A Sale for Bargain Hunters, Book Lovers, or Both
For that serendipitous bargain book, or an intriguing, rare book, the 94th Annual Bryn Mawr-Wellesley Book Sale may be the browsing space you need.
The book sale is March 12-16 at Stuart Country Day School, 1200 Stuart Road, in Princeton. Over 60,000 books, sorted into categories from Anthropology to World History, will be on sale, with most hardbacks priced at $4. Children’s books start at $1. Three special collections are featured this year from the estates of local scholars in Native American studies, British art, and archaeology.
Admission on the first day is $32. All other days are free. Tickets may be purchased at bmandwbooks.com or at the door. he book sale raises funds for college scholarships for local students.
Buyers will find books from the estate of Alfred Bush, an editor of the Papers of Thomas Jefferson and longtime curator of Western and Native American materials at the Princeton University Library. There are also volumes from the estate of Bryn Mawr graduate Susan Auth, a classical archaeologist and Newark Museum curator. Additionally, the private collection from the estate of Susan Casteras, professor emeritus of art at the University of Washington (Seattle), an expert on British art, especially Victorian and pre-Raphaelitism, will be on sale.
Hours are Wednesday, March 12, opening day, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, March 13, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday, March 14, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday, March 15, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, March 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday is Box Day, at $10 a box, measuring approximately 12x12x16 inches.