Phil and Susie welcome you to Uncle Phil's Books. Come on in!

The virtual bookstore that thinks it's a proper shop. With real books, knowledgeable people, affordable prices and traditional service.

We have a large and varied stock (19,000 books and counting,) ranging from the esoteric to the easy-to-read, on just about any subject one could think of, listed by category. (See blue panel at left.) There are facilities for both a quick search and an advanced search. New stock arrives daily, and there are hundreds of books still waiting to be catalogued and uploaded, so if you can't find what you are looking for please contact us. or go to the Offline Search link in the Navigation section.

From the moment I picked your book up until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it. Groucho Marx.

Pictures.

Our no-quibble guarantee

The technical bit - Shipping and Currency details

• We pride ourselves on ultra-fast delivery times.
  
  All UK parcels are sent First Class. All others go Priority Air mail.
• We no longer use economy or surface mail. In our experience the saving justifies neither the time delay nor the risk of loss or damage.
• We aim to dispatch within 2 working days of receiving your order; Our target delivery times and costs are as follows:
  
  UK..............First class mail ........1-3 days........£2.00
• UK .............Next Day Delivery...........................£8.00
  Europe (EU).....Priority Air mail.....3-7 days.....£3.50
  N. America......Priority Air Mail.....5-10 days....£3.50
  Australasia.....Priority Air Mail.....5-10 days....£3.50
  Rest of world...Priority Air Mail.....6-10 days....£5.00
• Airsure tracked international mail..........................Please enquire
  
  The cost includes our very effective 'postman-proof' packing. Charges apply to all books except multi-volume sets and certain light weight ephemera.
  please e-mail for a definitive quote for multiple items.
  
  All our book prices are listed in £ Sterling (GBP) - To see the cost of the book in your local currency look here XE.com Personal Currency Assistant
  
  The proper study of mankind is books. Aldous Huxley
  

  Buying your books

  
  
  Order safely with a credit or debit Card using our Shopping Cart and Secure Server, or over the telephone (see below).
  
  We accept:
  Visa
  Master Card
  Switch / Maestro
  PAYPAL
  Cheques on UK banks only
  Postal Orders
  International Money Orders
  Direct bank transfer, either UK or International.
  (details on request)
  
  Another damned, thick, square book! Always scribble, scribble, scribble! Eh! Mr Gibbon. William Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1743-1805)
  
  

  Telephone Enquiries

  Please call Phil or Susie on 024 76 639989 during office hours, or 07957 614292 evenings and weekends.
  WHILE WE'RE AWAKE, WE'RE OPEN.
  
  "What is the use of a book", thought Alice, "without pictures or conversations?". Lewis Carroll
  
  

  Gift Wrapping Service for that special occasion

  We can gift-wrap any book for Christmas, Birthdays or other special occasions, and post directly to the recipient. Cost is £1 per book - includes paper and a gift card with your personal message, as well as our normal "postman-proof" packaging. For details speak to Susie on +44 (0)24 76 639989 or please e-mail
  
  All Rome is mad about my book:
  It's praised, they hum the lines, shops stock it,
  It peeps from every hand and pocket.
  Martial 'Epigramatta, transl. James Michie
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  Our catalogue is constantly being updated, so do come and see us again.

  
  Our passions shape our books, repose writes them in the intervals.
  Marcel Proust
• • BUYING BOOKS
    We are always interested in buying collections or libraries of (predominantly non-fiction hardback) books, within a 120 mile radius of Coventry. If you have books to sell in quantity please bear us in mind .
    
    "Now am I happy, snug and warm!
    For all in scorn of the wintry weather,
    And heedless quite of the howling storm,
    My books and I are alone together.
    
    From "Old Friends" by R. W. Waddy
    
    And finally........our "click on one site get another one free" special offer. My number one daughter Sara has followed in Dad’s footsteps and has her own site, YesterYear Books – she has another 18,000 books to look at, so why not keep it in the family and pay her a visit too.