Oak Knoll Books

About

Oak Knoll Books was founded in 1976 by Bob Fleck, a chemical engineer by training, who let his hobby get the best of him. Somehow making oil refineries more efficient using mathematics and computers paled in comparison to the joy of handling books. Oak Knoll Press, the second part of the business, was established in 1978 as a logical extension of Oak Knoll Books. Today, Oak Knoll Books is a thriving company that maintains an inventory of about 27,000 titles. Our main specialties continue to be books about bibliography, book collecting, book design, book illustration, book selling, bookbinding, bookplates, children's books, Delaware books, fine press books, forgery, graphic arts, libraries, literary criticism, marbling, papermaking, printing history, publishing, typography & type specimens, and writing & calligraphy - plus books about the history of all of these fields. Oak Knoll Books is a member of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB - about 2,000 dealers in 20 countries) and the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA - about 450 dealers in the US). Their logos appear on all of our antiquarian catalogues and web pages. These logos mean that we guarantee accurate descriptions and customer satisfaction. Our founder, Bob Fleck, has long been a proponent of the ethical principles embodied by ILAB & the ABAA. He has taken a leadership role in both organizations and is a past president of both the ABAA and ILAB. We are located in the historic colonial town of New Castle (founded 1651), next to the Delaware River and have an open shop for visitors (see our virtual tour). The shop is situated in the Opera House, a building built by the Masons in 1879 with high ceilings and great views of the town and river. We are located close to Philadelphia and Washington, DC, and near many historic areas and attractive sights including Winterthur, the Delaware Art Museum, the Brandywine River Art Museum and Longwood Gardens. If you would like to plan a visit, please see our visiting page. Book selling is much more than balance sheets and income statements. We sell books because we really enjoy it and hope that fact comes through clearly when you deal with us.

Terms of Sale

We accept payment with Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, wire transfers in US$, and personal or business checks if in US$ drawn on a US bank, or personal or business checks in English pounds drawn on an English Bank. When ordering, please include full name and address, if reserving a book, and method of payment, when ordering. Books are processed and shipped within 5 business days (excluding weekends and holidays.) International shipments are shipped daily via IMEX Air Freight. In the US, please include US$5.00 for first volume and US$1.00 each additional volume. Orders in the U.S. are normally shipped using UPS Ground or through the US Post Office. If ordering outside the US, postage is $5.50 for Canada and $6.50 elsewhere for single volumes. Postage for larger quantities is based on weight. Foreign shipments are typically sent via IMEX Air Freight a combination of air and surface that usually takes 12-30 days for delivery depending on location. Other services such as air mail through UPS, the US Post Office and FedEx are available upon request only.Books are returnable within 2 weeks. Please notify us before returning a book. Thank you.