Condition of Books
Boxes and Books have a physical shop in Rustenburg. All our books are second hand and will have markings on the first page of the book. The markings is not part of the description of the condition of the book. We have an exchange system where we give a customer who return the book to our shop, a credit which is redeemed against new purchases.
Description of condition
Description of condition
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Very Good: Might have some creases on the spine; no hard cracks; maybe slight forward lean and short inscription inside; perhaps very minor bumping on the corners of the book; inside clean but the page edges might be slightly yellowed.
Good: A few creases on the spine, perhaps a forward lean, bumping on corners or shelfwear; maybe an inscription inside or some shelfwear or a small tear or two on the dustjacket; inside clean but page edges might be somewhat yellowed.
Fair: In overall good condition, might have a severe forward lean to the spine, an inscription, bumping to corners; one or two folds on the covers and yellowed pages; in exceptional cases these books might contain some library stamps and stickers or have neat sticky tape which was used to fix a short, closed tear.
Poor: We rarely sell poor condition books, unless the books are in demand and difficult to find in a better condition. Poor condition books are still perfect for a good read, all pages will be intact and none threatening to fall out; most probably a reading copy only.
We price books based on the following criteria:
Different sizes of books
Popularity of book
Condition of book
Different sizes of books
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150mm x 200mm – Range from R32 to R58
200 mm x 300mm – Range from R48 to R62
300mm x 400mm – Range from R58 to R80
Popularity of book
Condition of book
We are very proud of the condition of the books we sell.
All our books will have the following:
All our books will have the following:
- A yellow sticker with a black dot in the lower right of the front cover.
- Price of book on the first page, written either with a black marker or black ball point pen – there may be several adjusted prices.
- A stamp with Boxes and Books with our website and email address.
- Some books may have the name of previous owners written on the first page or back of the front cover and some other scratchings.
- The above will not affect the readability of the book