Please do not take it that because your books did not sell when first auctioned they will not find a buyer second time around. Try more pictures, lowering the reserve and a fuller description.

In all sorts of senses it is a terrible waste to send law books to land fill but, of course, some books will not sell and you may need the space.

You could try ringing local colleges and schools in case they have space but there are some charities who will take them – sending them to Africa and suchlike. The Law Society publishes a brief guide you can download here.

Please tell us if yours is an organisation that would like to be added to this area of the site.