What we accept
Books We're Looking For
A broad, curious list — and a short one of things we usually pass on.
Literature
Novels, essays, and letters worth rereading.
Poetry
Collections, anthologies, chapbooks.
Classics
Greek, Latin, and their long afterlives.
Philosophy
From the pre-Socratics to the present.
History
Narrative, military, social, intellectual.
Languages
Grammars, dictionaries, foreign-language texts.
Art & Architecture
Monographs, catalogues, design history.
Religion & Theology
Scripture, commentary, church history.
Humanities
Criticism, cultural history, the broad middle.
University Presses
Oxford, Chicago, Princeton, and the rest.
Local & Regional History
County histories, town records, regional studies.
Scholarly Books
Monographs and specialist reference works.
Signed Books
Inscribed, signed, or with notable provenance.
Small Press Books
Independent and fine-press publishing.
Out-of-Print Books
The ones no one is reprinting.
Unusual & Specialized Subjects
If it surprised you, it may interest us.
We generally have less interest in
- Common mass-market paperbacks
- Outdated textbooks
- Heavily damaged books
- Encyclopedias
- Common book-club editions
- Large quantities of very common contemporary fiction
"Don't worry about sorting everything yourself. Send us photographs and we can help determine whether the collection is a fit."
Send photographsBooks are meant to have more than one life.
Send a few photographs. We'll take it from there.