Xref: nuchat rec.arts.books:72919 news.answers:11902 Path: nuchat!menudo.uh.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!spool.mu.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!pad-thai.aktis.com!pad-thai.aktis.com!not-for-mail From: tittle@netcom.com (Cindy Tittle Moore) Newsgroups: rec.arts.books,rec.answers,news.answers Subject: Book Catalogues and Book Clubs List (rec.arts.books) Supersedes: Followup-To: poster Date: 1 Sep 1993 00:00:15 -0400 Organization: Disorganized in Orange County, CA Lines: 858 Sender: faqserv@GZA.COM Approved: news-answers-request@mit.edu Expires: 20 Oct 1993 04:00:07 GMT Message-ID: Reply-To: tittle@netcom.com NNTP-Posting-Host: pad-thai.aktis.com Summary: This is a periodically posted informational post about book catalogues. X-Last-Updated: 1993/07/25 Archive-name: books/catalogues Version: 1.6 Last-modified: 25 July 1993 Periodicity: 35 days Copies of this list may be obtained by anonymous ftp to rtfm.mit.edu (18.70.0.224) under /pub/usenet/news.answers/books/catalogues. Or, send email to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with send usenet/news.answers/books/catalogues in the body of the message, leaving the subject line empty. I welcome all contributions, and would especially like to see this list become international in scope. Please include addresses, information (do they accept overseas orders? local or any currency? etc) and comments with your suggested additions. Extremely specialized topics are fine. I prefer catalogues that inventory at least 90% books, please don't send me catalogues that contain the occasional book. Thank you! I make no guarantees as to the correctness of each entry. If you spot anything that needs correcting, let me know and I will update. Phone numbers are supplied "as is." Especially when phoning to another country, you will have to verify the proper prefix codes that you must dial. My thanks to the following people who have helped out with this list: Terry Allen, Diane Bailey, Thomas R. Balent, Ron Bean, Earl Boebert, William J. Burtle, Jonathan Campbell, Jon Ciliberto, Graham Cook, Nichael Cramer, Dan Day, Marc G. Frank, Ron Guye, Ian Heavens, David T. Ho, Sharan Kalwani, Michael A. Kaziennov, Patrick Kearney, Andreas Krber, David Lampson, John R Laplante, Paul Leclerc, Boon Chye Lee, Sandra Loosemore, Eduardo Garcia Lopez, Vonda N. McIntyre, Danno McKinnon, Rich Michaels, Nielsen, R. M. Price, Linda Siemsen, Anders Thulin, John C. Wenn, Gayla M. Worrell, and John T. Zubal. This list has two sections: 1. Book Catalogues 2. Book Clubs BOOK CATALOGUES --------------- * A K Press [UK] Tel: 031-667-1507 (24hr answerphone/fax) 22 Lutton Place Edinburgh, EH8 9PE Scotland Carries a 64 page catalogue of 'radical left' books, many difficult to get hold of. Well over 1,000 titles on anarchism, feminism, situationism, surrealism, etc. Various catalogues. Cheque/postal order/International Money Order, or US dollars (at own risk). * Barnes & Noble [US] 126 Fifth Avenue Tel: 212-675-5500 New York, NY 10011 Current books. Variety of topics, variety of quality. Some great savings. Commentary on each book. Credit cards, etc, accepted. * Basement Full of Books [US] Vonda N. McIntyre periodically posts a list of authors who will snail-mail out their books upon request, including with inscriptions, etc. The list is currently available in one of two ways: anonymous ftp to rtfm.mit.edu in the file /pub/usenet/news.answers/books/basement-full Or, send email to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with send usenet/news.answers/books/basement-full in the body of the message, leaving the subject line empty. * Berkelouw's [Australia, US] Messrs. Berkelouw Antiquarian Bookdealers Tel: 048-77-1370 "Bendooley", Hume Highway Fax: 048-77-1102 Berrima, NSW 2577 Australia. 830 N. Highland Avenue Tel: 213-466-3321 Los Angeles, CA 90038 USA Write for catalogues. Lots of Australiana & other topics. * Book Stacks Unlimited Modem # (216) 861-0469 (300-2400 Baud) Modem # (216) 694-5732 (9600 Baud) This is an intriguing concept of a bookstore in the electronic age. BSU is an on-line book store and readers' conference system available world-wide. You can browse the "shelves" (with over 650,000 titles), place your order and have the books shipped to you. There is a bonus plan whereby you earn points toward free books with each purchase you make. The conferences allow you to discuss books with other customers and obtain fellow readers' reviews. Instructions are given when you log on. * Books of the Big Outside (Dave Foreman's) [US] Ned Ludd Books Tel: 602-628-9610 (credit card orders) P.O. Box 85190 Tucson, AZ 85754-5190 "The purpose of this catalog is to make important books [on conservation] available to wilderness defenders. Our focus in on Wilderness, Biological Diversity, Eco-philosophy, and Anti-Modernism. Many of the books included here are little-known or difficult to find elsewhere." So writes Dave Foreman, associated with Earth First!, who reviews each book. Politics aside, this is a valuable, fascinating, and sometimes depressing collection of books (due to the numbing odds set before those interested in wilderness conservation.) Catalog contains "over 400 Books, Maps, Cassettes & CDs." * Boydell & Brewer [UK/US] PO Box 9 PO Box 41026 Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 3DF Rochester, NY 14604 0394 411320 716-271-8778 (telefax) 0394 411477 (fax) Several catalogues available. They list publications from D.S. Brewer, Noydell Press, Unibersity of Rochester Press and Colleagues Press and are divided into new books, current titles, and backlist. Prices are listed in both UK pounds sterling and US dollars. Excellent quality books, expensive prices. Scholarly titles, lots of good Medieval studies and explorations of Legends (including Camelot and other popular myths), manuscript reprints, etc. * China Books & Periodicals, Inc. [US] 2929 Twenty-fourth Street Tel: 415-282-2994 San Francisco, CA 94110 Fax: 415-282-0994 An entire catalogue about China and Chinese culture. Checks or credit cards accepted. UPS or Bookpost shipping. Overseas shipping OK (additional charge). * Christian Book Distributors [US] P.O. Box 6000 Tel: 508-977-4500 Peabody MA 01961-6000 As the name implies, CBD has a huge selection of christian books, tapes, CDs, and other materials. They also are an excellent source for scholarly/technical works on relgion, theology, biblical languages, etc. Most material is well below publisher's list price. (For those who live nearby, CBD has a bi-monthly "warehouse" sale. A real zoo, but *lot's* of remaindered and damaged books as well as the complete main inventory offered at prices below their regular catalogue discount.) Excellent service department. Accepts phone orders. Free catalogue. If interested in the scholarly/technical material, ask for their separate "Academic Catalogue." * Classic Motorbooks / Zenith [Aviation] Books [US] P.O. Box 1 Tel: 1-800-826-6600 or 1-715-294-3345 Osceola, WI 54020 Fax: 1-715-294-4448 These two are actually the same company. and you can combine books from both catalogues in the same order although they don't advertise the fact. Motorbooks is THE source for automotive books, both histories and shop manuals, including some imported books. They are also a publisher and a distributor. Zenith is one of the larger sources for aviation-related books. They take credit cards and overseas orders. * Columbia Trading Co., Nautical Books [US] 504 Main Street (Rte 6A) Tel: 1-508-362-8966 West Barnstable, MA 02668 Fax: 1-508-362-3551 Rare and used books on nautical subjects. Catalogue comes out about every two months. It is a small catalogue (about 25 pages). Good selection, prices not too bad. * Common Reader, A [US] 141 Tompkins Avenue Pleasantville, NY 10570 1-800-832-7323 A wonderful selection of obscure, hard-to-find and plain good books. An excellent variety of topics, a range of prices (tends toward moderate-to-expensive). Credit cards accepted. Ships UPS. Money-back guarantee within 30 days. A monthly catalogue, free. * Curry, L.W., Inc [US] Elizabethtown, NY 12932 Tel: 518-873-6477 They publish a regular catalogue and it contains a wealth of bibliographic facts. Prices are on the high side (in fact, Currey is frequently taken as the reference value for a given book. Most booksellers are at or below Currey). * Daedalus Books [US] PO Box 9132 Hyattsville, MD 20781-0932 1-800-395-2665 (US/Canada, 9am-6pm EST M-F) 301-779-4224 (outside US/Canada) 1-800-866-5578 or 301-779-1260 (fax) An eclectic set of remaindered books. Good quality books, low prices. Topics and books vary. Extensive and opinionated blurbs written for each book. Prices are guaranteed for about 3-4 months. Bookstores may get discounts, there are separate addresses and phone numbers for such orders (write for details). * Dover Publications, Inc. [US] 31 East 2nd Street Mineola, NY 11501 Write for catalogue: Dover Complete Catalog of Fiction, Literature And Language Learning. Mostly paperbacks. Very low prices. Some of the books are cheaply constructed. Nice selection, lots of reprints of books. No phone numbers, no credit cards. Money-back guarantee. Optional mailing (UPS, US post, foreign orders). Two Dover Bookstores: 180 Varick St., 9th floor, New York, NY 10014 (9am-4:30pm M-F) and 11 East Second St., Mineola, NY 11501 (9am-3pm M-F). * Fisher Nautical [UK] Huntswood House St. Helena Lane Streat, Hassocks Sussex BN6 8SD, United Kingdom Visa/Mastercharge accepted. Periodic catalogs, plus occasional curmudgeonly newsletter from the owner. Used books, old periodicals, nautical ephemera such as logbooks, shipwreck reports, diairies, etc. Catalogs sent as long as you order. Very good on searching for rare and out of print books. * Garamond Press [CANADA] 77 Mowat Avenue, Ste. 403 Tel: 416-516-2709 Toronto, ON M6K 3E3 Garamond Press is a Canadian left-wing publisher with excellent books in the political-economy sphere as well as communications, development, and crimonology. * Godine, David R., Publisher [US] Horticultural Hall Tel: 800-344-4771 300 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02115 Does direct mail. * Hamilton, Edward R., Bookseller [US] Falls Village, CT 06031-5000 Write for a catalogue. No phone number, no credit cards. Great selection of books, low prices. Catalogue is a bit disorganized, in newspaper format, encourages browsing. Unconditional guarantee of your satisfaction. * Hampstead House Books Ltd. [Canada/US] 82 Doncaster Avenue Thornhill Ontario, L3T 1L3 416-881-0607 (US?, 24 hr) 416-881-6596 (US? fax, 24 hr) Offers both US and Canadian catalogues. The US one offers a number of books, some from Canada, some from Britain, and assorted others. Payment in US dollars from the US catalogue. [Any info about the Canadian catalogue?] If they don't have a book you order, you get a credit voucher for book-price plus 10% against future purchases or for book-price for immediate cashing. Accepts credit cards. * Harrassowitz, Otto Internationale Buchhandlung Asien-Abteilung Postfach 29 29, Taunusstrasse 5 D-6200 Wiesbaden, Germany Specialist catalogues on Asia, probably others. International orders are OK, but credit cards are definitely not. * Ivan Stormgart, Books [US] P.O. Box 470883 Tel: 415-931-6746 San Francisco, CA 94147-0883 Postal book service, specialising in second-hand works on all aspects of sexuality. Catalogues on various subjects issued on a fairly regular basis. Of particular interest are the "Special" and "Vintage Paperback" catalogues. The first lists uncommon items of erotica and related material of a bibliographical and historical character. The "Vintage Paperback" catalogues are extensive, seldom less than 1,000 items, and include erotic literature published by Brandon House, the Olympia Press (Paris and New York), Collector's Publications, Greenleaf Classics, &c. &c. The entries in both catalogues are often accompanied by useful bibliographical notes incorporating information not easily found elsewhere. The real names of pseudonymous authors are given, where known by the compiler. Due to the size of the "Vintage Paperback" catalogue, there is a charge for a copy. However, the catalogues are handy reference works in themselves, and worth the price on that account, and their cost is deducted from the bill of any books you buy. * Jessica's Biscuit Cookbook Catalog Box 301 Newtonville, MA 02160 Catalogue of cookbooks, books on food history, and similar topics. Good because it has a wide variety, in one location. * Laissez Faire Books [US] 942 Howard Street Tel:1-800-326-0996 San Francisco, CA 94103 LFB is a division of the Center for Independent Thought. It contains a lot of Libertarian material, and an eclectic assortment of individualist books. Tends toward the politically incorrect in that it considers the US First Amendment as completely sacrosanct. Interesting. Capable of annoying Social, Liberal, and Conservative persuasions. Discounts of 10-20% Some obscure titles. * Levine, Norman's Editions Editions Boiceville, NY 12412 A good source for mail-order used books. Great selection, but they're a touch idiosyncratic to deal with. For $2 they'll send you a couple catalogues (64pgs, they come out something like once a month). Will keep sending catalogues for as long as you keep ordering books. Also, while they _will_ take phone orders, they clearly prefer mailed orders and will give them priority. * Loompanics Unlimited [US] P.O. Box 1197 Port Townsend, WA 98368 "We are the lunatic fringe of the libertarian movement." 250 pages of books on privacy, self-sufficiency, anarchism, lock-picking, improvised weapons, fake ID, sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll (plus "miscellaneous"). In other words, stuff you won't find at your local bookstore. They also publish or reprint some books. Quarterly flyers also include articles. Don't order this catalog if you are easily offended! No phone and no credit cards. Overseas orders accepted, *BUT* certain books may be siezed by customs in certain countries, especially Canada. NOTE: Be sure to specify when you write for the catalog if you don't want them to sell your address to others. Catalog is US$5. * Lord John Press [US] 19073 Los Alimos Street Northridge, CA 91326 Herb Yellin is the owner/publisher of this small run press. In addition to books published by him, he also sells books from other small presses and occasionally provides listing of rare, first edition (and usually signed) books from well known authors. The quality of the books published by him is exceptional. His catalogues are somewhat sporadic. * Manderley [US] P.O. Box 679 Tel: 800-722-0726 Boonville, CA 95415-0679 Annotated catalogue of romance books. * Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga [Russia] 39, B.Yakimanka Str., Tel: 238-46-00 Moscow, 117049, Russia. Fax: 095-230-2177 E-mail: postmaster@mkniga.msk.su Over 15 000 books titles annually - books of leading universal and specialised Publishing Houses from Russia and a number of other republics of the former USSR, scientific and technical literature, publications of the Russian universities, Russian language text-books and dictionaries. etc. Periodicals, newspapers and magazines. They have a "New Books" bulletin that comes out twice monthly containing information on all publications offered to foreign readers; subscription to the bulletin is USD 86 surface mail; USD 127 for air mail. * Mysteries by Mail [US] P.O. Box 679 Boonville, CA 95415-0679 800-722-0726 Lists all kinds of mystery books. Annotated with their comments. * Naval Institute Press [US] Customer Service Tel: 800-233-USNI Operations Center Tel: 410-224-3378 2062 General's Highway Fax: 410-224-2406 Annapolis MD 21401-6780 Books on naval history, seamanship, and modern naval strategy. If you become a member ($28/year), you get a monthly magazine and a 20% discount on book purchases. * Open Court Publishing Company [US] General Books Division Tel: 1-800-435-6850 Box 599 Tel: 1-800-892-6831 (in Illinois) Peru, Ill 61354 A catalogue of books on philosophy, religion, psychology, ethics, education, metaphysics, lifestyle, and eastern thought. Extensive commentary on each book featured. List prices given for hardcover (cloth bound) and paperback versions. Occasional sales. Check, money orders, credit cards and telephone orders. Will do overseas ordering for an additional USD $5. Postage is USD $3 for the first book, USD $1 each additional book to a maximum of USD $10. * Oxford University Press Humanities and Social Sciences Marketing Department 200 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10016 Write for catalogues. They put out several topical ones and a general one. Nice, obscure books. Good quality. Prices about 20% lower than publisher's prices. Extensive write up of each book featured. * Prometheus Books [US] 700 Amherst Street Buffalo, NY 14215-9918 A publisher specializing in skeptical books. * Q.M. Dabney & Co. Inc., Booksellers [US] Box 42026 Tel: 1-301-881-1470 Washington, DC 20015 Fax: 1-301-881-0843 Rare and used books on Military subjects. Catalogue is pretty good size. It is broken down into sections: World War II, General Military, Aviation History, American Civil War. Prices are somewhat high, but they have items that you don't find anywhere else. * Reader's Catalog 250 West 57th Street Order phone: (800) 733-BOOK New York, NY 10107 Fax: (212) 307-1873 Newsletter four or five times a year. Nice fat catalogue (approx. $30.00) International orders OK. Usual credit cards OK. * Scholar's Bookshelf, The [US] 110 Melrich Road Cranbury, NJ 08512 They have a variety of topical catalogues, for example "Military History." They have sale prices. * Silver Moon Women's Bookshop [UK] 64-68 Charing Cross Road tel: 011 44 71 836 7906 London WC2HH 0BB, fax: 011 44 71 379 1018 United Kingdom Europe's largest women's bookshop, lesbian owned and run, stocks more than 10,000 books, as well as calendars, video-tapes and various other items. They also publish lesbian fiction under their own imprint. With close contact with many publishing houses they know of most forthcoming works and host signings, so can sometimes supply signed copies of new publications. They do not stock second-hand or antiquarian books, but could probably advise on sources of these that specialise in women's titles. They accept American Express, Visa and MasterCard, and will do overseas orders. * Sisters' and Brothers' Bookstore 4011 Silver SE Albuquerque, NM 87108 505-266-7317 Gay, lesbian and bisexual bookstore which carries a large selection of front and backlist. Can access out-of-print gay titles. Accepts most credit cards. Mail order service available. Catalogue available. For more information contact gworrell@carina.unm.edu. * Solipsist Press [US] P.O. Box 544 Sebastapol, CA 95473 Solipsist Press publishes regular lists of new, used, and antiquarian books on Islamic art, architecture, and archaeology, and on the Islamic world. * South Asia Books P.O. Box 502, Tel: 314-474-0116 Columbia, Missouri 65205 Fax: 314-474-8124 They accept plastic, eg VISA, MC. They periodically send out catalogs of books published on India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Nepal, Sri Lanka, etc. Also included are publishers from those regions as well. Often they have a sale and give individual discounts too. The range of subjects is quite varied, such as Politics, religion, socio-economic, doctoral theses, other non-fiction and univeristy texts, etc. * South End Press [US] 116 St. Botolph Street Tel: 617-266-0629 Boston MA 02115 Catalog is full of US lef stuff from Noam Chomsky and bell hooks and other interesting things in their backlist. * Spectrum Press 71022.251@compuserve.com Spectrum Press is an electronic catalog of general and feminist fiction and nonfiction. For an updated catalog, transmit "send catalog" to the above address. * State University of New York Press c/o CUP Services Tel: 607-277-2211 PO Box 6525 Fax: 1-800-688-2877 Ithaca, NY 14851 Diverse books, mostly cultural and anthropological studies. Some philosophy. A lot of Asian material. Checks/Visa. Overseas orders handled. No catalogue, but a series of brochures that describe eight to ten books with a common theme. * Texas A&M University Press [US] John H. Lindsey Building Drawer C College Station, TX 77843-4354 Not a very large selection, but good listing of regional (Texas) history (among other things). * Torch Publishing Group [US] PO Box 588 Tel: 800-331-3761 Scranton, PA 18512-0588 Stocks a wide variety of Christian religious educational (adult and children's) material, books on the Jewish faith, books on spirituality, etc. While a good percentage is Christian, many religions are represented here, and the emphasis seems to be on tolerance. Some self-help books on addictions and (spiritual) recovery. Catholicism, feminist religion, and men's studies can all be found here. Prices are 10-20% discounted. Shipped by UPS, $3/per order S&H. Overseas doubtful. Credit card, check, or money order. * USBE: United States Book Exchange / Universal Serials & Book Exchange Antiquarian & Out-of-Print Books Department 2969 West 25th Street Email: jtz@usbe.com Cleveland, OH 44113 USA Fax: 216-241-6960 USBE sells individual books and collections of books and has a wide variety of lists available by e mail. Subject or thematic lists offer books arranged alphabetically by author. All books are priced. Orders are accepted by e mail or by fax. USBE will charge Visa or Mastercard accounts. Otherwise, individuals must pre-pay their orders. Institutions will be invoiced. The following subjects are currently available; each list holds between 800 and 2500 books: African American Studies American Presidency Art, Art Biography, Criticism & History British & American Authors: Major Modern Writers Business, Industrial & Financial History & Biography Closeouts: New Books in the Social Sciences & Humanities Dance & Ballet East Central European History & Politics European Authors: Major Modern Writers Historical Problems & Historiography Ibero-American History, Politics, Culture: Spanish & Portuguese Books Limited Editions Club Publications Literary Criticism: 20th Century Themes Medieval and Renaissance: History & Literature Russian Empire & Soviet Union: History & Politics Travel & Travellers Women in Literature Please request lists by title and they will be sent by e mail. Sorry, the lists are not currently available in printed format. USBE ships orders by UPS to all points covered. Shipping charges are extra. * Waterstone's Mail Order [UK] 4-5 Milsom Street Phone: (0225) 448 595 Bath, England Fax: (0225) 444 732 BA1 1DA, UK Newsletter four times a year. Used to have a catalogue - I'm not certain if they still do. International orders & credit cards OK BOOK CLUBS ---------- A tip regarding the book clubs that require you to send back a "no" notification for the current selection (also known as "negative response"): you can save yourself some postage and hassles by informing them that you travel a lot or have an irregular schedule and to switch your status to a positive response (mail the card in only when you want a book). Most clubs will do this. BSBISY = "buy several books in several years". Most clubs have some sort of bonus plan: free books or substantial price reductions after the purchase of so many books. There are usually substantial savings when joining the club: several books for a dollar, for example. * Book of the Month Club, Inc. [US] Camp Hill, PA 17012-0001 1-800-233-1066 (8AM-8PM EST M-F) BSBISY club. Good quality books. They also publish their own anthologies and collections. Variety of books. Earn points with each book purchased, any book available for a certain number of points. Regular club prices are about 20% less than published prices. * Computer Book Club [US] Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17294-0820 US and Canada: Bulletins every 2-4 weeks. Savings of up to 50% off of regular publisher's prices. 5 Books for $4.95 when joining and obligation to purchase 3 more books during the next 2 years. Automatic selection is shipped if no reply is sent by a specified date. Bonus book program. Computer books, hardware and software. Some of them are also found in the Electronic BC. Other countries: Membership fee of $40.00. "Oder only" status, no automatic selections are shipped. Payment in U.S. funds drawn on a US bank; VISA, Mastercard and American Express accepted. * Conservative Book Club 15 Oakland Avenue Harrison NY 10528 Books by and for conservatives. Not libertarian, though it does carry libertarian books. Economics, foreign policy, culture, religion (Catholic; evangelical protestant/fundamentalist), juvenile fiction, science (often sees environmentalists as "chicken little"). hes). Even an occasional liberal (e.g. Schlessinger's book titled "the unraveling of America," or something like that). Prices aren't that great, usually (15-25% off), but there are occasional half-price sales. Initial obligation is for 4 books after your free book(s). The easiest way to join is to go to the library and leaf through old editions of _National Review_, looking for their introductory membership ads. * Doubleday Book Club [US] 6550 East 30th Street PO Box 6340 Indianapolis, IN 46209-9463 BSBISY club. American best sellers fiction. Hardcover. Club editions, savings of about 40-60% over list prices. * Electronics Book Club [US] Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17294-0810 US and Canada: Bulletins every 2-4 weeks. Savings of up to 50% off of regular publisher's prices. 5 Books for $4.95 when joining and obligation to purchase 3 more books during the next 2 years. Automatic selection is shipped if no reply is sent by a specified date. Bonus book program. Electronics Books. Some of them are also found in the Computer BC. Other countries: Membership fee of $40.00. "Oder only" status, no automatic selections are shipped. Payment in U.S. funds drawn on a US bank; VISA, Mastercard and American Express accepted. * First Edition Library, The [US] 88 Long Hill Cross Road Shelton, CT 06484 1-800-367-4534 Reproduces books from first edition presses (including the original slipcovers). Hardcover books. Books are selected from modern American Literature. Monthly volumes are sent, you have 10 days to return or keep (and then pay for) them. * Folio Society, The, Ltd. [UK, US, Canada] 202 Great Suffolk Street, Tel: 01-407 7411 London SE1 1PR Fax: 01-378 6684 United Kingdom Folio Books Ltd, (orders only) 2323 Randolph Avenue Avenel, NJ 07110 USA Folio Books Ltd, (orders only) P.O. Box 39 Clarkson, Mississauga, Ontario L5G 3X9 Canada The Folio Society Pty Ltd (orders & queries) P.0. Box 667 Tel: 02-899-7034 Pennant Hills, NSW 2120 Australia Well-designed books printed with great regard for typography. Publishes 10-15 books a year, only for members. Quarterly magazine. Members must purchase at least four books, either from previously published works, or from those published during the year. No monthly send-outs - you get only what you order. The selection of titles is eclectic. Established and minor classics mix with more obscure titles * History Book Club, Inc. [US] Camp Hill, PA 17012-0001 BSBISY club. Good quality books. A variety of history: military history, social history, etc. Mostly American and European history, though there are books available on a wide number of countries. After every fourth book purchased, you get a bonus certificate, allowing you to buy any book listed for about half price. Regular club prices are approximately 20% less than published prices. * Literary Guild, The [US] 6550 East 30th Street PO Box 6325 Indianapolis, IN 46206-6325 A BSBISY club. Current hardcover fiction selection. Good quality and reasonable prices. * Organic Gardening Book Club, The [US] PO Box 4514 Des Moines IA 50380-4514 A BSBISY club. This is the only book club where every book contains organic gardening alternatives. * Quality Paperback Book Club [US] Camp Hill, PA 17012 This club prints paperback versions of many hardbacks. Good prices, reasonable quality. Excellent savings possible. You earn bonus points with each purchase; each book is listed with the number of points it takes to get it for free. Joining requires that you receive their mailings for a year. Normally negative-response. * Science Fiction Book Club, The [US] 6550 East 30th Street PO Box 6325 Indianapolis, IN 46206-6325 A BSBISY club. Inexpensive hardcover science fiction selection. They make their own books, with acid free paper, etc. They tend to offer single-volume versions of multiple-book series. * Softback Preview, The [Australia] (Division of Time-Life Books Australia) Locked Bag No. 40 P.O. Strathfield, NSW 2135 Australia * Timeless Romance Reader Service [US] 120 Brighton Road P.O. Box 5069 Clifton, NJ 07015-9723 Offers historical romances at reasonable prices. 4 books each month with 10 days to return or keep. You do not pay postage or handling costs. All books $4.00 apiece. * Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft (letters up to 50g) (all others) Postfach 10 01 10 Hindenburgstrasse 40 D-64276 Darmstadt D-64295 Darmstadt Telephone: Germany/06151/33 08-0 TeleFax: Germany/06151/31 41 28 Founded in 1949, the book club is open to every one (person or organization) inside and outside Germany. Subscription is DM 14.-(students DM 7.-)/year plus obligation of purchase of 1 book a year. There is a possibility of group-memberships. Ask for details directly. The club is a mainly a publisher in itself which edits literature in sciences, social sciences and humanities, but offers some books by other companies as well. As book-prices are fixed in Germany there is not always a possibility of economies when purchasing books by other publishers. The books of the club itself are cheaper than in the book store. The club/publishing house is most famous for a series called "Wege der Forschung" (paths of research), which re-prints important articles and chapters of books from the history of the research into a specific subject (covering sciences, social sciences, humanities). BUT EVERYTHING IN GERMAN, with the exception that in the mentioned series some numbers have parts in original and some do translate them. There are other series as well including editions of classical texts, over- views of and introductions into special fields of research. The club additionally offers a selection of arts and artisan works, the latter often remakes of historical artisan work e.g. keltish etc. These are offered in an extra catalogue. (From member 287061-9.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cindy Tittle Moore Internet: tittle@netcom.com USmail: PO Box 4188, Irvine CA, 92716