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We particularly recommend the ILAB site, which searches only the stock of its affiliates: this offers buyers a guarantee that books will be accurately and thoroughly described. http://www.ilab.org/search_form.php

At times, though, one needs to look at the entire online marketplace, and these meta-sites are the ones we use most often:

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1   Link   ILAB Book search
This service offers buyers an accurate and thorough description of the book.
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2   Link   http://www.vialibri.net/
ViaLibri has just launched a new version of its search engine, which increases its flexibility and usefulness, with added features such as a filter to exclude "print on demand" books. Its main appeal remains its coverage of the whole range of antiquarian and secondhand booksellers, not just ILAB affiliates, giving a full spectrum of the market.
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3   Link   http://www.addall.com/
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4   Link   http://www.bookfinder.com/
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