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Welcome to Alderton Books. Be our guest in searching, or browsing, our inventory of used and rare books.
If you can't find what you like, but have the time, please fill out our off-line search form and we'll search our off-line inventory, other bookstores, and book search services for you.Some types of Books which are available:
Science fiction and Fantasy, General fiction, Historical fiction, Crime - Fiction and Factual, War - Fiction and Factual, Autobiography, Biography, Philosophy, Psychology, Educational, Spy/Espionage, Detective, Adventure, Suspense, Romance, Comics, Monster magazines, Western magazines, some Spanish language magazines and books, Computer Software, and Miscellaneous.
If, for now, there are only a few items in a particular Category , with time, there will be listings as we find the time to list new additions. We list according to whatever box is opened at the time.Condition:
Depending on condition, our items vary from Mint/Very Fine, to Reading copies and are priced accordingly. We also take into consideration scarcity and condition of an item. If we feel that what we offer is in superior condition to other Dealers then we charge a higher price, determined by our own pricing formula. If the condition is so-so, then we charge much less, of course.
A book is listed with most of the little nicks and dents we see, much as one buys a used car. What you get, is what you've already seen by reading our description. There are no surprises. Plus, there's always our cover scan to look at as all items have this (Front Cover only).New Titles Added to Inventory
New titles are periodically added. All items are checked, cover-to-cover, to ensure that the contents are intact and in order to properly describe condition.
Each title is usually a single item, but sometimes duplicate copies pop up as we go along.
Comics: When we list the Story content for a comic issue, please note that this is only for the first story and not the entire comic, which would (usually) have several stories. We know that some of our descriptions tend to be overly long and we do understand that in the Computer age shortness is important.
I consider Illustrators to be the ones who did the pencil work for comics, and list them, as such. Inkers are simply copiers.(My opinion, no offense meant). Revised: April 27, 2008.
First Edition Entries
When a book is listed as a First Edition, it means that this is a First Edition for that particular Book Company printing. It doesn't mean that it's always the True First Edition (when the book was first printed, anywhere). We'll mention True First Editions, whenever it's listed on the printed page by the Publisher of the book.
Some Publishers state that their printing is an Original, which we construe as meaning a True First Edition, and it's listed as such.
If a book is listed as being published in Canada/U.S., this means that the cover was printed in the U.S. and the body of the book was printed in Canada. This came about in order to comply with (then) Canadian government regulations for having Canadian content. First Editions in Canada, the U.S., or the U.K. don't necessarily coincide as to dates published, but they're still First Editions.Postage Rates and Delivery Times
Postal Rates are as follows (Revised: January 04/08):
As an example, to the U.S. - One paperback, or book, which usually weighs about 1/2 Lb. (500 grams), costs, roughly, $6.00 to $7.50(U.S.). To this we add a $1.25 (U.S.) charge for the book wrap and handling.
Hard Cover books, especially outside of North America, are about double this.
When actual postage, and weight has been determined by our Post Office, if the amount due hasn't been enough, then we'll request the difference, unless it's not too much extra, in which case we'll absorb the extra charge, as a courtesy. Larger, and heavier orders of paperbacks/books, or an order for several books which quickly increases total weight cost more for postage, of course.
We'll email you if extra postage is required, so please look at your email. So far, for most orders we've been able to return a small refund of some of the postage.
Delivery times are: roughly, about 2-3 weeks, plus, or minus. Mailings are divided into Small Packet and Light Packet delivery which are determined by weight and size by the Post office. Delivery times depend on location. The fastest has, so far, been two days (but in Canada). Please note that we are not the ones delivering mail so, if there are delays, it's with the Post Office, not us. We ship promptly, then it's up to them to do their job.
Local, city delivery service costs $2.00 extra for an order, which covers the gas. We'll deliver your order, provided we can locate the address and we can agree on a time. Please email us to confirm, beforehand, as we prefer to do it in the daytime, when streets, and numbers of houses are easily read.
There are no special Book Rates in Canada. Communication via email:
Please check your email as we always send a confirmation when an order has been processed.PayPal/Credit Cards Payment
When using a Credit Card, you will be asked to choose a payment method. Click the "Credit Card (Via PayPal)".
This brings you to the PayPal log-in page. Fill the requested information, sign in, go to the left side and click the credit card you will be using, then fill in the information requested.
Please note that, you, yourself, don't need a PayPal account. PayPal is the only one who sees this information, not us, as we prefer it this way.
Once payment has been received by PayPal they immediately notify us to ship your order. Usually, this is within a few minutes of your sending payment to PayPal and they provide you with their security number. Your only extra charge will be from your own credit provider, for using your card.
NOTE: You must have a PayPal number, issued by PayPal, to confirm that your payment has been processed by PayPal. If there's no number appearing, then your order hasn't been processed and will have to be repeated. In this case, we'll restore the original book to Inventory so you're able to redo the transaction, if you choose.
PayPal also provides a Toll-free telephone number where they can be reached if you're having problems. Suggestions
If you believe that you have a valid suggestion for improving this Web Site, then please let us know as we're always trying to create something better.How to View Photos for the Books
In order to have a nice close-up scan of front covers and/or dust wrappers, place your mouse pointer on the book/magazine image, or underlined book/magazine title. When this is done a colour photo scan appears and you'll be able to see an enlarged view of the book/magazine.
Front cover scans are available only. If you wish to view a back cover scan, please send an email to request it. We mention this as, sometimes, the back cover is in so-so condition on books which are listed as a Reading Copy, or as damaged, while the front cover could be in very good, to excellent condition. You can also use the photos available to judge, for yourself, whether our descriptions are accurate.
New Books
Sometimes a viewer will mention a book to us we think that, possibly, you might find interesting. We'll mention it in this spot, as well as where it can be obtained. The rest is up to you.
Bon Mot
We must be very careful about what we pretend to be because some day we may wake up to find that's what we are.
with thanks to: Superman Comics #270
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