Amanda Hall Rare Books ABA ILAB
Shaftesbury, Wiltshire, GBR
About Amanda Hall Rare Books ABA ILAB
Amanda Hall Rare Books was established in 1997 in a tiny attic room in Paris. Having been running the English Literature department at Pickering and Chatto, Amanda wanted to branch out into French and Continental Literature and Paris seemed a good place to start. Captivated by the beautiful copies she found there, from green morocco armorial bindings to wildly colourful papiers dominotés, the condition and authenticity of each book became a cornerstone of the business. Returning to London, the business became more established, exhibiting at London Book Fairs and issuing regular catalogues. 1999 saw the first move out of London, as far as Upper Bucklebury in Berkshire and then 2000 took the business to Teffont Evias where it flourished in three locations, ending up in the wonderfully converted Old Dairy of Home Farm House. Lockdown saw another move, to a beautiful seventeenth century farmhouse in Berwick St. John, an unspoilt village a little bit further into Wessex. As well as exhibiting at numerous London book fairs over the years, we regularly exhibit at the Armory in New York and at the California International Book Fair. We specialise in rare books of the long eighteenth century, in many languages, with an emphasis on literature. Utopias and Imaginary Voyages are a favourite, along with all kinds of Fiction, good and bad, from Gothic to Bodice-Ripper, and Forbidden Books, Revolutionary and Incendiary Literature, Catholicism and Anti-Catholicism, Books for Children, Books by and about Women, Poetry, Drama, Philosophy, Art and Architecture, the translation and spread of literature across Europe (an old favourite: Channel Crossings) and beautiful Bindings with glorious endpapers, Illustrated Books, Fables, Devotional Works, Military Books, Travel Books, Travelling Libraries, Miniature Books and All Manner of Books that conjure up the life and imagination of the Enlightenment.
About Amanda Hall Rare Books ABA ILAB
Tel: +44 1747 898330
Specialty:English Literature before 1820, Children's books, Manuscripts, Fine bindings, Recusant literature, Utopias and imaginary voyages, Women Writers, Philosophy, Early Continental Books, French Literature before 1820
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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 Amanda Hall Rare Books ABA ILAB, Shaftesbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom, +44 1747 898330, 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
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.
