A sealed-bid auction of books of special interest will be held from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. on the first day of the Sale. There will be no previous viewing of these books. They may be seen, from the Sale's opening, at the tables marked Sealed Bids, which are indicated on a directory of the site available at the door. A list of the books to be offered for bidding will be posted on this site about ten days before the Sale.

Any of a variety of qualities may make a book special enough to be offered at auction: a very hard-to-find title or a special edition; a beautiful binding, a touch of the bizarre, famous illustrations, or a distinguished provenance. Occasionally a few of these books are actually rare, usually most are out-of-print and many are difficult to find. Since all of our books are donated, we cannot plan or predict our inventory. We count serendipity one of the pleasures of our sale.

The Five Colleges Book sale wishes to thank Phil Cronenwett [LibraryConsulting Services.com] for his assistance with the Sealed-Bid and Special Pricing book categories.