Selling to Second Story Books
Our Rockville store reopened at 5 PM on Friday, June 20, 2020.
Our Dupont Circle store reopened at 11 AM on Monday, June 22, 2020.
Our Dupont Circle store reopened at 11 AM on Monday, June 22, 2020.
Dupont Buying Policies
This location only accepts books in excellent condition. For digital media, art, or antiques please contact our Rockville store.
We are always on the lookout for contemporary fiction, sci/fi, mysteries, and other genre fiction, as well as philosophy, history, classics, and collectable editions.
Limits per visit: 50 items. For larger quantities, please space your visits over 2 or more days or make an appointment at our Rockville store.
We will be available for trading every day from noon until 2 pm at our side door on P Street. We give store credit for books that we accept. Cash offers are reserved for rare or valuable books, or for books published this calendar year in like new condition. If you have a rare book or collection and would like to set up an appointment for review, please email photos and a brief description to zachary@secondstorybooks.com.
Rockville Buying Policies
• Please call 301-770-0477 ext 18 to schedule a time to drop off your books.
• Alternatively, please email a photograph of the books you would like to sell and your contact information to rockvillesecondstorybooks@gmail.com
• Second Story Books does not guarantee books held will be purchased. Upon notifying the owner and receiving confirmation from the owner of purchase, Second Story Books will send payment or apply credit.
• Any items rejected by Second Story Books must be picked up within 30 days of notification or Second Story Books reserves the right to recycle the books.
This location accepts books in Good condition (see description of Good and other book gradings here: https://www.biblio.com/book-collecting/basics/how-to-read-bookseller-descriptions/) . For digital media, the media must be in its original packaging. Sorry, we no longer buy LPs, tape cassettes, and VHS cassettes.
We are always on the lookout for fiction by authors with a cult following, sci/fi, mysteries, as well as philosophy, sociology, and other liberal arts
Limits per visit: 100 items. For larger quantities, please call to schedule a time to drop off your books: 301-770-0477 ext. 18
We will be available for trading every day except Wednesday and Thursday, from 10am until 12pm at our Rockville warehouse. We give store credit for books that we accept. Cash offers are reserved for rare or valuable books, or for books published this calendar year in like new condition. If you have a rare book or collection and would like to set up an appointment for review, please email photos and a brief description to rockvillesecondstorybooks@gmail.com
Off-Site Purchasing
We'll come to your home, office or business for large collections. Contact Warren Wigutow at (301) 770-0477 ext. 16 or email warren@secondstorybooks.com to make an appointment.
Selling through Second Story Books