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We buy and sell fine, rare and collectable Non-fiction, Modern First Editions, Folio Society, Antiquarian, Tv and Film books, Children's books and British Comics and Annuals.

Please click here to see our complete on-line catalogue, or visit www.ardis.co.uk, to search for items by author, title or subject. We advertise some of our stock on eBay, but items always appear first on our website, and at cheaper prices as the overheads are lower.

We are always interested in buying small and large collections of good quality items. Click here for more information.

Book Collecting - descriptions of items for sale

Book collecting by post can be difficult as it is sometimes hard to judge the condition of an item by its description. This page lists the terms used in the descriptions on our database, which describe all faults which might affect the value of the items for sale.

Some other booksellers do not automatically record faults which they see as minor, such as small inscriptions of the owner's name on the opening pages or price clipping to the dust wrapper, but we try to mention all faults such as these.

Descriptions of books for sale should use the following standard terms. Note that these describe the general condition of the book; any major faults (inscriptions, tears, missing pages) should be noted separately. Abbreviations are given in brackets:

MINT (M) - The item is in perfect condition, complete with dust wrapper and impossible to distinguish from a new copy. We (and many other booksellers) do not use this term, describing 'as new' books as 'FINE' (see below).

FINE (F) - The item is in excellent as new condition. The dust wrapper is as new; any faults such as rubbing or curling to edges should be mentioned but should nevertheless be very minor - in these cases we use the term NEAR FINE to describe the book.

VERY GOOD (VG) - The item is in not quite FINE condition, but there are still no major faults. The dust wrapper is clean with little fading, no tears or pieces missing.

GOOD (G) - The item is obviously secondhand, but complete unless noted otherwise. The dustwrapper may be marked, scuffed or creased and with general signs of wear.

POOR (P) - The item is in bad condition. It may be warped from poor storage, have pages missing or scribbled on and the spine may be broken. The item may have many other major faults. In classic bookspeak, it is 'suitable only for reading', i.e. of no real value to a collector.

Collecting

If you are interested in book collecting, please take a look at the articles written by Ardis director Robert Newbury, who started his first book business in 1983. There are items about condition and storage of books, identifying and finding first editions, and individual collecting areas. Many of these are adapted from his articles originally published in Book and Magazine Collector.

Secondhand Books

Wants Lists

Please register your wants lists with us, and we will let you know if we have any items that may be of interest to you in the future.

Our service

The key points of our service are:
  • We will answer all enquiries within two working days.
  • We will despatch all ordered items within two working days.
  • We carry no advertising on the site, so there is no endless downloading of junk pages.
  • We do not pass on email addresses of our customers to third parties.
  • Items may be returned within a week for a full refund if they are found to be unsuitable.
  • We are based in the UK, but export all over the world and welcome overseas collectors.


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User:chongm2003( 80Feedback score is 50 to 99)  Date:24-Nov-09 04:26:41 GMT
Praise: Perfect transaction. Good communication. Prompt shipping. Recommended seller.
User:mitchellleard( 35Feedback score is 10 to 49)  Date:23-Nov-09 22:45:27 GMT
Praise: this book is a must read, for anyone who want to know the historical mohammad
User:schwarz-klavier( 34Feedback score is 10 to 49)  Date:23-Nov-09 21:49:46 GMT
Praise: Good service but may have mentioned the inscripton.
User:shiny1206( 162Feedback score is 100 to 499)  Date:23-Nov-09 21:16:19 GMT
Praise: Good ebayer
User:shiny1206( 162Feedback score is 100 to 499)  Date:23-Nov-09 21:16:19 GMT
Praise: Good ebayer
User:shiny1206( 162Feedback score is 100 to 499)  Date:23-Nov-09 21:16:19 GMT
Praise: Good ebayer
User:shiny1206( 162Feedback score is 100 to 499)  Date:23-Nov-09 21:16:18 GMT
Praise: Good ebayer
User:billysomething( 18Feedback score is 10 to 49)  Date:23-Nov-09 20:31:28 GMT
Praise: great packaging and delivery
User:hbforsey( 82Feedback score is 50 to 99)  Date:23-Nov-09 18:36:34 GMT
Praise: Very good service; would use again - highly recommended!
User:sarahm2301( 95Feedback score is 50 to 99)  Date:23-Nov-09 17:17:19 GMT
Praise: Book arrived safely, well wrapped and as described. Recommended seller.

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230392643081 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:08 £33.80 Folio Society The way we live now Trollope Anthony 1992 Available
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230392643108 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:12 £26.30 Crown Princess Roiter, Fulvio & Marco Ferranti Available
230392643111 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:12 £10.90 Short Stories Wodehouse, P. G. 1983 Folio Society Available
230392643120 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:14 £16.30 Trial of Templars Barber, Malcolm 2003 Folio Society Available
230392643124 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:14 £8.05 Outermost Frontier German Soldier Russian Campaign Pabs Available
230392643127 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:15 £28.15 Tenisonian Magazine Grammar School 1934 8 issues Available
230392643134 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:16 £9.60 Scotland's Hidden History Armit Ian 1998 Tempus Available
230392643137 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:17 £28.30 Folio Society Decameron Boxed Two vol Boccaccio Available
230392643141 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:17 £18.30 Folio Society The Bertrams Trollope, Anthony 1993 Available
230392643142 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:17 £31.85 Encyclopedia Tanks Armoured Fighting Vehicles Foss C F Available
230392643143 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:17 £12.10 The Black Death Ziegler, Philip 2001 Folio Society Available
230392643146 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:19 £7.20 The Happy Captive De Pineda Folio Society 1977 Available
230392643148 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:19 £154.50 Marlborough his Life and Times Four Volumes Churchill Available
230392643149 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:19 £8.10 English Eccentrics Sitwell, Edith 1994 Folio Society Available
230392643150 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:19 £6.90 Pick of Punch Kingston, Miles 1999 Folio Society Available
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230392643155 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:21 £7.10 The Lives of George and Robert Stephenson Folio Society Available
230392643158 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:21 £9.20 Folio Society Francisco Goya Paintings Drawings Prints Available
230392643159 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:21 £9.70 Barter The Siege of Delhi Folio Society Available
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230392643161 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:21 £14.90 Folio Society The Golden Lion Of Granpere Trollope Available
230392643162 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:22 £9.60 Projects Creative Woodcarving Norbury Ian 1986 Signed Available
230392643165 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:23 £9.60 Wellington's Armies Uffindell, Andrew Sidgwick Available
230392643173 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:23 £13.75 Folio Society Is He Popenjoy? Trollope, Anthony 1998 Available
230392643175 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:23 £8.90 Bartleby Benito Cere Herman Melville Folio Society Available
230392643176 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:23 £19.70 First Few; Fighter Pilots First World War Winter Denis Available
230392643178 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:24 £10.90 Medieval People POWER, Eileen 2001 Folio Society Available
230392643179 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:24 £18.10 Rachel Ray Trollope Anthony 1990 Folio Society Available
230392643181 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:24 £15.05 Heavy Weather Sailing Coles K Adlard 1999 Peter Bruce Available
230392643182 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:25 £53.80 Southampton A Civic Survey Jack, Brigadier E.M. 1931 Available
230392643192 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:26 £10.45 Folklore Sussex Simpson Jacqueline 1973 Batsford Available
230392643193 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:26 £16.10 Nana Zola, Emile 1973 Folio Society Available
230392643190 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:27 £19.90 Folio Society Nina Balatka Trollope, Anthony 1996 Available
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230392643198 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:27 £11.20 Stalky and Co Kipling, Rudyard 1996 Folio Society Available
230392643201 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:28 £15.90 Folio Society An Old Mans Love Trollope, Anthony 1998 Available
230392643206 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:28 £14.80 Folio Society O. Henry: 101 Stories New Sealed Available
230392643208 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:29 £38.10 Through the Woods English Bates, H E 1936 dj Available
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230392643239 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:35 £14.90 Folio Society Sir Harry Hotspur Trollope, Anthony 1992 Available
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230392643247 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:06:36 £6.95 Gentleman's Tour 1776 Hutchings Elizabeth Editor 1993 Available
230392645512 26-Oct-09 25-Nov-09 22:14:27 £11.30 The Tudor Venturers Hakluyt Richard: 1972 Folio Society Available
230393024743 27-Oct-09 26-Nov-09 23:50:59 £13.30 Mapping the World Folio Society 2000 Available
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230393024774 27-Oct-09 26-Nov-09 23:51:07 £21.10 Victory Conrad, Joseph 1999 Folio Society Available
230393024793 27-Oct-09 26-Nov-09 23:51:09 £33.30 Voyages to the Moon and the Sun De Bergerac Cyrano 1991 Available
230393024802 27-Oct-09 26-Nov-09 23:51:11 £20.90 Zuleika Dobson Oxford Love Folio Society 1985 Available
230393024810 27-Oct-09 26-Nov-09 23:51:12 £12.30 Folio Society Uncle Silas La Fanu, J. Sheridan 1988 Available
230393024812 27-Oct-09 26-Nov-09 23:51:13 £6.25 The 20000 British Locomotives New Numbers 1 to 79312 Available
230393024817 27-Oct-09 26-Nov-09 23:51:14 £48.80 History English Speaking Peoples 1900 Folio Society Available
230393024825 27-Oct-09 26-Nov-09 23:51:16 £27.10 The Secret Sharer and Other Stories Conrad, Joseph 2003 Available
230393024828 27-Oct-09 26-Nov-09 23:51:16 £9.80 I Capture the Castle Smith, Dodie 1997 Folio Society Available
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