Archbold buyer
Over two hundred years as the criminal bar's standard reference.
We buy annual editions of Archbold, current or past years, complete or with supplements, single years or a full run.
About the set
Archbold: Criminal Pleading, Evidence and Practice is the standard practitioner reference for criminal law in the Crown Court, first published in 1822. Unlike Halsbury's or Chitty, Archbold is republished every year rather than in numbered editions, kept current through the year with supplements and a weekly update service. Chambers and criminal sets often hold a run of several years' editions rather than a single volume.
The most recent one or two editions carry the most value, published each October by Sweet & Maxwell.
Several consecutive years, complete with their supplements, are genuinely useful to us and to the next buyer.
Even one year on its own is worth an enquiry — older years are considered case by case.
While you're here
Archbold rarely sits alone. If you're clearing a criminal set's library, we're also interested in the titles that usually sit alongside it.
Common questions
We're happy to buy the current year and recent past years. A run of several years is fine too.
Yes, alongside the main work if you have them.
Still worth an enquiry — we buy single-year sets as well as multi-year runs.