We Will Consider for Purchase
  • paperback, hardcover, and antique books
  • CDs, sheet music
  • antique picture frames
  • U of A yearbooks
  • curios and fine-art objects
IF they are in wonderful condition and IF we believe we can sell them in a reasonable time period.

Yes, we do buy ESTATES. Call to arrange a house visit: (780) 429-1707.

Sorry! We can't buy modern encylopedias, recent magazines, Reader's Digest Condensed Books, Harlequin romances, computer books, or outdated textbooks.

More details about our "wish list" are given below...
 
Do Show Us:
  • Children's paperback picture books
  • Children's Italian & Spanish books
  • Tin Tin & Asterix in any language
  • Ancient history
  • Books in Latin & Ancient Greek
  • Classics of Eastern & Western philosophy
  • Non-fiction pertaining to Africa
  • Alberta local histories (these are often telephone-book sized, hardcover, semi-amateur compilations which include stories, pictures, and genealogies of local families)
  • Franklin, Easton Press, and Folio Society books
  • Joy of Cooking
  • Russian literature in English
  • Books by  Leonard Cohen, Patrick O'Brian, Kurt Vonnegut, and P.G. Wodehouse.
 
Also Wanted:
  • Leather-bound & antiquarian books
  • Popular literature & classics
  • Travel writings
  • Theology, psychology, spirituality
  • Eastern & Western philosophy
  • Prairie, northern, & native history
  • Nature field guides
  • Woodworking, knitting, quilting, & how-to art
  • Children's books
  • Recent general-interest science writings (not texts)
  • Jazz, folk, & classical CDs
  • Sheet music & scores (especially piano, violin, & guitar)

 

 


Random Thoughts

When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.

Desiderius Erasmus