Clear your shelf space

• The Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association (020–7421 4681; www.aba.org.uk)

• Bernard Quaritch, London W1 (020– 7297 4888; www.quaritch.com)

• Classic Rare Books, London SW1 (020– 7834 5554; www.classicrarebooks.co.uk)

• John Sandoe, London SW3 (020– 7589 9473; www.johnsandoe.com)

• Abebooks (www.abebooks.co.uk), ebay (www.ebay.co.uk) and Amazon (www.amazon.co.uk) are good starting points, especially for individual volumes

• Some end up in charity shops: Oxfam had the fabled 11th edition for £200 online this year (www.oxfam.org.uk)