All England Law Reports buyer
Ninety years of case law, bound and still worth something.
We buy bound volumes from any period since 1936 — a complete run is ideal, but we'll value a partial one too.
About the set
The All England Law Reports (All ER) have reported judgments from the Supreme Court (formerly the House of Lords), the Privy Council, the Court of Appeal, and the High Court since 1936. Published by LexisNexis (formerly Butterworths), they've long been a commercial alternative to the official Law Reports produced by the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting. Four bound volumes have typically appeared each year, so a long-held chambers set can easily run past a hundred volumes.
The core series, bound in annual volumes since 1936. Any continuous run is worth having valued.
Covering historic cases back to 1558 — a specialist set we're always glad to hear about.
The companion specialist series. Bought alongside the main run or on their own.
What affects value
An unbroken run of years is worth more than the same number of volumes with gaps — but gaps aren't a dealbreaker.
Consolidated Tables and Index volumes add a little to the value when included, but their absence won't stop us buying.
Sound bindings and clean pages matter more than perfection. Ordinary chambers wear is expected, and priced in.
While you're here
All ER rarely sits alone. If you're clearing a library, we're also interested in the titles that usually sit alongside it.
Common questions
No. We buy full runs and partial ones — even a ten-year run is worth having valued.
Yes, along with the All ER Reprints covering older cases back to 1558.
Include them if you have them — they add a little to the value of the set, but their absence isn't a dealbreaker.