The Odd Book (ABAC, ILAB)
Wolfville, NS, CAN
About The Odd Book (ABAC, ILAB)
Founded in 1977, The Odd Book provides secondhand and rare books to satisfy a variety of tastes. We are a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of Canada, and thereby affiliated with the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. We re in the small university town of Wolfville, Nova Scotia, situated in the centre of a settled rural community. Our stock reflects this background with a focus on the Liberal Arts, Canadian Maritimes history, agriculture, nautical, chess, and a wide variety of uncommon volumes. A small portion of these is listed online. Please feel free to contact us with requests, and visit our website www.theoddbook.ca. Big thanks to the University of Glasgow Library Special Collections for permission to use their photo of the Tristram Shandy marbled leaf above: motley emblem of our work!
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About The Odd Book (ABAC, ILAB)
112 Front Street, Unit 118
Wolfville, NS CAN B4P 1A4
Specialty:Nova Scotia, Liberal Arts
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Terms of sale
Prices are in US dollars. Canadian customers pay 5% GST. Payment by credit card (Visa or Mastercard), cheque or money order acceptable. Books are returnable for any reason. Please check to confirm availability.
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, The Odd Book, 112 Front Street, Unit 118, B4P 1A4, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1 902-542-9491, 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 The Odd Book, 112 Front Street, Unit 118, B4P 1A4, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1 902-542-9491, 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 (including ebooks) 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: (The Odd Book, 112 Front Street, Unit 118, B4P 1A4, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1 902-542-9491)
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
Orders usually ship within 2 business days. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 1 kg. or 2.2 lb. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.





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