Dawn Reader Rare Books

Why buy from Dawn Reader Rare Books? Like you, we are passionate book collectors and have been working with other dealers and private buyers for decades.
Our name is a gentle play on the C S Lewis novel 'Voyage of the Dawn Treader' - we celebrate fiction and non-fiction books which give a glimpse into the magical and unexpected.
The Dawn Reader is alive in every one of us - I recall clearly early mornings as a young lad devouring fiction by torch-light, those memories never fade.
We are the London-based off-shoot of a long-standing bookshop, now trading online.
Dedicated to providing the best customer service, and international shipping is actively encouraged. Books can be returned for any reason within 30 days.

If you are a consumer you can cancel 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 CANCELLATION

Statutory Right to cancel

You have the right to cancel this contract within 14 days for any reason.

The cancellation 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 the last good or the last lot or piece.

To exercise the right to cancel, you must inform us, Dawn Reader Rare Books, Flat 45, Buckland Court, St John's Estate, N1 5JJ, London, London, United Kingdom, of your decision to cancel this contract by a clear statement (e.g. a letter sent by post, fax or e-mail). You may use the attached model cancellation form, but it is not obligatory. You can also electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". If you use this option, we will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a cancellation on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.

To meet the cancellation deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right to cancel before the cancellation period has expired.

Effects of cancellation

If you cancel 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 cancel with 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 us or Dawn Reader Rare Books, Flat 45, Buckland Court, St John's Estate, N1 5JJ, London, London, United Kingdom, without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your cancellation 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 cancellation

The right of cancellation does not apply to:

1. the delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
2. 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 cancel it once delivery had started.

Model withdrawal form

(complete and return this form only if you wish to withdraw from the contract)

To: (Dawn Reader Rare Books, Flat 45, Buckland Court, St John's Estate, N1 5JJ, London, London, United Kingdom)

I/We (*) hereby give notice that I/We (*) withdraw from my/our (*) contract of sale of the following goods (*)/for the provision of the following goods (*)/for the provision of the following service (*),

Ordered on (*)/received on (*)

Name of consumer(s)

Address of consumer(s)

Signature of consumer(s) (only if this form is notified on paper)

Date

* Delete as appropriate.

As book lovers and collectors ourselves, we appreciate the importance of secure and worry-free packaging. All books have multiple layers of protection, and are sent using premium mail services.
Royal Mail Tracked is our standard service, and Express and Expedited options are provided by DHL and DPD Express couriers, with whom we have agreed contract rates.
We have a separate bookseller Insurance policy which covers all our shipments up to a unit value of £5000 each book, so please order with confidence in the knowledge that we are here to back you up in the very rare event something might not go as planned.