We are happy for you to call into our shop with your books (although if you have a significant quantity we recommend you phone ahead of your visit to ensure one of the partners will be on site to view your collection.) In most cases we are able to give an immediate answer, but occasionally we may need to examine items in more detail. You will be given a receipt for any books left with us.

We are also happy to travel anywhere in the UK and further afield to view large, quality collections and libraries etc.

Our fields of interest are very wide and fine, rare, collectable books on any subject are never refused.

Some of our specialist areas are below - but we are interested in any rare, collectable items so please do not be deterred if you don't see your books on the list below!

• Children’s Books - fine, illustrated editions, Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, Beatrix Potter, A.A. Milne, Upton's Golliwog Books, Enid Blyton, C. S. Lewis, Arthur Ransome, 'BB'/Denys Watkins Pitchford, Rupert Annuals etc.

• 20th Century First Editions - Ian Fleming, Graham Greene, Evelyn Waugh, Agatha Christie, P.G. Wodehouse, John Buchan, J.R.R. Tolkien etc.

• Country/Rural Pursuits - Cecil Aldin, Surtees, Lionel Edwards, Snaffles, 'BB'/Denys Watkins Pitchford, Hunting, Shooting, Big Game etc.

• Sporting Books - Wisdens, Cricket, Motoring, Autocourse, Motocourse etc. 

• Cookery - Mrs Beeton, Eliza Acton, Hannah Glasse, early cookery. 

• Literature - Austen, Dickens, Bronte, Trollope, Shakespeare, Eliot, etc. 

• Fine Bindings & Quality Leather Sets - Literature, Poetry, Scholarly Books, Non-Fiction. 

• Topography - Local, national and global. Atlases and maps.

• Bell Ringing Books

• Horology - Clocks and Watches, Repair, Restoration, County Clock Makers etc. 

• Any Collections: Art, Maritime, Military, Railway, Botany, Mountaineering/Exploration, Folio Books etc.