Environmental Politics & Policy

The seller is a life-long avid reader with special interests in anthropology, comparative literature, science, classics. Family libraries from grandparents' and parents estates have come to join the seller's library. A need to downsize makes liquidation of much of these libraries necessary and the seller feels that someone willing to pay for a book wants the book and will appreciate it more than a donated book. Salt Lake City is the seller's present home but family libraries come from Minnesota. John L. Watson, was an attorney for the Northern Pacific Rail Road in St. Paul and many books may have his name penciled into the frontispage. His wife, Lenora Kellogg Watson and her sister Adelaide Kellogg built their own libraries from young ages and their names will be written into many books. They enjoyed Tennyson and many of the other romantic writers of their era. James and Mary McIlrath, the seller's parents, had their own literary preferences and many books of theirs may have the ex libris identifier plate in them. Conditions will vary from AS NEW to acceptable depending on their usage and pricing has been done by looking at comparable prices in the online market and choosing an intermediate pricing when all other things are equal. All possible efforts are made to assure that descriptions of condition meet the common criteria in this market.

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 Griffen Books, Salt Lake City, Utah, 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:

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 withdraw once delivery had started.