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Following conditions of sale apply:
Terms of Sale

Terms of Sale:

In respect to items purchased from us over the internet, our Terms of Sale are as follows:

1) We are professional booksellers and adhere to the standards of our professional associations, both in terms of describing books and offering redress in case of a discrepancy.

2) The prices of all material offered for sale on our web site, or on the databases to which we subscribe, are net in US dollars, and each item is subject to prior sale. Normally payment in full must be received before an item will be shipped. If sending a cheque, money order, or purchase order, it is advisable to contact us first to request that the book be reserved for you pending receipt of payment.

3) Payment to Black’s Fine Books and Manuscripts may be made by cheque drawn on a US or Canadian bank; wire transfer (please contact us directly for our BIC/IBAN/SWIFT particulars); credit card (MasterCard, VISA, AMEX).

Please note that we reserve the right to delay shipment of any book paid for by cheque, until the cheque has cleared the payer’s bank account. If paying by money order, please make sure that you purchase a form of money order which may be cashed in Canada (i.e., an international money order).

4) Payment with order, please. We do not send any item out on approval unless prior arrangements have been made. Legitimate book dealers, with whom we have established a reciprocal arrangement, and any member of the ABAC, ABAA, ABA, or an ILAB-affiliated national organization, may apply for a trade discount on any proposed purchase. Canadian purchasers will be charged GST. Known academic institutions, or libraries, may be billed upon receipt of a purchase order.

5) Any item purchased from Black’s Fine Books and Manuscripts is returnable (postpaid) to us within seven days of receipt, if it is found to be substantially different than as described. However, we guarantee any item we sell to be authentic as to provenance, or state of issue (i.e. if we claim a book is a first edition, we guarantee it to be such). If our description of a book in regard to provenance or state of issue is in error, it may be returned to us (with prior notice, please) for refund within one year of purchase.

We do offer a layaway arrangement on more expensive items: generally where the purchase price exceeds $1,000. Typically, the purchaser should offer to us a down payment and propose acceptable terms of payment. We do not charge interest on payments made according to such an agreement. The item being purchased will be shipped upon receipt of payment in full. If payment is not made in accordance with the terms of the layaway arrangement, then the deposit and any payments will only be refunded after we have re-sold the item in question, and deducted our re-selling costs (if any).

We can provide digital photographs or scans, sent as .jpeg attachments, of any item in stock. In making such a request, please be as specific as possible as to the views you would like to receive. Please bear in mind that it is not practical for us to provide photos to people doing research, or seeking to compile a library of digital images, and that we are less inclined to send photos of an inexpensive book (due to the time and effort it requires), in the absence of a demonstrable need or reason on the part of the would-be purchaser.

Please send any further questions by email to: mail@blacksbooks.ca.

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Following conditions of sale apply:
Terms of Sale

Delivery schedule:
We usually despatch within the two days following your order, ie a Friday order may not go out until Tuesday, and then you need to allow a little time for delivery.

Typical delivery times - UK 3-5 working days.
Europe uptown 30 working days.
USA & Rest of World unto 30 working days.

Availability & Condition
The availability of items are as shown on the website you were browsing and buying through. Sometimes goods do sell out on other sites and we update our data as quickly as possible to reflect this. In the event of stock being unavailable we will let you know.

Queries
If you have an enquiry not covered above do please write to us, with the word "query" in the subject line of your email.

Methods of payment accepted:
Mastercard, Visa & American Express

Return policy;
We want you to be happy. Very happy. If you don't like the item when it arrives, just let us know, and arrange to send it back within thirty days. We'll cheerfully refund your purchase price. Just remember to pack as well as we do.

Postage;
UK Postage - 2 - 3 working days. 1st item 2.55 + each extra item 0.99

International delivery time vary by destination. Please allow upto 30 days, though it can often be much quicker.

European Postage - Please allow unto 30 days. 1st item 3.99 + each extra item 1.99

USA & Canada Air Mail - Please allow unto 30 days. 1st item 4.99 + each extra item 2.99

Rest of World Air Mail - Please allow unto 30 days. 1st item 5.99 + each extra item 2.99