# Amstelbooks

> Independent antiquarian bookshop (est. 1999, Rhenen, The Netherlands) specialising in rare,
> collectible and out-of-print photography books and photobooks. Nearly all stock is
> single-copy: when a book sells, it is gone until we source another copy.

Two storefronts with the same catalogue:

- English: https://www.amstelbooks.com/
- Dutch: https://www.amstelbooks.nl/

## Catalog

- Sitemap (EN): https://www.amstelbooks.com/pub/sitemap_en.xml
- Sitemap (NL): https://www.amstelbooks.nl/pub/sitemap.xml
- Main categories (EN URLs; the NL store mirrors them):
  - [All photography books](https://www.amstelbooks.com/all-photography-books.html)
  - [The Photobook: A History](https://www.amstelbooks.com/the-photobook-a-history-i.html): books featured in Parr/Badger
  - [Monographies](https://www.amstelbooks.com/monographies.html)
  - [Dutch photographers](https://www.amstelbooks.com/dutch-photographers.html)
  - [Japanese photobooks](https://www.amstelbooks.com/japanese-photobooks.html)
  - [Limited / special editions](https://www.amstelbooks.com/limited-special-editions.html): includes signed copies
  - [Street photography](https://www.amstelbooks.com/street-photography.html)
  - [Art photography](https://www.amstelbooks.com/art.html)
  - [Portrait photography](https://www.amstelbooks.com/portret-photography.html)
  - [Reportage](https://www.amstelbooks.com/reportage.html)
  - [War / conflict](https://www.amstelbooks.com/war-conflict.html)
  - [Company photography](https://www.amstelbooks.com/company-photography.html)
  - [Amsterdam](https://www.amstelbooks.com/amsterdam.html)
  - [Erotica / nude](https://www.amstelbooks.com/erotica.html)
  - [Classic cars and racing](https://www.amstelbooks.com/cars.html)
  - [Photo magazines](https://www.amstelbooks.com/photo-magazines-catalogues.html)
  - [Reference works](https://www.amstelbooks.com/reference-works.html)
  - [Children's books](https://www.amstelbooks.com/photographic-childrens-books.html)
  - [Archive](https://www.amstelbooks.com/out-of-stock.html): sold books, kept online as reference

## Authors

- Author index: https://www.amstelbooks.com/authors/ — A–Z list of every photographer/author
  in the catalogue (~2,100 people), each linking to their author page.
- Author pages: https://www.amstelbooks.com/authors/<slug>
  (e.g. https://www.amstelbooks.com/authors/ed-van-der-elsken) — biography, roles, themes
  and all of that person's books in our catalogue. The same paths work on the .nl store.
- On product pages, each credited author is linked to their author page, and the JSON-LD
  lists each one as a `Person` with a `url` to that page.
- Site search also matches author names:
  https://www.amstelbooks.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=Ed+van+der+Elsken

## Product pages

- Every product page carries JSON-LD: one `["Product","Book"]` node (author, publisher,
  ISBN-13 / gtin13, edition, binding format, page count, language, condition via
  `itemCondition` plus `additionalProperty` entries for condition grade, cover condition,
  condition notes and signed copies) with a single EUR `Offer`, and a `BreadcrumbList`.
  Category pages carry an `OfferCatalog` list; the homepage carries `Organization` and
  `WebSite`/`SearchAction`.
- Bibliographic and condition details are also in the page's visible tables.
- Prices include VAT (margin scheme for second-hand goods); shipping is per weight/zone,
  free within the EU above €200.

## Availability semantics

- `LimitedAvailability`: in stock, single copy — the usual case for this shop.
- `InStock`: in stock, more than one copy.
- `OutOfStock` with an "Available on AbeBooks" / "Available on eBay" link: our copy is sold,
  but a verified third-party copy is purchasable via that affiliate link (price shown is the
  third-party price, refreshed regularly). These are affiliate links: Amstelbooks earns a
  commission at no extra cost to the buyer; the sale is fulfilled by AbeBooks/eBay sellers,
  not by Amstelbooks.
- Sold books without a third-party copy remain online in the Archive with full
  bibliographic data, plus a restock-alert option.

## Contact

- Email: info@amstelbooks.com
- Address: Kastanjelaan 34, 3911 BH Rhenen, The Netherlands
- Site search: https://www.amstelbooks.com/catalogsearch/result/?q={query}