We like to buy books & will travel locally to view large collections.  However, it's best we price books here, with access to our tools of reference.  Primarily interested in rare & older books, we'll buy unusual books from all eras.  They need to be in good condition, however, if shaky but rare, warranting the attention of a bookbinder, then we'll get that done.  We buy books in large lots of small, at all levels of price.  For rarities, we'll pay the current going rate, based on prices achieved at specialist book auctions.  This makes financial sense for the vendor as there are no lotting fees, commission, storage charges, or charges for unsold lots.  Way’s Bookshop are longstanding members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association, the senior association governing the book trade. There must be thousands of ‘traders’ in books, especially in cyberspace, but only a few hundred members of the A.B.A. within the British Isles, are elected for their integrity, professionalism and knowledge. If confronted with something outside our expertise, we admit defeat, but will know a specialist to consult, or the route to take to achieve the best results. We cannot value books by e mail or on the phone. It is often helpful to ‘phone for our e mail and send digital photographs.