NUDELMAN RARE BOOKS OUR THIRTY–YEAR ANNIVERSARY CATALOG For Susan and the kids, who spurred me on over the years, folded and stapled catalogs, addressed envelopes, helped at bookfairs… and finally, most significantly, managed to skim off enough profits to make it all work. Where to begin? Certainly not with the early years in debt, leveraging the house against a basement full of scruffy books. Certainly not with that sorry soul that sold me the Stevenson and Burns autograph letters which I later returned to their legal home in the Scottish National Library. Then there was that huge Lewis Carroll collection which I purchased with a bank check along with a plane ticket to travel across the States to fetch it, as said ‘seller’ somehow disappeared into the ozone (I was able to cancel the check in time). And finally, certainly not that shipment of books (700 lbs, my complete stock) that got lost en route to the LA Rare Book Fair and was finally found days later in San Francisco. No, I won’t start with any of these lost memories. Better to begin with the present, and look with great excitement toward the future. A million thank-yous are in order: to all of my friends in this wonderful business, the faithful clientele who’ve continued to supply me with their ‘wants lists’ (and also orders), all the great discoveries and mysteries of the trade, the journeys and adventures into new towns and new bookrooms, the ineffable joy and excitement in opening up a parcel, and even better, finding the contents to be better than imagined. To all those who share my passion for all aspects of rare books, and to others of you who are just beginning to appreciate the storehouse of wonder herein, I lift my metaphorical cup of gratefulness high and say, let’s keep it going for another 30 years!
HOW TO ORDER Our email is linked to our phone, so an email order will reach us just as quickly as a phone call. Even so, phone calls are welcome during regular business hours for orders or inquiries:
info@nudelmanbooks.com (206) 914-1814
TERMS Our terms are quite simple. All items may be returned for whatever reason, upon notification by email, within 5 days of receipt of items. Return shipping is the responsibility of the client. New customers can expedite orders and shipping by paying by bank wire or most major credit cards. Checks are welcome, but we reserve the right to wait for clearance before sending books. Libraries may be billed or other arrangements made.
Nudelman Rare Books P.O. Box 25339 Seattle, WA 98165 (206) 914-1814 info@nudelmanbooks.com
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