellow readers' reviews. Instructions are given when you log on. * Book Stream [US] Email: bookstream@aol.com A used bookstore in Cincinnati, OH, in the process of establishing a bulletin board to sell books, telnet and direct dial up access. They plan on soon issuing e-catalogs. * Books of the Big Outside (Dave Foreman's) [US] Ned Ludd Books P.O. Box 85190 Tucson, AZ 85754-5190 Tel: 602-628-9610 (credit card orders) "The purpose of this catalog is to make important books [on conservation] available to wilderness defenders. Our focus in on Wilderness, Biological Diversity, Eco-philosophy, and Anti-Modernism. Many of the books included here are little-known or difficult to find elsewhere." So writes Dave Foreman, associated with Earth First!, who reviews each book. Politics aside, this is a valuable, fascinating, and sometimes depressing collection of books (due to the numbing odds set before those interested in wilderness conservation.) Catalog contains "over 400 Books, Maps, Cassettes & CDs." * Book Trader Books Email: paulbtb@libra.com New and used books. Inquire via email. * Boston Book Company [Internet] Email: vilnis@bostbook.com Specializes in rare books on Japan and East Asia, particularly Japanese illustrated books, plus British and American literature. Catalogues available. They will respond to email requests and offers. International shipping available, payment in VISA and Mastercard accepted. * Boydell & Brewer [UK/US] Boydell & Brewer PO Box 9 Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 3DF Tel: 0394 411320 Fax: 0394 411477 PO Box 41026 Rochester, NY 14604 Telefax: 716-271-8778 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. * Caliban Book Shop [US] Caliban Book Shop 416 Craig St. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Tel: 412-681 9111 Fax: 412-681-9113 Email: johnschul@aol.com Member, ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America). Specializing in literary first editions, poetry, general scholarly books, exploration, Americana, rare books in all fields. Open shop. Catalogs will be subject catalogs and will initially be low budget: no books more than a hundred dollars. Prices will be as marked with courtesy discount to fellow dealers. Payment accepted in check or visamastercard. Catalogs to be issued every two weeks via email. * Cambridge Architectural Books, Inc [US] Cambridge Architectural Books, Inc. 12 Bow Street, 1st floor Cambridge, MA 02138 Tel: 617-354-5300 Fax: 617-354-1932 An excellent 63-page catalogue of selected books. Includes architecture (history, theory, individual architects), gardens and landscape architecture, urbanism and geography, construction (relatively small section), furniture, industrial design, typography and graphic design, photography (small section, mostly architectural), interior design and decoration. Many direct imports unavailable elsewhere. * Caroline Broomfield [US] Email: caroline.broomfield@twb.com Caroline and her husband run a bookstore in Tempe, Arizona, and offer a catalog on antiquarian books, military history, music, entertainment and general titles. Email welcomed. * Carpe Diem Books [US] Carpe Diem Books 8141 Maple Street New Orleans, LA 70118 USA Email: literatura@aol.com Tel: 504-861-0450 Tel: 800-542-7466 (US/CAN) Carpe Diem Books is a small independent bookstore in New Orleans, Louisiana that specializes in domestic and international mail order. Bookstore specializes in literature, and in University Press titles, but can generally get hands on anything that is recently published. Worldwide mailing list for catalogues. Updated electronic catalogues of books-yet-to-be-published will be released for the following areas: Classics (Greece, Rome, Macedonia), Medieval Studies, Latin American Studies, Women's Studies, and Education. CREDIT CARDS: Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express accepted. Will accept American checks with drivers license and telephone number. No CODs. USA ORDERS: Orders sent outside Louisiana are sent tax free. Shipping costs: FREE SHIPPING on books sent fourth class mail. All other methods shipped at cost + $1.00 shipping and handling per shipment. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: All international orders are sent tax free. International airmail is charged at cost (generally US$7.00 for one book) The bookstore staff will accept orders in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese. * Cato Institute [US] Cato Institute 1000 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20001 Tel: 800-767-1241 Free market libertarian books. The Cato Institute is a non partisan public policy research foundation. To maintain independence, no government funding is accepted. Its goal is to broaden the parameters of public policy debate to allow the examination of more possible solutions. * China Books & Periodicals, Inc. [US] 2929 Twenty-fourth Street San Francisco, CA 94110 Tel: 415-282-2994 Fax: 415-282-0994 An entire catalogue about China and Chinese culture. Checks or credit cards accepted. UPS or Bookpost shipping. Overseas shipping OK (additional charge). * Christian Book Distributors [US] Christian Book Distributors P.O. Box 6000 Peabody MA 01961-6000 Tel: 508-977-4500 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] Classic Motorbooks / Zenith P.O. Box 1 Osceola, WI 54020 Tel: 800-826-6600 or 715-294-3345 Fax: 715-294-4448 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. * Clothespin Fever Press [US] Clothespin Fever Press 10393 Spur Court La Mesa, CA 91941 Tel: 800-231-8624 Email: bookfever@aol.com They have published several books by lesbians of interest to the lesbian and gay community and others interested in alternative lifestyles. Their books range from nonfiction, fiction, and poetry. Catalogues to anyone interested. Ordering can be done by phone and major credit card. * Columbia Trading Co., Nautical Books [US] Columbia Trading Company 504 Main Street (Rte 6A) West Barnstable, MA 02668 Tel: 508-362-8966 Fax: 508-362-3551 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] A Common Reader 141 Tompkins Avenue Pleasantville, NY 10570 Tel: 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. * ConJelCo [Internet] Email: weinstock@conjelco.com ConJelCo publishes and sells gambling books, software and videos. The web server can be reached at http://www.conjelco.com. The catalogue is available for anonymous ftp from ftp.conjelco.com. Or send email to Chuck Weinstock for more information. * Curry, L.W., Inc [US] L.W. Curry Elizabethtown, NY 12932 Tel: 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). * Daedalus Books [US] PO Box 9132 Hyattsville, MD 20781-0932 Tel: 800-395-2665 (US/Canada, 9am-6pm EST M-F) Tel: 301-779-4224 (outside US/Canada) Tel: 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). * Digital Press [US] Digital Equipment Corporation [DEC] One Burlington Woods Drive Burlington, MA 01803-4597 Tel: 617-273-6473 Tel: 800-344-4825 (800-DIGITAL) Hundreds of reference and tutorial books on computer science topics: windowing, networking, data communications, operating systems (VAX/VMS), software development, artificial intelligence, technology, history of computing, etc. * 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). * Eureka Booksellers [Holland] Nachtegallstraat 28 Utrecht Holland 3581 AJ Tel: (0)30-340169 Fax: (0)30-364563 Email: eureka@knoware.nl or 100145.2351.compuserv.com Available catalogues (free): Catalogue 21: "A Choice from our Stock", 1200 books on esotericism and related subjects. Stocklist: "The Fourth Way", 200 books on the teachings of Gurdjieff and Ouspensky. The catalogues are available by snail mail or email request. Their stock consists of about 50,000 used and antiquarian books on any subject, specializing in esotericism (including new books). They welcome want-lists. Books may be ordered via snail mail, email, or fax; payment (prepaid) in cash (small amounts), eurocheques, postal cheques. * Family Album [US] The Family Album, ABAA RR 1 - Box 42 Glen Rock, PA 17327 Tel: 717-235-2134 Fax: 717-235-8042 Email: ronbiblio@delphi.com The Family Album is currently engaged in several active collection development programs, for libraries and private collectors. They currently issue occasional catalogues in several fields: classical studies, important early imprints, German Americana, Pennsylvania Americana, general rare books. Email listings are not currently available, but email desiderata and offerings are welcomed. Overseas orders accepted. Credit cards carry a small surcharge. * Fireside Book Company [US] Fireside Book Company 503 City Park Avenue Columbus, OH 43215 Tel: 614-621-1928 Email: fireside@infinet.com A small (10,000 or more) volume used and antiquarian bookstore in Columbus, Ohio. They carry general stock with an emphasis on modern literature, including first editions, travel/adventure narratives, cookery, and history, including local interest (Columbus and Ohio). No catalog at this time, however, email inquiries are welcome. They accept visa, mastercard, and discover, and will ship books anywhere. * First Choice Books [US] First Choice Books 18394 Pioneer Court Lake Oswego, OR 97034 Tel: 503-638-0789 Write to receive catalog of contemporary first editions free by mail. Offerings are primarily first books by women authors of fiction whose first appearance in print occurred in the 1980's. * 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. * Future Fantasy [Internet] URL: http://www.commerce.digital.com/palo-alto/FutureFantasy/home.html Has science fiction, fantasy, mystery and horror books available on a catalog and ordering system using the Web. * Garamond Press [CANADA] Garamond Press 77 Mowat Avenue, Ste. 403 Toronto, ON M6K 3E3 Tel: 416-516-2709 Garamond Press is a Canadian left-wing publisher with excellent books in the political-economy sphere as well as communications, development, and crimonology. * Globus [US] 332 Balboa St. San Francisco CA 94118 Tel: 415-668-4723 A Slavic bookstore, issues a catalogue of books in Russian as well as a few books in English about Russian and Eastern European topics. Address is not guaranteed accurate. * Godine, David R., Publisher [US] David R. Godine Horticultural Hall 300 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02115 Tel: 800-344-4771 Does direct mail. * God's World Publications [US] God's World Publications P.O. Box 2330 Asheville, NC 28802 Tel: 800-951-2665 Fax: 704-253-1556 God's World Publications has many children's books (for K-8th grade) and other materials, including games, puzzles, posters. They also have weekly magazines that cover current events from a Christian perspective. They have magazines for Kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd-3rd, 4th-6th, junior high, and a news magazine called World that is suitable for high school children and adults. Each magazine (junior high and below) comes with a teacher's edition with information about the education field, and instructions for using the magazines in a classroom setting. Discounts available for quantity orders of children's newspapers. Ask for a free catalog and free samples of their newspapers. Credit cards accepted. * Gone West! Book Catalogue of American Western HIstory Jefferson National Expansion Historical Association 11 North Fourth Street St. Louis, Missouri 63102 Tel: 800-537-7962 (orders); in St. Louis, 231-5474 Fax: 314-231-8765 Lots of American history titles focusing on the west. This ranges from exploration, settlement, cultures, war with the Native Americans, etc. Their catalogue has an extremely interesting range of titles. Credit cards only on phone/fax orders: VISA, AmExp, Discover, MasterCard. Checks acceptable on mail orders. No COD's. * Greyhavens Books [US] Greyhavens Books PO Box 22513 Carmel, CA 93923 Tel/Fax: 408-624-3042 Email: greyhave@delphi.com Antiquarian book dealer. Lists available via email on request. Phone (24-hour answering service), Fax, or E-Mail to reserve a book. Then confirm by sending a check with your order. No credit cards or COD. Prices are postpaid in domestic US, special fourth-class (book-rate); additional international shipping will be billed. California residents, add appropriate sales tax or send exemption certificate. Prices net to all. All books are subject to prior sale. * Hamilton, Edward R., Bookseller [US] Edward R. Hamilton, Bookseller 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] Hampstead House Books, Ltd 82 Doncaster Avenue Thornhill Ontario, L3T 1L3 Tel: 905-881-0607, 800-361-1576 Fax: 905-881-6596 They stock a variety of Canadian, British, and American books. Mostly publishers' remainders. They accept VISA, MasterCard, and American Express, as well as Cheques and Money Orders. The Canadian catalogue has prices in Canadian dollars. Shipping is 1-3 items ($4.95), 4-7 items ($5.95), and 8+ items ($6.95). When a book sells out and payment was be cheque or money order, a credit voucher worth 10% more than the value of the book is issued for use against future purchases. Credit vouchers can be cashed for the original value of the book (not +10%). A 10 day money-back guarantee is provided. Order lines are staffed from 8:30am to 4:00pm EST, with an answering machine outside these hours. * 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. * Hatchards [UK] Email: hatchards@kingston.ac.uk Academiic titles in stock. Ships internationally, takes major credit cards. Inquire via email. * Heldfond Book Gallery, Ltd [US] Heldfond Book Gallery 310 San Anselmo Ave. San Anselmo, CA 94960 Email: bkgallery@aol.com Tel: 415-456-8194 Fax: 415-383-3310 The Heldfond Book Gallery, Ltd., a San Francisco based out-of-print and rare bookshop, has begun offering selections from its diverse stock via means of a facsimile transmitted catalogue. This "Faxalogue" is issued monthly and circulated internationally to all who request it. Email catalogs are now available, please inquire. According to them: "Whether dealer, collector, institutional representative or casual browser, we encourage you to participate. All we require of you is a fax number. If you wish, you may also advise us of your particular area of interest so that our system may prepare Faxalogues custom suited to your specialties." * Horizon Books [CAN] 6 Brucedale Crescent Willowdale, On M2K 2C7 Canada Tel: 416-225-9835 Email: errol@io.org Horizon Books sells rare and out-of-print books by catalogue to customers around the world. They specialize in the following areas: Travel, Voyages & Exploration; Natural History; Plant Hunting, Naturalists' Travels & Scientific Expeditions. The Travel & Voyages section includes books from all parts of the world, from polar to Asia and from Africa to the Americas, published from the 17th to the20th centuries. The Natural History section is strong in botany and ornithology, but includes many other topics. They produce both large general catalogues with over 500 items, that are sent out by postal mail, and shorter specialized lists in areas of interest to their customers, that are sent by post or e-mail. Horizon Books also purchases books in these specialties. For a free catalogue, write or e- mail, giving your postal address and areas of interest. * Inner City Books Inner City Books Box 1271 Station Q Toronto, ON M4T 2P4 Canada Tel: 800-444-2524 ext. 12 Fax: 416-924-1814 ICB issues a short catalogue of about 50 titles on Jungian psychology. * Interloc [US,CAN,Europe] Interloc P.O. Box 5 Southworth, WA 98386 Email: planned Tel: 206-871-3617 Fax: 206-871-5626 Interloc is a new electronic book service, matching books wanted with the stocks of booksellers from the U.S. Canada & Europe. Over 250,000 titles now on line, and growing daily. Write for newsletter, or phone for info. This should be of interest to booksellers, librarians & collectors. * Internet Bookstore, The [Internet] The Internet Bookstore Email: ebooks-info@access.digex.net "Current Bestsellers in 60 Seconds." Savings over retail. For complete information, send email. * Ivan Stormgart, Books [US] Ivan Stormgart, Books P.O. Box 470883 San Francisco, CA 94147-0883 Tel: 415-931-6746 Postal book service, specialising in second-hand works on all aspects of sexuality. Catalogues on various subjects issued on a fairly regular basis. Of particular interest are the "Special" and "Vintage Paperback" catalogues. The first lists uncommon items of erotica and related material of a bibliographical and historical character. The "Vintage Paperback" catalogues are extensive, seldom less than 1,000 items, and include erotic literature published by Brandon House, the Olympia Press (Paris and New York), Collector's Publications, Greenleaf Classics, etc. The entries in both catalogues are often accompanied by useful bibliographical notes incorporating information not easily found elsewhere. The real names of pseudonymous authors are given, where known by the compiler. Due to the size of the "Vintage Paperback" catalogue, there is a charge for a copy. However, the catalogues are handy reference works in themselves, and worth the price on that account, and their cost is deducted from the bill of any books you buy. * Jessica's Biscuit Cookbook Catalog 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. * John Smith's Bookstore Email: jsmith@dcs.glascow.ac.uk Stocks general and academic titles and Ordinance Survey maps. They accept email orders and all major credit cards. * John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller [US] Tel: 415-327-4821 Fax: 415-327-4921 Email: JohnW10562@aol.com Assorted catalogs; mailing list. Call or mail for more info. Member ABAA, ILAB, PBFA. * Jumping Frog Email: jumpingfrog@delphi.com According to Bill McBride: We can find any used book, in-print or out-of-print. Our free international search takes about 6-8 weeks. We find about 75% of the books we seek on the first try. Payment is by VISA or MasterCard (via e-mail) or by check or moneyorder. We quote to you a postage paid price including shipment anywhere in the world via surface mail. Most books cost between US$15 and $30. To request a search, send author, title, and any other information to help us get the edition you want (illustrator, publisher, edition preferred, etc.) * Kennys Bookshop and Art Gallery Kennys Bookshop & Art Galleries Ltd [Ireland, Internet] High Street, Galway, Ireland Email: kennys@iol.ie Hennys Bookshop have over 25,000 titles of their stock available on Internet as follows: http://www.iol.ie/resource/kennys/welcom.html. They also email a list of new Irish publications on a weekly or quarterly basis to anyone who wishes to recieve it. * Koeltz Scientific Books [US, Germany] 19911 North Duncan Road Champaign, IL 61821 Tel: 217-355-9331, 217-355-1704 Fax: 217-355-9413 Koeltz Scientific Books PO Box 1360 D-61453 Koenigstein/Ts. Germany Bookseller & publisher in mainly botany, taxonomy. Produces two catalogues per year and monthly newslatters called Biblio-file. Has an office in Germany; stocks a large supply of books from all over the world. * Laissez Faire Books [US] 942 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94103 Tel: 800-326-0996 Email: lfb@panix.com, 74741.2631.compuserve.com 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. They take orders via email and will send out new book reviews via email about once a week to people that ask to be put on the list. They also have a Web site at http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/lf/Laissez-Faire.html. * Lambda Rising Bookstores Lambda Rising 1625 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington, CD 20009-1013 Tel: 800-621-6969 Virtually every gay and lesbian book in print and thousands of out of print books on the subject, too. Catalogs of new releases and bestsellers are issued quarterly. Ship by UPS within three business days (usually within 24 hours). MC/Visa/AE accepted. Order line operates 7 days a week from 10AM to midnight Eastern time. * 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. * Light Impression [US] Light Impression 439 Monroe Avenue PO Box 940 Rochester, NY 14603-0940 Tel: 800-828-6216 Fax: 800-828-5539 They specialize in photographic archival supplies and have several hundred titles on photography books and visual resources as well. They have a main catalogue on the Archival Supplies and a smaller one on the photographic books. * Loompanics Unlimited [US] Loompanics Unlimited 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. Catalog is US$5. * Lord John Press [US] Lord John Press 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] Manderley P.O. Box 679 Boonville, CA 95415-0679 Tel: 800-722-0726 Annotated catalogue of romance books. * Marginal [Canada] Marginal Distribution 277 George St. North, Unit 103 Peterborough, Ontario K9J 3G9 Telefax: 705-745-2326 "Giving voice to the countless thousands who tell their story in the printed word is the function of marginal distribution. To pass on print and sound from the edges." Orders may be placed by phone, fax, or mail. Pre-payment is necessary on all mail-orders. They accept payment by Visa or MC. Shipping is free by surface Bookrate within Canada. * Meyer Boswell Books, Inc. 2141 Mission Street San Francisco CA 94110 Tel: 415 255-6400 Fax: 415-255-6499 Email: rare-lawbooks@netcom.com The bookshop, which specializes exclusively in rare and scholarly law, has been in business since 1979, and is a member of the American Association of Antiquarian Booksellers. Its catalogue consists of the approximately 6,000 books presently in its inventory, and is easily searchable by e-mail; orders for the books may also be placed. To receive a Help file which describes both how to search and how to order, send an email message: in the subject field put the word help, and likewise in the body of the message put help. * Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga [Russia] 39, B.Yakimanka Str., Moscow, 117049, Russia. Tel: 238-46-00 Fax: 095-230-2177 E-mail: postmaster@mkniga.msk.su 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. * Moe's Books Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave. Berkeley, CA 94704 Email: moes@moesbooks.com They issue specialized catalogs of out-of-print, new, and remaindered books. The catalogues are updated monthly and new ones added all the time. Inquire via email. Check out their new Web site at http://moesbooks.com/moe.htm. A free booksearch service is also offered. If they don't have what you are looking for, they'll keep you on file and keep searching. They take checks or charge cards and ship by UPS when possible. * Mysteries by Mail [US] Mysteries by Mail P.O. Box 679 Boonville, CA 95415-0679 Tel: 800-722-0726 Lists all kinds of mystery books. Annotated with their comments. * Mystery Books Mystery Books 1715 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington, DC 20009 Tel: 202-483-1600 Semi-annual catalogue includes both most new mysteries published in the U.S. and backlist books. The store also stocks British mysteries, children's mysteries, and books about mystery characters ("Sherlockania" and the like). The catalogue includes recommendations and reviews from the owners and staff of the store. The staff is both knowledgeable and helpful, by the way: if you call and ask "I really liked this book, can you recommend something else I would enjoy?" or "I want a gift for my aunt who reads a lot of such and such," you will get a useful answer. Mail, phone and fax orders accepted. * Nautical Mind, The [Canada] The Nautical Mind 249 Queen's Quay West Toronto, Ontario M5J 2N5 Canada Canada: 800-463-9951 Other: 416-203-1163 Fax: 416-203-0729 This company stocks over 1600 nautical books, as well as worldwide charts and chartbooks, boating videos, note cards, Stan Roger's songs of the sea, limited edition prints by marine artist O.K. Schenkm navigation plotting instruments, calenders and Christmas cards (in season). They keep tab on over 3000 titles, so call and ask if the title desired is not in the catalogue. The catalogue (last printed in 1990) is 120 pages, and supplements are issued every autumn. Payment is by Visa, MasterCard, cheque, or money order. For international customers, payment is preferred in Canadian dollars. Shipping is by mail, UPS, or Canpar; starting at $3.95 and increase according to weight of parcel and distance of delivery. Most supplements contains a list of sale books that are 30-60% off the regular price. * Naval Institute Press [US] Naval Institute Press Customer Service Operations Center 2062 General's Highway Annapolis MD 21401-6780 Tel: 800-233-USNI or 410-224-3378 Fax: 410-224-2406 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. * Nebula nebula@cam.org Montreal's only specialty science fiction bookstore. They also carry books and periodicals in horror, myster, comics, media, and world cultures as well as soft and hard science. Gopher address (?). Request on line catalogue via email. * North York Computer Books Email: nycb@io.org Sister company to Toronto Computer Books. Specializes in computer books. Inquire via email. * Oak Knoll Books Oak Knoll Books 414 Delaware Street New Castle, DE 19720 Tel: 302-328-7232 Fax: 302-328-7274 Email: selene@bach.udel.edu [will change soon] Oak Knoll Books is one of the largest dealers of books about books, the history of the book, and the book arts. They issue catalogues once a month with topical mini-lists available. There is about a two week turnaround for orders and they will reorder books from any other publisher. They also publish books on books and have a separate publications catlogue available on books in bibliography, papermaking, typography, book collecting, etc. They accept all mail, pohone and fax orders and are working on getting an official company email address. First time customers are requested to prepaty their orders with a check, Visa, or MasterCard or English pounds if ordering from the UK. If ordering outside US/UK, payment should be in American dollars payable on a US bank. * Ocean Books [US] Tel: 415-726-BOOK Email: davidf@zoomer.wpd.sgi.com A used book store in Half Moon Bay, California. Takes wants, has over 50,000 books in stock. Phone or email. * Open Court Publishing Company [US] Open Court Publishing Company General Books Division Box 599 Peru, Ill 61354 Tel: 800-435-6850 or 800-892-6831 (in Illinois) 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. * Out-Of-Print Canadiana [CAN] Email: t2jl@unb.ca A family run mail-order business that caters to the needs of a small group of collectors and educational/archival institutions in both Canada and the US for the last 18 years. Their catalog is available at no cost. Send your mailing address to the above email address. * Oxford University Press 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. * Paragon Book Gallery Paragon Book Gallery 21 West Illinois Street Chicago, IL 60610 Tel: 312-527-5155 Fax: 312-527-5007 Tel: 800-55-BOOKS (orders only) Email: paragon@interaccess.com Catalog is $5.00 and lists over 1,000 titles. Visa/MC/AE welcom. Specializes in new, out of print, and rare books on Asian art and Asian studies, covering China, Japan, Korea, India, Indonesia, Tibet, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia. Subjects include archaeology, art (including ceramics, paintings, furniture, jade, etc.) history, and literature. Accepts want-lists. * Parmer Books Parmer Books 7644 Forrestal Rd San Diego CA 92120-2203 Tel: 619-287-0693 Fax: 619-287-6135 Email: ParmerBook@aol.com Parmer Books is a dealer in new, out-of-print, antiquarian and rare books on voyages, exploration and discovery. The catalogues offer books for sale on the Arctic and Antarctic, sea voyages and the islands of the South Pacific. Their catalogues are free and are updated frequently. Note that many of the listings in the catalogues are for single items in stock. Purchases are refundable when returned within 5 days of receipt. Parmer Books will also buy books. * Photo Eye Photo Eye 376 Garcia Street Santa Fe, NM 87501 Tel: 505-988-5152 Fax: 505-988-4955 They have a large catalog of photographic books. They carry, among others, import titles, exhibition catalogs and out of print titles. They will ship to anywhere in the world. * Powell's Technical Books [Internet] Email: admin@technical.powells.portland.or.us (personal response) Email: ping@technical.powells.portland.or.us (auto response) New, used, and out of print technical titles from architecture, medical, math, physics, chemistry, engineering, computers, etc. for info send email. * Princeton Bollingen Press Princeton University Press c/o California/Princeton Fullfilment Services, Inc 1445 Lower Ferry Rd. Ewing, NJ 08618 Tel: 800-777-4726 Fax: 800-999-1958 Princeton Bollingen Press issues some really beautiful books on analytical psychology, religion, mythology, philosophy, literature and literary criticism, art and aesthetics, and archaeology. Probably their most important publication is the 20-volume complete works of C.G. Jung. * Professional Publications, Inc Professional Publications 1250 Fifth Avenue Belmont, CA 94002-4519 Tel: 800-426-1178 Fax: 415-592-4519 Email: profpubl@crl.com (queries only) Professional Publications publishes review materials for professional engineering, architecture, and interior design licensing examinations -- exams that are taken by some 100,000 individuals each year. They offer many difference books for people preparing for these tests, and most of them are purchased by direct male. Catalogs appear twice annually. Orders may be by phone, fax, or physical mail. While they don't yet accept orders electronically, customers are welcome to email any questions. Visa/MC accepted. * Prometheus Books [US] Prometheus Books 700 Amherst Street Buffalo, NY 14215-9918 A publisher specializing in skeptical books. * Q.M. Dabney & Co. Inc., Booksellers [US] Box 42026 Washington, DC 20015 Tel: 301-881-1470 Fax: 301-881-0843 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 Reader's Catalog 250 West 57th Street New York, NY 10107 Tel: 800-733-BOOK Fax: 212-307-1873 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] The Scholar's Bookshelf 110 Melrich Road Cranbury, NJ 08512 They have a variety of topical catalogues, for example "Military History." They have sale prices (remainders included). * Shambala Press Shambala Press PO Box 308 Boston, MA 02117-0308 Tel: 617-424-0228 Shambala Press puts out an interesting list of books, mostly trade paperbacks, on Buddhism, Eastern religions, Native American religion, spirituality, etc. They also have a series of miniature editions, including some hard-to-find children's classics. * Silver Moon Women's Bookshop [UK] Silver Moon Women's Bookshop 64-68 Charing Cross Road London WC2HH 0BB, United Kingdom tel: 011 44 71 836 7906 fax: 011 44 71 379 1018 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. * Sisters' and Brothers' Bookstore Sisters' and Brothers' Bookstore 4011 Silver SE Albuquerque, NM 87108 Tel: 505-266-7317 Email: gworrell@carina.unm.edu (info only) Gay, lesbian and bisexual bookstore which carries a large selection of front and backlist. Can access out-of-print gay titles. Accepts most credit cards. Mail order service available. Catalogue available. For more information contact gworrell@carina.unm.edu. * Smith, Edward L First Editions [US] Edward L. Smith First Editions PO Box 1183 Ojai, CA 93024 Email: edsmith@biblio.com or ojaimaxx@aol.com This company is located in Ojai, California and is exclusively a direct mail used, rare book dealer. Monthly lists of collectable first editions of 20th century fiction, literature, literary biographies, and photographic monographs are available via email or snail mail. * 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. * South Asia Books South Asia Books P.O. Box 502, Columbia, Missouri 65205 Tel: 314-474-0116 Fax: 314-474-8124 They accept plastic, eg VISA, MC. They periodically send out catalogs of books published on India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Nepal, Sri Lanka, etc. Also included are publishers from those regions as well. Often they have a sale and give individual discounts too. The range of subjects is quite varied, such as Politics, religion, socio-economic, doctoral theses, other non-fiction and univeristy texts, etc. * South End Press [US] South End Press 116 St. Botolph Street Boston MA 02115 Tel: 617-266-0629 Catalog is full of US lef stuff from Noam Chomsky and bell hooks and other interesting things in their backlist. * Spectrum Press [Internet] Email: 73774.2733@compuserve.com Spectrum Press is an electronic catalog of general and feminist fiction and nonfiction. For an updated catalog, transmit "send list" to the above address. The 1994 catalog contains over 130 titles on floppy disks for both PC and Mac. * State University of New York Press [US] State University of New York Press c/o CUP Services PO Box 6525 Ithaca, NY 14851 Tel: 607-277-2211 Fax: 800-688-2877 Diverse books, mostly cultural and anthropological studies. Some philosophy. A lot of Asian material. Checks/Visa. Overseas orders handled. No catalogue, but a series of brochures that describe eight to ten books with a common theme. * Strange Birds Books [US] Strange Birds Books PO Box 12639 Norwood, OH 45212 Tel: 513-631-3336 Email: kenhugh928@aol.com Write, call, or email for free catalog. Mystery titles available. * Texas A&M University Press [US] Texas A&M University Press 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). * Thorn Books Thorn Books PO Box 1244 Moorpark, CA 93020 Email: thornbooks@aol.com tel: 805-529-3647 fax: 805-529-0022 Thorn Books deals in new, out of print, antiquarian and rare books in several fields. Catalogues are issued in the following areas: King Arthur/Early Britain; Children's & Illustrated; Literature; Western Americana; Fine Books. All catalogues are updated frequently and most items will be available. Please note, however, that many of the listings are for single items in stock. They recommend orders by e-mail, FAX or phone. They accept VISA and Master Charge. Institutions are billed. All items are returnable within 5 days, for any reason. If you visit Moorpark, the shop is at 624 Moorpark Ave. * Torch Publishing Group [US] Torch Publishing Group PO Box 588 Scranton, PA 18512-0588 Tel: 800-331-3761 Stocks a wide variety of Christian religious educational (adult and children's) material, books on the Jewish faith, books on spirituality, etc. While a good percentage is Christian, many religions are represented here, and the emphasis seems to be on tolerance. Some self-help books on addictions and (spiritual) recovery. Catholicism, feminist religion, and men's studies can all be found here. Prices are 10-20% discounted. Shipped by UPS, $3/per order S&H. Overseas doubtful. Credit card, check, or money order. * Toronto Computer Books [Can/US] Email: tcb@io.org This company specializes in computer books and has a sister store called North York Computer Books. Inquire via email. * United States Book Exchange / Universal Serials & Book Exchange United States Book Exchange Antiquarian & Out-of-Print Books Department 2969 West 25th Street Cleveland, OH 44113 USA Fax: 216-241-6960 Email: wk00337@worldlink.com USBE sells individual books and collections of books and has a wide variety of lists available by e mail. Subject or thematic lists offer books arranged alphabetically by author. All books are priced. Orders are accepted by e mail or by fax. USBE will charge Visa or Mastercard accounts. Otherwise, individuals must pre-pay their orders. Institutions will be invoiced. The following subjects are currently available; each list holds between 800 and 2500 books: African American Studies American Presidency Art, Art Biography, Criticism & History British & American Authors: Major Modern Writers Business, Industrial & Financial History & Biography Closeouts: New Books in the Social Sciences & Humanities Dance & Ballet East Central European History & Politics European Authors: Major Modern Writers Historical Problems & Historiography Ibero-American History, Politics, Culture: Spanish & Portuguese Books Limited Editions Club Publications Literary Criticism: 20th Century Themes Medieval and Renaissance: History & Literature Russian Empire & Soviet Union: History & Politics Travel & Travellers Women in Literature Please request lists by title and they will be sent by e mail. Sorry, the lists are not currently available in printed format. USBE ships orders by UPS to all points covered. Shipping charges are extra. M * University of Toronto Bookstore [CAN, US] University of Toronto Bookstore 214 College Street Toronto, Ontario M5T 3A1 Tel: 800-978-7925 (Can/US) Tel: 800-667-0892 Fax: 416-978-7242 Fax: 800-665-8810 FTP: ftp.cs.utoronto.ca in /pub/utbookstore for catalogues The University of Toronto's bookstore offers several catalogues on scientific, technical, and computer textbooks. Extensive selection. Credit cards accepted. * Waterstone's Mail Order [UK] Waterstone's Mail Order 4-5 Milsom Street Bath, England BA1 1DA, UK Tel: (0225) 448 595 Fax: (0225) 444 732 Newsletter four times a year. Used to have a catalogue - I'm not certain if they still do. International orders & credit cards OK. * Whyte Rose Press Whyte Rose Press 10734 Jefferson Blvd., #417 Culver City, CA 90230 Email: myra@netcom.com "Whyte Rose Press is pleased to announce the publication of our two newest books, both of which were big hits at the ABA Convention this past week. The books are available directly from Whyte Rose Press, and shortly from Book Stacks (telnet to books.com), as well as most major chain and independent bookstores. We also have a Judaica line, so please feel free to inquire by e-mail." The books are _Magic Mail_ by Ned B. Johnson and _How to Start a Word Processing/Secretarial Business_ by Louise Hagan. * Wilsey Rare Books [US, CAN] Wilsey Rare Books 23 Mill Road Olivebridge NY 12461 Tel: 914-657-7057 Fax: 914-657-2366 Email: 76427.2455@compuserve.com Email: ripleyduggan@delphi.com Four catalogs a year, listing items relating to the history of illustration and typography and the arts of the book in general. Call or email for current catalog. They list over 100 rare and collectable books priced between $20 and $17,500. * Wisdom Publications Wisdom Publications 361 Newbury St. Boston, MA 02115 Tel: 800-272-4050 Wisdom Publications issues a catalogue of about 120 titles on Eastern religion and related issues. * Woodworker's Library Woodworker's Library Linden Publishing (Specialist Bookseller and Publisher) 352 W. Bedford, #105 Fresno, CA 93711-6079 Tel: 209-431-4736 (service), 800-345-4447 (credit card orders) Fax: 209-227-3520 A good catalogue for woodworkers. Includes furniture making, carpentry, carving, finishing, tools (hand, power, antique), etc. Mostly about technique, but a little about design. Catalogue $2.00 Book Clubs Note that many book clubs are actually operated by the same company. In this case, the company is listed with its satellite clubs. The lists are not complete, so if you notice gaps, addresses and corrections are welcomed. I know for example that Doubleday BC, Literary Guild and SFBC are all under the same company, but I don't know the company name. A tip regarding the book clubs that require you to send back a "no" notification for the current selection (also known as "negative response"): 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 positive response (mail the card in only when you want a book). 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. There are usually substantial savings when joining the club: several books for a dollar, for example. * Book Of the Month Club, Inc. Camp Hill, PA 17012-0001 A number of clubs under this corporation's auspices: + Book of the Month Club [US] Tel: 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. + History Book Club 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. + Quality Paperback Book Club [US] Tel: 800-233-1066 {US} 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. Joining requires that you receive their mailings for a year. Normally negative-response. The club offers a free search service for their items: you can call them and they can tell you if they have a particular title. + (others?) * Conservative Book Club Conservative Book Club 15 Oakland Avenue Harrison NY 10528 Books by and for conservatives. Not libertarian, though it does carry libertarian books. Economics, foreign policy, culture, religion (Catholic; evangelical protestant/fundamentalist), juvenile fiction, science (often sees environmentalists as "chicken little"). hes). Even an occasional liberal (e.g. Schlessinger's book titled "the unraveling of America," or something like that). Prices aren't that great, usually (15-25% off), but there are occasional half-price sales. Initial obligation is for 4 books after your free book(s). The easiest way to join is to go to the library and leaf through old editions of _National Review_, looking for their introductory membership ads. * Doubleday Book Club [US] Doubleday Book Clube 6550 East 30th Street PO Box 6340 Indianapolis, IN 46209-9463 BSBISY club. American best sellers fiction. Hardcover. Club editions, savings of about 40-60% over list prices. * First Edition Library, The [US] The First Edition Library 88 Long Hill Cross Road Shelton, CT 06484 Tel: 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, Australia] The Folio Society, Ltd. 202 Great Suffolk Street, London SE1 1PR, United Kingdom Tel: 01-407 7411 Fax: 01-378 6684 The Folio Society Ltd. PO Box 694 Holmes, PA 19043 Tel: 1-800-353-0700 Folio Books Ltd, (orders only) P.O. Box 39 Clarkson, Mississauga, Ontario L5G 3X9 Canada The Folio Society Pty Ltd (orders & queries) P.0. Box 667 Pennant Hills, NSW 2120 Australia Tel: 02-899-7034 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 * Great Christian Books [US] Great Christian Books 229 S. Bridge St. P.O. Box 8000 Elkton, MD 21922-8000 Tel: 800-775-5422 Fax: 410-392-3103 As the name implies, GCB has a huge selection of christian books, tapes, CDs, and other materials at _excellent_ prices. They have a sequence of four monthly catalogues that includes an alpha author listing, an issue devoted to children's books and home schooling materials, and an issue devoted to Bibles and other language and reference works. You pay five dollars as a membership fee for a year, but as long as you order once a year after that, membership is free! They also have closeout and other sales from time to time. Formerly called "Puritan Reformed". Overseas orders and credit cards accepted. * Newbridge Book Clubs Deran, NJ (better address?) Unlike most book clubs, the Newbridge Book Clubs issue editions which are identical to the publisher's editions. Several book clubs (all of which use the same address above unless otherwise noted)are under Newbridge auspices, these include + Library of Computer and Information Sciences, A Newbridge Book Club PO Box 6009 Delran, NJ 08370-6009 Tel: 800-336-9980 Although the selection is mixed, a few gems appear from time- to-time to make it worthwhile. Although it's a "negative response" club, the time period between receipt of the reply card and the shipment of the book is very generous, much more than the advertised 10 days. Also, once your initial purchase obligation has been completed, you can easily call them and be switched to "positive response" status. + Natural History Book Club + Reader's Subscription, The The emphasis is on literature, art history, philosophy, history, etc. + (others) * Literary Guild, The [US] The Literary Guild 6550 East 30th Street PO Box 6325 Indianapolis, IN 46206-6325 A BSBISY club. Current hardcover fiction selection. Good quality and reasonable prices. * Organic Gardening Book Club, The [US] The Organic Gardening Book Club PO Box 4514 Des Moines IA 50380-4514 A BSBISY club. This is the only book club where every book contains organic gardening alternatives. * Science Fiction Book Club, The [US] The Science Fiction Book Club 6550 East 30th Street PO Box 6325 Indianapolis, IN 46206-6325 A BSBISY club. Inexpensive hardcover science fiction selection. They make their own books, with acid free paper, etc. They tend to offer single-volume versions of multiple-book series. * Softback Preview, The [Australia] The Softback Preview (Division of Time-Life Books Australia) Locked Bag No. 40 P.O. Strathfield, NSW 2135 Australia * Tab Book Service Owned by McGraw-Hill and the general selection and quality are good. Several book clubs are operated by TBS, including: + Computer Book Club [US] Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17294-0820 US and Canada: Bulletins every 2-4 weeks. Savings of up to 50% off of regular publisher's prices. 5 Books for $4.95 when joining and obligation to purchase 3 more books during the next 2 years. Automatic selection is shipped if no reply is sent by a specified date. Bonus book program. Computer books, hardware and software. Some of them are also found in the Electronic BC. Other countries: Membership fee of $40.00. "Order only" status, no automatic selections are shipped. Payment in U.S. funds drawn on a US bank; VISA, Mastercard and American Express accepted. + Electronics Book Club [US] Electronics Book Club Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17294-0810 US and Canada: Bulletins every 2-4 weeks. Savings of up to 50% off of regular publisher's prices. 5 Books for $4.95 when joining and obligation to purchase 3 more books during the next 2 years. Automatic selection is shipped if no reply is sent by a specified date. Bonus book program. Electronics Books. Some of them are also found in the Computer BC. Other countries: Membership fee of $40.00. "Order only" status, no automatic selections are shipped. Payment in U.S. funds drawn on a US bank; VISA, Mastercard and American Express accepted. + Aviation Book Club + (others) * Timeless Romance Reader Service [US] Timeless Romance Reader Service 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. * Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft [Germany] (letters up to 50g) Postfach 10 01 10 D-64276 Darmstadt (all others) Hindenburgstrasse 40 D-64295 Darmstadt Tel: 06151/33 08-0 TeleFax: 06151/31 41 28 Founded in 1949, the book club is open to every one (person or organization) inside and outside Germany. Subscription is DM 14.-(students DM 7.-)/year plus obligation of purchase of 1 book a year. There is a possibility of group-memberships. Ask for details directly. The club is a mainly a publisher in itself which edits literature in sciences, social sciences and humanities, but offers some books by other companies as well. As book-prices are fixed in Germany there is not always a possibility of economies when purchasing books by other publishers. The books of the club itself are cheaper than in the book store. The club/publishing house is most famous for a series called "Wege der Forschung" (paths of research), which re-prints important articles and chapters of books from the history of the research into a specific subject (covering sciences, social sciences, humanities). BUT EVERYTHING IN GERMAN, with the exception that in the mentioned series some numbers have parts in original and some do translate them. There are other series as well including editions of classical texts, over- views of and introductions into special fields of research. The club additionally offers a selection of arts and artisan works, the latter often remakes of historical artisan work e.g. keltish etc. These are offered in an extra catalogue. (From member 287061-9.) Book Catalogues FAQ List / Cindy Tittle Moore / tittle@netcom.com PO Box 4188, Irvine CA, 92716