Dutch Colonists

Philips Books sells new titles and selected used books. We ship promptly when we receive your order, usually within two (2) days of receipt of your order (see International Shipping below). Also, we follow ABE Books payment and return policies. At this time, we do not sell in Germany, France or Spain.
International shipping rates are extraordinarily expensive. We try to ship with the most economical carriers and rate classes, usually with the United States Postal Service. Please see Shipping Terms, below, for more information. It may be necessary to adjust your shipping costs up or down depending on the shipping address of the destination country. We will notify you of changes, if any, before we ship your book(s). ABE Books gives you up to 4 days to accept the additional charges or cancel the order. If you have not responded after four days, we will cancel your order.
While we want you to buy our books, please shop around and carefully consider the purchase price and the shipping costs before ordering. Shipping charges can exceed the purchase price of the book(s.) In some cases, you may be liable for the return postage charges if you decide to return the book for certain reasons. Please check ABE’s return policies on this web service, which we follow, before you buy.
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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 Philips Books, LLC, Severna Park, Maryland, 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.

Packing: Typically, we wrap your book(s) in clean, blank newsprint before shipping and ship in padded envelopes. Philips Books uses clean, recycled packing materials and shipping containers, if available.
Domestic USA: Our default shipping is United States Postal Service (USPS) Media Mail. Also, we ship UPS Ground and USPS Ground Advantage, which made be a day or so faster but is more expensive if you wish to pay for the upgraded service. Please keep in mind that shipping costs have risen dramatically and shipping costs may be equal to or exceed the price of your purchase. USPS is generally competitive with other carriers.
International: Packages of book(s) weighing no more than 4 pounds or 1.82 kilograms can be shipped by USPS First Class Package International Service. This is one of the lowest international shipping rates. Countries are divided into 20 Price Groups (PGs). Current rates (1/1/24) for a 1 pound or 0.454 kilograms start at about $ 31.00 USD to about $ 62.00 USD
for a 4 pound or a 1.82 kilograms package. Book or books of a total weight of more than four pounds or 1.82 kilograms must be shipped by another postal class. USPS Priority Express International is our preferred choice for cost and speed. Current rates (1/1/24) for a 5 pound or 2.27 kilograms package begin about $ 80.00 USD and end about $ 125.00 USD, depending on the country of destination.
Due to extraordinarily high international shipping rates, it may be necessary to adjust your shipping costs up or down depending on the shipping address of the destination country. We will notify you of changes, if any, before we ship your book(s). While we want you to buy our books, please shop around and carefully consider the purchase price and the shipping costs before ordering. In some cases, you may be liable for the return postage charges if you decide to return the book for certain reasons. Please check the return policies of this web service provider, which we follow, before you buy. Thank you.