Ordering - Payment - Shipping

All Prices are in US Dollars. Prices do not include shipping or insurance. The amounts for shipping are available upon checkout. Or you can click here for the shipping table. All expedited shipping rates are insured.

Items ready for sale will have a buy now button or an add to cart button. Our inventory is updated once daily and occasinally and item may not have been available at time of purchase, and if this is the case, you will receive a notification immediately along with a full refund and possibly a discount coupon for future purchase. If you see an item you want without a buy now or add to cart button please contact us so we can verify if the item is in stock. To buy an item, click on the buy now button, then proceed with using either the checkout button or the google checkout button. When using the regular checkout button, after registering your information, you will proceed to an area where you can choose which shipping method you want and what payment method you will be using.

Please note as also mentioned above, that items may be subject to prior sale. We update our pages once daily but there might be the chance an item has been sold and we have not yet updated the site.

Payment Methods - PayPal, money orders. Checks are accepted from USA or CANADA buyers which will need time to clear. USA checks need approximately 3 weeks to clear and Canada checks need 10 days to clear. Other payment methods accepted are US dollar cash or EURO cash, although it is not safe and I will not be responsible if lost in the mail. Link to the XE.com Currency Converter to calculate US Dollars to your country currency.

Shipping - We ship items worldwide. All items are packed safely for you and sent via Canada Post. Smaller items are shipped flat and guarded with sturdy boards. Larger items are sent in an extra sturdy tube. Free shipping for 5 or more items in one order. Items normally ship within 2 business days after receipt of payment, sometimes 3 days depending if it is a holiday. (checks from USA or Canada buyers will need clearance time). Consider insuring your shipment as there will be no refund for lost or damaged items. All expedited rates are insured. Click here for shipping rates.

All items are guaranteed as described. It is a widely known fact that many antique prints and maps originate from antique books. In some cases prints are removed due to the depreciated conditon of the the book or the book is incomplete. In other cases books are disassembled to separate the illustrations from the text and sold separately; in the trade they are refered to as 'breakers'. By hand colouring and framing these prints, decorative images are created and these are often sold under subject categories. Some larger prints were contracted to artists by certain personas of the past centuries as actual art prints. The most commonly used book print techniques are: Woodcut or wood engraving, where blocks of wood, traditionally from the box tree are engraved and printed. These were the original early illustrations and date from 1460. Steel engraving, the steel plate is incised with cuts which when inked print as lines. Aquatint, a form of etching using fine particles to create areas of tone.In good quality early 19th century books these were originally hand coloured. Later the plates were printed using coloured inks either with more than one colour on a single plate or using several plates, one for each colour.

Returns - Returns are dealt with individually. If item received is not to your satisfaction our customer service will do all possible to rectify the situation. Returns are accepted within 10 days of receipt for a check or money order refund (less original and return shipping along with a re-stocking fee). Please email ahead of time before returning an item. Refund will be issued upon reciept of item in original condition. There is no refund of damaged or lost items without shipping insurance.