Bibliodisia Books (soon BookFort)
Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
About Bibliodisia Books (soon BookFort)
NOTE: We will soon be renamed BookFort as the senior partner retires and the junior partner takes over our firm. We are an ABE Heritage bookselling firm, in business since 1995 and located in private premises, offering over 21,000 books in many fields over eighty percent of which are pre-ISBN and out of print, with a large selection of rare and antiquarian titles in the Humanities. We have been members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association (MWABA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (IOBA), and have exhibited at Chicago, Evanston and Minneapolis book fairs for decades, including Chicago's Printers Row Lit Fest. For inquiries, e-mail Carlos, the senior partner, at bibliodisiabooks@gmail.com or Alba/Chris, the junior partner, at alba@bookfort.org.
About Bibliodisia Books (soon BookFort)
4400 S. Spaulding Avenue
Chicago, IL U.S.A. 60632
Heritage seller
AbeBooks seller since 1998
NOTE: We will soon be renamed BookFort as the senior partner retires and the junior partner takes over our firm. We are an ABE Heritage bookselling firm, in business since 1995 and located in private premises, offering over 21,000 books in many fields over eighty percent of which are pre-ISBN and out of print, with a large selection of rare and antiquarian titles in the Humanities. We have been members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association (MWABA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (IOBA), and have exhibited at Chicago, Evanston and Minneapolis book fairs for decades, including Chicago's Printers Row Lit Fest. For inquiries, e-mail Carlos, the senior partner, at bibliodisiabooks@gmail.com or Alba/Chris, the junior partner, at alba@bookfort.org.…
Specialty:Modern Firsts, Literature, Poetry, Illustrated, Astronomy & Science, Black History, Americana, History, Philosophy, Children, Travel, Art & Photography
Seller's business information
Association member
Seller policies
Terms of sale
We are members of the Caxton Club, a 100 year-old book collectors organization, as well as the Independent Online Booksellers of America (IOBA) and the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association (MWABA). We were among the first internet bookselling firms, starting in 1993 and with listings in over seven venues, our own website (bibliodisiabooks.wordpress.com), and on ebay. We had booths at the Chicago Rare Book center and the Jackson Square Antique Mall in La Grange, Illinois, and have exhibited at many book fairs, including the MWABA, Printers' Row Lit Fest, and the 57th Street Children Book Fair in Chicago. We welcome visits to view our stock by appointment (contact us at cmartbooks@aol.com or bibliodisiabooks@gmail.com).
Right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
Information regarding the right of withdrawal
Statutory right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to Bibliodisia Books (soon BookFort), Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of withdrawal
The right of withdrawal does not apply to:
- The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
- The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.
Shipping terms
Orders usually ship within 2 business days. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy, oversized, or in multiple volumes, contact us so we can let you know what extra shipping charge is required.


