I've just been asked (with regard to my appeal for people to bring second-hand books to Redemption for Oxfam) whether I want children's books as well.
Absolutely! We sell loads of children's books.
We sell the lot. Non-fiction, paperbacks (even Mills and Boon), serious books, silly books, new books, old books. (the only things we don't sell are damaged/dirty paperack novels) We sold 200 books in our shop in one week recently (not counting the children's books!). Last week we only sold 98 books because we'd no new stock to put out.
If you want to help the survivors of the Indian earthquake, one easy way to do it is to root through your bookshelves and find books that you won't read again, but that somebody else might love. Take them to your local Oxfam shop, or leave them at my dealers table at Redemption (which can be easily spotted as there'll be a small pile of second-hand SF books being sold for Oxfam).
Judith
PS. If anyone wants any of the following books, get in touch (they're our current valuables which have had the prices checked)
Thor Heyherdahl - American Indians in the Pacific 40 pounds (a thick scholarly text on the culture, carving, Easter Island statues, etc. Contains many interesting photos) No dust jacket (which makes it about 40 quid cheaper than a copy with a dust jacket!)
The Anubis Slayings - first edition - lovely condition. 18 pounds.
Carl Michael Bellman (genius of the Swedish rococco) Seventeen songs translated into English. collectors edition in slipcase - only a hundred printed. 40 pounds
The Oxford book of Wild Flowers - 10 pounds - very good condition.
We've also got a Biblical Concordence - by Alexander Cruden - printed 1817, quarter bound in leather (looks as though it belongs in the library of a stately home). A massive old volume which has yet to be priced. It would need some restoration as the cover has come free from the pages at the front, but is in reasonable condition apart from that. If anyone's interested, I can tell you the price when I know it.