Most books are in excellent or perfect condition. Our volunteers carefully sort the tens of thousands of books we receive each year, keeping only the best 60,000 or so. We receive valuable books from scholars and celebrities, university departments (including Princeton and Rutgers), and the estates of ardent book collectors. The sale attracts collectors and dealers from Indiana, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Florida, Maine, Ohio, and beyond. It is worth the trip!
Prices for 2025 are:
Opening Day tickets – $32 per person
New release (< 5 years old) – $5.00
Hardback $4.00
Large paperback – $3.00
Small paperback – $1.00
DVDs and audiobooks – $1 per disk (large sets may be marked less)
Box Day – $10 per box
Collectible and rare books in our Collector’s Corner room are offered at a percentage of a book’s average online value at the time we price it. Books worth up to $100 are sold at 25% of their market values while books over $100 are marked at 30% of their values.
Why do dealers make a point of attending the Bryn Mawr-Wellesley Book Sale?
1. Tens of thousands of books in about 62 categories
2. Rare and antique books in Collector’s Corner
3. Books are priced with dealers’ profit margins in mind.
4. Books are carefully curated to remove the dross, leaving only books in excellent condition.
5. We often sell the donated collections of scholars, university professors, or local celebrities.
