Elder's Bookstore
Nashville, TN, USA
AbeBooks seller since January 3, 1999
About Elder's Bookstore
In early 1930, a recent graduate of Vanderbilt University opened a small shop on Nashville's Fourth Avenue, where the L&C Tower would someday stand. It was the beginning of the Great Depression and Charles Elder was taking a gamble. But, he did know one thing. He loved history and he loved books. That small shop was the beginning of Elder's Bookstore, one of the landmarks of Tennessee and the South. Today, in its 75th year, Elder's Bookstore is the oldest general bookstore in continuous operation in Nashville. If you have not visited our store, we invite you to stop in while you are in Nashville and browse. You may never want to leave our world of books. Charles Elder was the dean of Nashville booksellers until his retirement at the age of 93. He started our store in the depths of the Great Depression. Nationally known as an expert on ephemera and manuscripts, he was also widely versed in maps and early Tennessee history. He was a winner of the Frances Neel Cheney Award by the Tennessee Library Association and was honored by the Tennessee Booksellers Convention in 1990 for his lifetime of service to the industry. Since his retirement, his son Randy Elder has become owner and operator of the business. From his earliest days, Randy Elder has been around books, reading them, and then helping his father buy and sell them. He started as a partner and sales manager and is now owner. He has been responsible for the store's rise to the status of foremost re-publisher of early Tennessee and Nashville history books. Under his direction, Elder's has become one of the premier dealers in 20th century literature - particularly Southern Literature - in the United States.
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About Elder's Bookstore
101 White Bridge Pike
Nashville, TN USA 37209-4514
Tel: +1 615-352-1562
Heritage seller
AbeBooks seller since 1999
Specialty:Antique Maps, Religion, Genealogy, African American, Southern Fiction, Southern History, Children's Literature, First Editions, Nashville History, Civil War
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Seller policies
Terms of sale
HOURS OF OPERATION: Our hours are 10-3:00 CST Monday through Saturday. We are closed on Sunday.
PAYMENT: We accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover, Check, or Money Order. CREDIT CARD CUSTOMERS: WE MUST HAVE YOUR 3 DIGIT SECURITY CODE!!! Put the name of the book you are ordering on the Check or Money Order, and your telephone number, thanks. Also, orders under $40.00 sent via Media Mail are not insured. If you want your package insured, please let us know.
RETURNS: Please contact us before you return your book. Unfortunately, we cannot accept returns on any CDs or other recorded material.
Information regarding the right of cancellation
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 without giving 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, Elder's Bookstore, 101 White Bridge Pike, 37209-4514, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A., +1 615-352-1562, 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 Elder's Bookstore, 101 White Bridge Pike, 37209-4514, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A., +1 615-352-1562, 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:
- 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 cancel it once delivery had started.
Model withdrawal form
(complete and return this form only if you wish to withdraw from the contract)
To: (Elder's Bookstore, 101 White Bridge Pike, 37209-4514, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A., +1 615-352-1562)
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.
Shipping terms
Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.
