Weekly News for the Antiquarian and Secondhand Book Trade
- including Ephemera, Prints and Maps

Issues contain interesting articles and facts for the antiquarian and second-hand book trade and dealers in ephemera, prints and maps.  Issues usually include reviews of forthcoming auctions and book fairs, and reports on past auctions and major book fairs.  News and contributions are published on varied subjects supplied by members of the trade - mainly in America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

Sheppard's Confidential Website
On this trade website, we show an archive of the previous `Letters to the Editor', Calendars of Auctions and Book Fairs' with comprehensive details, and an archive of Past Editions and Subject Insights.  Members registered on Sheppard's World are now able to enter details of forthcoming book fairs and auctions. To view these, please logon using your access details supplied when you registered on Sheppard's World.

Search Dealer's Catalogues
This site features one central location for dealer's catalogues. There are more than 70 to view at present though the number varies from day to day.  The total changes as old ones go out of date and new ones are added.  Registered dealers are invited to submit catalogues and should supply catalogues in electronic format: PDF, Word, or HTML.  Other formats are acceptable subject to conversion programs being available. Send catalogues as an email attachment to catalogues@sheppardsworld.co.uk Catalogues will be normally be displayed on Sheppard's Confidential website for approximately 6 to 8 weeks.
  Anyone can now view these - search for a title - and contact the dealer direct to purchase.  To peruse catalogues click link above.  Then use the search facility provided by your Acrobat Reader software. If you need this software it is free from Adobe - to download [Click Here ]

Sheppard's Confidential is published every Thursday night (GMT)
 

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