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FABLES BOOKSHOP

119 High Street, Grahamstown, 6139, South Africa.
Telephone / Facsimile:  +27-(0)46-636-1525  (shop)
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TERMS & CONDITIONS   Back to index

PRIOR SALE Items shown on catalogues on this web site are offered subject to prior sale. Items have been sold from this catalogue since its issue. It is an electronic representation of a particular catalogue issued at a particular date.

PRICES Prices quoted exclude p&p and forex charges which will be invoiced at cost. Books will be sent registered or insured parcel. Overseas postings will be by surface mail unless other requested otherwise.

DESCRIPTIONS Books are described in good faith in accordance with usual trade definitions and all major defects noted. Minor inscriptions, foxing, etc. may be ignored unless book is VG or above.

ORDERS Please quote catalogue name, author/title, # number. Do not send money until requested. We will confirm price inclusive of p&p and forex for each order prior to despatch.

PAYMENT Known & Trade customers, usual/COD terms. New customers to please remit on receipt of pro-forma invoice (or email confirmation of inclusive price). Books will be despatched on receipt of payment. The invoice will show extra charges for p&p and forex at cost. Institutions will be invoiced in terms of their official order which is required before despatch.

FOREIGN PAYMENT Preferred payment method is by credit card.
We only accept Amex, Visa or Mastercard. We will require the card number, the valid-from & expiry dates, and the CVC number which is the last three digits on the reverse side. We cannot process manual cardholder-not-present transactions without this number.
By arrangement we can accept local transfers in ZAR or cheque payments in denominations of £ (GBP sterling, preferred), US$, CA$, AU$ (not NZ$). All participating bank charges for your account including local forex charge of £10.00 .

Typically, for quick assesment of catalog prices in your local currency, and subject to fluctuating exchange rates.
As of April 2009 :

For up to date currency conversions visit xe.com

RETURNS Books not meeting the condition as described may be returned if done so within 10 days of receipt. Please contact us before any return is made to ensure that we can accept the item.




POSTAGE & FOREX CHARGES   Back to index

OVERSEAS POSTAGE GUIDE We will quote you a price inclusive of post and packing before despatch. However, approx local ZAR charges for surface mail insured parcel post are as follows. These are given as a guide only and are subject to change without notice. Packing and insurance is excluded. Valid as of 12th March 2002.
(2009 Rates INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY. TO BE UPDATED SHORTLY)
A typical book, 800g packed, will cost £10.00 to most destinations. (2009)


Mass (selected 100g steps) United States Britain & Europe Australia & Canada
up to 500g = 1.1lb R41.00 R41.00 R41.00
up to 800g = 1.65lb R66.00 R66.00 R66.00
up to 1000g = 2.2lb R82.00 R82.00 R80.00
up to 1500g = 3.3lb R106.00 R114.00 R88.00
up to 2000g = 4.4lb R119.00 R122.00 R96.00
up to 3000g = 6.6lb R145.00 R138.00 R112.00
up to 4000g = 8.8lb R171.00 R154.00 R128.00
up to 5000g = 11.0lb R197.00 R170.00 R144.00

FOREX COSTS Payment in foreign currency to us will involve a forex charge by our bank.


Currently £10.00 for a foreign cheque.



BOOK CONDITION GUIDE   Back to index

A brief guide to my terminology is as follows:

Detailed descriptions, as given in Book & Magazine Collector , are thus:

Mint
This means that the book is in perfect condition. It is complete with dust-wrapper and is impossible to tell from a new copy. Dust jacket: as new.

Fine
The book appears to be in excellent condition. Closer examination, however, will show evidence of ownership and storage. There may also be a small inscription to the previous owner, but generally the book is in near perfect condition. Dust jacket: as new but with very slight rubbing to the corners.

Very Good
Slightly less than Fine condition. Apart from slight foxing or fading, the book has no faults. Dust jacket: clean with excellent colouring, but with slight rubbing to most edges and corners.

Good
It is obvious that the book is secondhand. However, apart from minor faults, it must always be assumed that books in Good condition are complete in all respects, unless described otherwise. Dust jacket: fairly clean with almost perfect colouring, but suffering from marks, slight creasing and other signs of wear. Most of the edges are rubbed or have very small tears in them.

Poor
A book in this category is in really bad condition. It may be warped, the preliminary pages may be missing, and the spine irreparably damaged. The text is complete but the book is really only suitable to read. Dust jacket: tatty and grubby, and may well be marked, creased, or torn.

Our conditions are well within the guidelines recommended by SABDA, and we take pride that our descriptions are more conservative than those of many other bookdealers.