In respect of items purchased from us over the internet, our Terms of Sale are as follows:
1) We are professional booksellers and adhere to the standards of our professional associations, both in terms of describing books and offering redress in case of a discrepancy.
2) The prices of all material offered for sale on our web site, or on the databases to which we subscribe, are net in US dollars and each item is subject to prior sale. Normally, payment in full must be received before an item will be shipped. If sending a check, money order, or purchase order, it is advisable to contact us first to request that the book be reserved for you pending receipt of payment.
3) Payment to Greenfield Books may be made by check drawn on a US or
Canadian bank, bank draft, or credit card (MasterCard, VISA, AMEX, or Diner's
Club), or by PayPal (our PayPal ID is our email address). Credit card payment
may be made through our
secure server , or by dividing the credit card numbers into two portions
and sending one portion to us in one email, and the remaining portion in a
second email. Please remember to include expiry date, and the name as it
appears on the credit card. We reserve the right to delay shipment of any book
paid for by check, until the check has cleared the payer's bank account. If
paying by money order, please make sure that you purchase a form of money
order which may be cashed in Canada (i.e., an international money order).
4) Any item purchased from Greenfield Books is returnable (postpaid) to us within seven days of receipt if it is found to be substantially different than as described. However, we guarantee any item we sell to be authentic as to provenance, or state of issue (i.e. if we claim a book is a first edition, we guarantee it to be such). If our description of a book in regard to provenance or state of issue is in error, it may be returned to us (with prior notice, please) for refund within one year of purchase.
5) Payment, please, with order. We do not normally send any item out on
approval, unless prior arrangements have been made. Legitimate book dealers,
with whom we have established a reciprocal arrangement, and any member of the
ABAC, ABAA, ABA, or an ILAB-affiliated national organization, may apply for a
trade discount on any proposed purchase. Canadian purchasers will be charged
GST. Known academic institutions, or libraries, may be billed upon receipt of
a purchase order.
We do offer a layaway arrangement on more expensive items: generally, where
the purchase price exceeds $1,000. Typically, the purchaser should offer to us
a down payment and propose acceptable terms of payment. We do not charge
interest on payments made according to such an agreement. The item being
purchased will be shipped upon receipt of payment in full. If payment is not
made in accordance with the terms of the layaway arrangement, then the deposit
and any payments will only be refunded after we have re-sold the item in
question, and deducted our re-selling costs (if any).
Shipping charges
Our postage and packing charges depend upon three factors:
(1) the destination of the shipment;
(2) the size, weight and fragility of the item to be shipped;
(3) the speed of delivery (i.e. parcel post, air mail, expedited service,
courier etc.).
Generally, the postage and packing charge for a standard sized (octavo) book sent to a major Canadian city will be about $8 in Canadian funds (plus GST). Shipping to a smaller centre, or remote area, will cost more. These rates are set by Canada Post. Sending a standard-sized (octavo) book to an American destination presently costs $7 in US funds. Each additional such book will cost $2.50. Generally, overseas shipments will cost $9.25 US for the first book, and $4 US for each additional book, if sent surface mail. We will quote shipping charges in advance if you give us your mailing address, and indicate how the item is to be shipped (i.e. surface, or air mail, etc.).
Please note that parcels being sent to an American address, or overseas,
are normally shipped every Friday, from Pembina, North Dakota. Thus, we can
offer shipment by Priority Mail, or Global Priority, for a
modest additional charge.
All books are packed carefully, usually swathed in bubble-wrap, which is then set into a custom-made cardboard container.
Digital photos
We can provide digital photographs, sent as .jpeg
attachments, or scans, of any item in stock. In making such a request, please
be as specific as possible as to the views you would like to receive. Please
bear in mind that it is not practical for us to provide photos to people doing
research, or seeking to compile a library of digital images, and that we are
less inclined to send photos of an inexpensive book (due to the time and
effort it requires), in the absence of a demonstrable need or reason on the
part of the would-be purchaser.