I am always interested in buying books.  The list below is not complete:  if you have anything else to sell that you think I might be interested in, please get in touch.  I am particularly interested in large collections of pony books or children’s books.  If the authors you have aren’t listed below, please get in touch anyway.  I often buy the deeply obscure, and buy paperbacks as well as hardbacks.

If you want to sell your books:

I need to know:

How many books there are: we (my husband does some collections) will, within reason, travel to pick up larger collections. It's usually more economic to post smaller collections. If you do this, I will of course re-imburse your postage, as long as this is reasonable - ie parcel post rather than Special Delivery for every single title!

Examples of specific titles you have for sale: A list of the books you have for sale is helpful, with their condition; whether paperback or hardback, and if there’s a dustjacket. If the collection is very large, a representative selection of titles would help. In most cases I only buy books in very good condition (though obviously if the book is rare I do make an exception.)

If we view your collection and make an offer that you accept, we will pay you and take the books away straight away.

Pony Books

I will buy virtually all pony titles, paperback or hardback; the more obscure the better.  Paperbacks must be in good condition, but please be aware that because I can’t charge very much for paperbacks these days because of competition from sites like Amazon, I can’t pay very much for them either, apart from the few paperback rarities!

Pony books I don’t buy

I’m afraid there are a couple of authors whom generally I do not buy because they are almost impossible to sell:  Pat Smythe (though not her non fiction) and Walter Farley’s Black Stallion paperbacks.

Equine illustrators

I am interested in books, fiction and non fiction, illustrated by:  Lionel Edwards, Cecil Aldin, Gilbert Holiday, Michael Lyne, Peter Biegel, Snaffles.

Magazines and Annuals
I buy magazines for research purposes.  I’m looking to buy Pony Magazine and Riding
Magazine, and you can see a list of  the ones I’m after here.

Children’s Books
Elinor Brent-Dyer: Chalet School and other titles, Barbara Sleigh:  Carbonel series;
Jessamy
Malcolm Saville: paperbacks and hardbacks: Lone Pine and other series
Anthony Buckeridge: Jennings
Freda Hurt:  Mr Twink series
Ronald Welch: any, Rosemary Sutcliff: hardbacks with dustjackets, Antonia Forest:  all,