Ed Palik Book Collection Sale

Our North American Jules Verne Society’s late dear friend and member Ed Palik generously donated his entire Jules Verne collection to the Society, for the purpose of raising funds to translate Verne works that have never been translated into English. Ed wished to have us sell his collection (mainly British, American, and Hetzel editions) to fellow Verne enthusiasts so that we could raise funds for the translations and, at the same time, give these enthusiasts an opportunity to obtain works that are rarely seen in the marketplace.

The rules of the SALE are as follow:

The sale is done by e-mail, with the rule FIRST IN, FIRST SERVED.

Orders to this sale will be sent to Jean-Michel Margot at najvsbooksale@gmail.com.

The sale will be closed February 28, 2010 (midnight, EST). The person with the first order will win the item. In case of a tie, the earliest order (GMAIL time stamp on the e-mails) will be considered the winner. Payment must be made before an item is shipped.

Each item has a fixed price. No orders will be accepted below or above the fixed price. We also have the right to reject frivolous orders.

This is not an auction and scans will not be available. We are not professional book sellers and we have done our best to describe the condition of the books noting obvious problems.

Every order will be acknowledged with one of two possible answers: OK or TOO LATE. Successful orders must remit payment either through PayPal (NAJVS PayPal account is NAJVSpay@hotmail.com) or by sending a check/money order to Jean-Michel Margot within 10 days after notification of a successful order. Failure to pay for the item within the allotted time period will be grounds to cancel the sale and notify the second place buyer that the item is available. All checks/money orders must clear before books are sent.

Shipping will be done using Priority Flat Rate USPS boxes inside of the United States, with the appropriate padding inside. Postage for small boxes is $5.00, medium boxes $11.00 and large boxes $14.00. The notification of a successful order will include the amount for packing, handling, and shipping. Insurance will be added for items of $20.00 and more. All sales are final. Packing, handling and shipping outside of the United States will be treated on a case by case basis.

If you have any questions or need additional information (mainly for high priced items), please contact Jean-Michel Margot.

Please keep in mind that all funds raised from this auction and subsequent sale will be used to further the Society’s translation program. So sharpen your pencils and buy a lot!

The list of items is available at: Palik Book Sale List

Thanks for your participation in this sale.

Best Regards,

Jean-Michel Margot, President NAJVS (najvsbooksale@gmail.com)
Brian Taves, Vice-President NAJVS
Henry Franke, Treasurer NAJVS
Mark Eckell, Trustee NAJVS