Johnny Rube
Cadet
- Joined
- Mar 3, 2005
- Location
- Northeast
Thought I would share with everyone here a bookstore I discovered online. Perhaps you all already know about it, but a year ago it was new to me. I've bought perhaps two dozen books from them and have been very satisfied with their prices, service, etc.
So, if you don't know about this place, check out:
http://www.hamiltonbooks.com
Their books are often those that have been around for several years, but are discounted to amazing prices. For example, I recently bought Duane Schultz's "The Most Glorious Fourth -- Vicksburg and Gettysburg" for $4.95. This is a hard cover book that was published in 2002 by Norton with an original retail price of $27.95. This book was listed as Shopworn on their web site, and the only thing I see is a spot less than an inch long on the jacket where the color is worn off.
I have been purchasing the Time-Life 40th Anniversary editions of Shelby Foote's Civil War and also got "Second Manassas to Pocotaligo" recently, which was priced at $6.95. Some of their books are softcover books, but all of them are the large paperbacks, or at least those I have bought are the large ones.
Newer books are priced higher, but still are discounted to less than their usual retail price. You may know that a Publisher named Castle Books has bought the copyrights to some older publications and has re-published them. My two books by Catton on General Grant (Grant Moves South, and Grant Takes Command) were re-published by Castle. They are fine books, but they don't have any photographs, and no illustrations other than a map here and there.
Hamilton has, almost any category of books (besides Civil War) that you might be interested in. Also, no matter how many books you order, the shipping and handling charge is only $3.50 per order.
There has been, in recent months, a bit of a lag in receiving the books. I used to get them within about ten days from the time I ordered them. My last two orders have taken close to 3 weeks to arrive, and I'm not sure if that is just slow mail service to my area, or the result of a busy time for the book store.
The downside is that they don't ship outside of the U.S.
They send out a newspaper-style catalogue every month. In any event, if you're not familiar with Hamilton's, it's definitely worth a look-see.
J.R.
So, if you don't know about this place, check out:
http://www.hamiltonbooks.com
Their books are often those that have been around for several years, but are discounted to amazing prices. For example, I recently bought Duane Schultz's "The Most Glorious Fourth -- Vicksburg and Gettysburg" for $4.95. This is a hard cover book that was published in 2002 by Norton with an original retail price of $27.95. This book was listed as Shopworn on their web site, and the only thing I see is a spot less than an inch long on the jacket where the color is worn off.
I have been purchasing the Time-Life 40th Anniversary editions of Shelby Foote's Civil War and also got "Second Manassas to Pocotaligo" recently, which was priced at $6.95. Some of their books are softcover books, but all of them are the large paperbacks, or at least those I have bought are the large ones.
Newer books are priced higher, but still are discounted to less than their usual retail price. You may know that a Publisher named Castle Books has bought the copyrights to some older publications and has re-published them. My two books by Catton on General Grant (Grant Moves South, and Grant Takes Command) were re-published by Castle. They are fine books, but they don't have any photographs, and no illustrations other than a map here and there.
Hamilton has, almost any category of books (besides Civil War) that you might be interested in. Also, no matter how many books you order, the shipping and handling charge is only $3.50 per order.
There has been, in recent months, a bit of a lag in receiving the books. I used to get them within about ten days from the time I ordered them. My last two orders have taken close to 3 weeks to arrive, and I'm not sure if that is just slow mail service to my area, or the result of a busy time for the book store.
The downside is that they don't ship outside of the U.S.
They send out a newspaper-style catalogue every month. In any event, if you're not familiar with Hamilton's, it's definitely worth a look-see.
J.R.