I’m The Book Rapport, which is a fancy way of saying I sell books, collect books, and think about books more than is probably healthy. I have a degree in academic philosophy, which means I’ve spent a lot of time worrying about meaning, truth, and why people do the things they do most of which can also be found, more efficiently, in a good book.
I believe books are strange and wonderful objects. They’re stacks of paper that somehow contain whole lives, bad ideas, good ideas, and the occasional miracle. They are, in their own quiet way, transcendental. I also believe, without apology, that the joy of books adds measurably to the joy of being alive, and I’m trying to spread some of that joy around while I'm still allowed.
I take selling books seriously. I choose them carefully, describe them honestly, and ship them as if they mattered, because they do. I’m sentimental about this work and happy to admit it. I like the small human connections that happen when one person sends a book and another receives it.
Bookselling is one of the oldest human professions. People have been passing stories, ideas, and arguments to one another for as long as we’ve been able to scratch marks onto something. I’m doing my part, as best I can. So it goes.
FIND ME ELSEWHERE TOO!
I sell a great number of vintage paperbacks in a live auction forum on whatnot.com. You can find my profile at:
https://www.whatnot.com/user/thebookrapport/shop
You can also find me on eBay:
https://www.ebay.com/str/thebookrapport
Terms
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt. All items are subject to prior sale.
Accepted payments include Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, check/money order, and PayPal. Libraries and institutions can pay by their preferred method.
Book Descriptions:
I always do my best to accurately describe the condition and any relevant provenance of all books I list. That said, I am human and I do make mistakes, though I always try to limit them. If a book is received and the condition does not match the conditions described or the photographs provided, please accept my most humble apologies and do not hesitate to return the order for a full refund.
