2011 Fall Sale Toplist

Toplist books are specials -- ones that can command a premium price because of their rarity, condition, and/or higher demand. Our price on them is still less than you'll pay on the open market. Many of the books are unique, and are just a taste of what you can find in our Specials Room. Please e-mail us and we will send you a .pdf of the list. We are having some technical difficulties posting it.

Please observe the following policies pertaining to the Toplist:

1)      A paid up Friends member may reserve a single item off the toplist for purchase on Friends night on Wednesday September 21.  Please submit a request by email HERE.  Requests for books made in this manner will be tracked by date and time -- first come, first reserved.

2)      The Friends display case at the library will be stocked on either Mon or Tue of setup week with "goodies of all kinds" (toplist or not).  First come, first serve.  The Friends reserve the right to place a limit on the number of items that a patron can purchase per day from the display case.  As long as they are not Toplist books (which will be released Wednesday at 5:30), you may purchase them.

3)      The Friends never have enough space to show off everything that's up for sale, so please feel free to ask if you have a particular interest but can't seem to find what you want.

4)      The Friends are very grateful for all the donations from our community that make the sale possible.....   so many books, dvds and cds!  (of course, cash is nice, too).

As an aside, many people ask how we decide what to list on our RestonFriends site.Donations that come in that can command a good price (over $15) in the used book marketplace are considered for RestonFriends. The reason is that while we can save them for the Specials Room during the Semi-Annual Book Sale, often many of these are so unique, or the demand for them is so timely, that by the time we get to the Semi-Annual Sale, we will have lost the edge to sell them.

BUT, for many, if they have NOT sold on Amazon prior to the sale, we pull them back in, put them in the Specials Room, often add them to the "Toplist" and give you a price break.

So, it is a test of your gambling stamina:  are you willing to wait and see if you're the first one to get them on Friends Night, or do you want to put in a reservation now, while it is available? 

ODD LOTS #7

We’re trying to clear out some space in anticipation of the HUGE Semi-Annual sale starting September 21 (FRIENDS NIGHT), so another ODD LOTS SALE is in store!

Rules of the game:

• Buyers must be paid up Friends members.
• First come, first serve. 
• All items as is, no returns. 
• Pickups by appointment.
• Send an e-mail to restonfriendspr@gmail.com or call 703-729-5467

A)      $20      23 volumes      Time Life / Great Cities      glossy 4/C covers, late 1970's

B)      $5        8 volumes       Time Life / Great Ages of Man

C)      $6      13 volumes      Time Life / Library of America / 1960's

D)      $5        8 volumes       Time Life / The American Wilderness / set "A"
E)     $5      approx all weekly issues for year 2010      Science & Science News magazines / a whole boxful

F)      $12      23 volumes      The Illustrated Science and Invention Encyclopedia / publ by H S Stuttman

G)      $4        6 volumes      The New Book of Popular Science / publ by Grolier, 1987 / not children's set

H)      $12      14 volumes      Art of the World / publ by Greystone Press / hardcovers in dj's / 1960's

I)      $12      20 volumes      Encyclopedia of Photography / publ by Greystone Press / 1963-1964

J)       $6        24 volumes plus index      Horizon magazines / hardbound issues / early 1960's
K)       $5        9 volumes      Time Life / The American Wilderness / set "B"

L)      $4        2 volumes      Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years / BCE / nice hardcovers, no dj's

M)       $7        4 volumes      Abraham Lincoln: The War Years / BCE / nice hardcovers, no dj's

N)       $4        6 volumes      The Second World War / set "B" / by Churchill / BCE / hardcovers, no dj's

O)      $6        20 volumes     The Annals of America / publ by Encycl Britannica / attractive blue hardcovers

P)      $8        lot of 8 hardcovers in dj's      Kahlil Gihbran / publ by Knopf / trade ed's in dj's

Q)     $4        6 volume boxed set      Braziller religion boxed set / BCE / hardcovers, no dj's

R)      $20      lot of 12 softcovers      The Howdunit Series writing guides / publ by Writer's Digest Books / as new, unread

S)      $4        lot of 4 paperbacks      Michael Connelley thrillers / fresh reprints of older titles / as new, unread

T)      $4        lot of 4 paperbacks      Stephen Cannell thrillers / fresh reprints of older titles / as new, unread

U)      $12      12 volumes plus 3 annuals      Cooking with Bon Appetit / publ by Knapp / hardcovers / annuals for 1988-1990

V)      $9      lot of 6 annuals      Cooking Light annuals for 1990-1994, 1996 / Oxmoor House / as new, unread

W)      $9      lot of 5 volumes      Cook's Illustrated / hardbound volumes of 6 issues per year for 2001-2005 / clean, as new

X)     $2.50      lot of 3 issues      Porsche Panorama magazines / 2003-2004 / they're about Porsches!  enough said!

Y)      $15       lot of 12 volumes (titles 1-40)      Left Behind: The Young Trib Force / trade ed hardcovers in dj's / appear as new, unread / for teens

Huge Semi-Annual Book Sale Just Around the Corner

The Friends of Reston Regional Library will hold our huge Semi-Annual Book Sale with 

Friends Night

September 21, 2011 at 5:00 – 7:30pm. 

Memberships, available for purchase at the door, will be required that night. 

The Sale will be open to the General Public (no membership required):

September 22 -23, 10am – 5pm; 

September 24, 10am - 4pm, 

September 25, 1pm-3:30pm.

The booksale will feature thousands of books and is restocked daily. 

QUESTIONS?

E-mail or call us 703-829-5467.  

WANT TO VOLUNTEER?

E-mail or call us 703-829-5467.  

NOTES:  There will be no children’s books at this sale. 

Disabled patrons are encouraged to call ahead to arrange access.