Announcements
Annual Bryn Mawr-Wellesley Book Sale March 11-15
Founded 95 years ago, the Bryn Mawr-Wellesley Book Sale is a nonprofit organization that accepts and sells donated books to raise money for college scholarships. One hundred percent of its profits go directly to support local students. It will be held at Stuart Country Day School, 1200 Stuart Road, Princeton, NJ on March 11-15.
Opening Day tickets are $32. Find them at bmandwbooks.com under the Annual Sale tab. All other days are free.
Exceptional books at the 2026 sale
“We have tens of thousands of books -- some 60,000 in all – many in new to excellent condition including non-fiction, fiction, trade, hardback, softback, art, rare and collectible books, photography, children's, audio books, DVDs, and Ephemera such as vintage post cards and authentic vintage railroad collectibles,” says Elizabeth Romanaux, book sale president.
Four collections of special merit on sale this year were donated by --
John Burkhalter, retired, Princeton University Concerts, and artistic director, The Practitioners of Musick, donated books from his extensive collection including important modern art books.
Dr. Paul Clemens, Rutgers University professor emeritus of history, provided books on constitutional law and Early American socio-economic and legal history.
Dr. Pamela Margem, professor of art at Kean University, donated an extensive collection of fine art books, some of which have never been opened.
Dr. Emily Thompson, MacArthur fellow, prominent American aural historian, and professor of history at Princeton University, donated books related to her specialty of the cultural history of sound, music, noise, and listening, particularly in the context of late nineteenth and early twentieth century America.
Serious collectors will be vying for rare books such as:
Pilgrimage to Mecca, First edition, 1934, by Lady Evelyn Cobbold
Systema Naturae, vol. 2, 1790, by Carl Linneaus
Manet and French Impressionism, 1910
The Observational Approach to Cosmology, signed by author Edwin Hubble, 1937
HOURS
Opening Day:
Weds, March 11th- 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. Tickets are $32. Buy them until March 4 online (bmandwbooks.com/the-annual-sale) or at the door on March 11 starting at 9:00 am.
Free Days:
Thurs, March 12th- 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Fri, March 13th - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sat, March 14th - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sun, March 15th - $10 per Box Day (approx. wine box size) - 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
