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· Subject: Book Catalogues and Book Clubs List (rec.arts.books)
Archive-name: books/catalogues
Version: 1.0
Last-modified: 20 October 1992
Periodicity: 35 days
Copies of this FAQ may be obtained by anonymous ftp to
pit-manager.mit.edu (18.172.1.27) under
/pub/usenet/news.answers/books/catalogues. Or, send email to
mail-server@pit-manager.mit.edu with the subject line "send
usenet/news.answers/books/catalogues", leaving the body of the message
empty.
This first version is hopelessly US-centric, as most of these are
catalogues that I'm directly aware of (that is, they arrive in my
mailbox). I welcome all kinds of additions, and would especially
like to see this list become international in scope. Please include
addresses, information (do they accept overseas orders? local or any
currency? etc) and comments with your suggested additions. Thank
you!
I make no guarantees as to the correctness of each entry. If you spot
anything that needs correcting, let me know and I will update.
My thanks to the following people who have helped out with this list:
Terry Allen, William J. Burtle, Jon Ciliberto, Vonda N. McIntyre,
Nielsen, Linda Siemsen, and R.M. Price.
BOOK CATALOGUES
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* Barnes & Noble [US]
126 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10011
1-201-767-7079
Current books. Variety of topics, variety of quality. Some great
savings. Commentary on each book.
* Basement Full of Books [US]
mcintyre@cpac.washington.edu
Vonda N. McIntyre maintains a list of authors who will mail out
their books upon request, including with inscriptions, etc. The
list is currently available by sending email to Ms. McIntyre.
This catalogue should soon appear on usenet as a periodic posting.
* Boydell & Brewer [UK/US]
PO Box 9 PO Box 41026
Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 3DF Rochester, NY 14604
0394 411320 716-271-8778 (telefax)
0394 411477 (fax)
Several catalogues available. They list publications from D.S.
Brewer, Noydell Press, Unibersity of Rochester Press and
Colleagues Press and are divided into new books, current titles,
and backlist. Prices are listed in both UK pounds sterling and US
dollars. Excellent quality books, expensive prices. Scholarly
titles, lots of good Medieval studies and explorations of Legends
(including Camelot and other popular myths), manuscript reprints,
etc.
* Common Reader, A [US]
141 Tompkins Avenue
Pleasantville, NY 10570
1-800-832-7323
A wonderful selection of obscure, hard-to-find and plain good
books. An excellent variety of topics, a range of prices (tends
toward moderate-to-expensive). Credit cards accepted. Ships UPS.
Money-back guarantee within 30 days. A monthly catalogue, free.
* Daedalus Books [US]
PO Box 9132
Hyattsville, MD 20781-0932
1-800-395-2665 (US/Canada, 9am-6pm EST M-F)
301-779-4224 (outside US/Canada)
1-800-866-5578 or 301-779-1260 (fax)
An eclectic set of remaindered books. Good quality books, low
prices. Topics and books vary. Extensive and opinionated blurbs
written for each book. Prices are guaranteed for about 3-4
months. Bookstores may get discounts, there are separate
addresses and phone numbers for such orders (write for details).
* Dover Publications, Inc. [US]
31 East 2nd Street
Mineola, NY 11501
Write for catalogue: Dover Complete Catalog of Fiction, Literature
And Language Learning. Mostly paperbacks. Very low prices. Some
of the books are cheaply constructed. Nice selection, lots of
reprints of books. No phone numbers, no credit cards. Money-back
guarantee. Optional mailing (UPS, US post, foreign orders). Two
Dover Bookstores: 180 Varick St., 9th floor, New York, NY 10014
(9am-4:30pm M-F) and 11 East Second St., Mineola, NY 11501
(9am-3pm M-F).
* Edward R. Hamilton Bookseller [US]
Falls Village, CT 06031-5000
Write for a catalogue. No phone number, no credit cards. Great
selection of books, low prices. Catalogue is a bit disorganized,
in newspaper format, encourages browsing. Unconditional guarantee
of your satisfaction.
* Hampstead House Books Ltd. [Canada/US]
82 Doncaster Avenue
Thornhill Ontario, L3T 1L3
416-881-0607 (US?, 24 hr)
416-881-6596 (US? fax, 24 hr)
Offers both US and Canadian catalogues. The US one offers a
number of books, some from Canada, some from Britain, and assorted
others. Payment in US dollars from the US catalogue. [Any info
about the Canadian catalogue?] If they don't have a book you
order, you get a credit voucher for book-price plus 10% against
future purchases or for book-price for immediate cashing. Accepts
credit cards.
* L.W. Curry, Inc [US]
Elizabethtown, NY 12932
518-873-6477
They publish a regular catalogue and it contains a wealth of
bibliographic facts. Prices are on the high side (in fact, Currey
is frequently taken as the reference value for a given book. Most
booksellers are at or below Currey).
* Manderley [US]
P.O. Box 679
Boonville, CA 95415-0679
800-722-0726
Annotated catalogue of romance books.
* Mysteries by Mail [US]
P.O. Box 679
Boonville, CA 95415-0679
800-722-0726
Lists all kinds of mystery books. Annotated with their comments.
* Oxford University Press
Humanities and Social Sciences Marketing Department
200 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Write for catalogues. They put out several topical ones and a
general one. Nice, obscure books. Good quality. Prices about
20% lower than publisher's prices. Extensive write up of each
book featured.
* Scholar's Bookshelf, The [US]
110 Melrich Road
Cranbury, NJ 08512
They have a variety of topical catalogues, for example "Military
History." They have sale prices.
* Solipsist Press [US]
P.O. Box 544
Sebastapol, CA 95473
Solipsist Press publishes regular lists of new, used, and
antiquarian books on Islamic art, architecture, and archaeology,
and on the Islamic world.
BOOK CLUBS
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A tip regarding the book clubs that require you to send back a "no"
notification for the current selection: you can save yourself some
postage and hassles by informing them that you travel a lot or have
an irregular schedule and to switch your status to a "send only on
a YES". Most clubs will do this.
BSBISY = "buy several books in several years".
Most clubs have some sort of bonus plan: free books or substantial
price reductions after the purchase of so many books.
* Book of the Month Club, Inc. [US]
Camp Hill, PA 17012-0001
1-800-233-1066 (8AM-8PM EST M-F)
BSBISY club. Good quality books. They also publish their own
anthologies and collections. Variety of books. Earn points with
each book purchased, any book available for a certain number of
points. Regular club prices are about 20% less than published
prices.
* First Edition Library, The [US]
88 Long Hill Cross Road
Shelton, CT 06484
1-800-367-4534
Reproduces books from first edition presses (including the
original slipcovers). Hardcover books. Books are selected from
modern American Literature. Monthly volumes are sent, you have 10
days to return or keep (and then pay for) them.
* History Book Club, Inc. [US]
Camp Hill, PA 17012-0001
BSBISY club. Good quality books. A variety of history: military
history, social history, etc. Mostly American and European
history, though there are books available on a wide number of
countries. After every fourth book purchased, you get a bonus
certificate, allowing you to buy any book listed for about half
price. Regular club prices are approximately 20% less than
published prices.
* Literary Guild, The [US]
6550 East 30th Street
PO Box 6325
Indianapolis, IN 46206-6325
A BSBISY club. Current hardcover fiction selection. Good quality
and reasonable prices.
* Science Fiction Book Club, The [US]
6550 East 30th Street
PO Box 6325
Indianapolis, IN 46206-6325
A BSBISY club. Inexpensive hardcover science fiction selection.
They make their own books, and the quality is very cheap-looking.
They tend to offer single-volume versions of multiple-book series.
* Quality Paperback Book Club [US]
Camp Hill, PA 17012
A BSBISY club. This club prints paperback versions of many
hardbacks. Good prices, reasonable quality. Excellent savings
possible. You earn bonus points with each purchase; each book is
listed with the number of points it takes to get it for free.
* Timeless Romance Reader Service [US]
120 Brighton Road
P.O. Box 5069
Clifton, NJ 07015-9723
Offers historical romances at reasonable prices. 4 books each
month with 10 days to return or keep. You do not pay postage or
handling costs. All books $4.00 apiece.
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Cindy Tittle Moore