Chitty on Contracts buyer
Sell Chitty on Contracts
Two hundred years of contract law, still worth shelf space to us.
We buy any edition from the 29th onward, complete two-volume sets or single volumes, with or without current supplements.
Chitty on Contracts is part of Sweet & Maxwell's Common Law Library, alongside Phipson on Evidence and Woodfall.
About the set
The leading text on English contract law.
Chitty on Contracts is the practitioner's standard reference on the law of contract, first published in 1826 and now in its 35th edition. Published by Sweet & Maxwell in two volumes — General Principles and Specific Contracts — it's the work most often cited in contract disputes before the English courts, and is kept current between editions by regular supplements.
Current edition
The 35th edition, published 2023, in two volumes. The edition we'd expect most sets in active use to be.
Recent editions
29th through 34th editions are still genuinely useful and worth having valued, complete or as single volumes.
Older sets
Earlier editions considered case by case — condition and completeness matter more the older the set.
While you're here
We buy the rest of the shelf too.
Chitty rarely sits alone. If you're clearing a library, we're also interested in the titles that usually sit alongside it.
Practitioner texts
Encyclopaedias & statutes
Law reports
Who this is usually for
Most Chitty sets reach us one of three ways.
Commercial practices
A contract-heavy practice clearing superseded editions after a new one is published. Selling a solicitor’s library →
Chambers clearing shelf space
A commercial set reclaiming a library room for desks. Selling a chambers library →
Practitioners retiring
A contract library built over a career and cleared on leaving practice. Retiring from practice →
Common questions
About selling your Chitty set
Do you buy single volumes, or only complete two-volume sets?
We buy both, though a complete set — General Principles and Specific Contracts — is worth more than a single volume.
What edition are you looking for?
We buy any edition from roughly the 29th onward. Earlier editions are considered case by case.
Do supplements matter?
They add to the value but aren't essential — tell us what you have and we'll price it accordingly.
Ready when you are
Submit an enquiry and get a valuation for your Chitty set.
Four details and we’ll come back with a valuation, usually within 24 hours. Nothing to catalogue or sort first, and no obligation either way.
We’ve got your enquiry.
Your reference is your enquiry. Worth a note — quoting it saves you explaining everything again if you call.
We’ll review what you’ve sent and come back with a valuation, normally within 24 hours. If anything’s unclear we’ll ask — usually just one question.
Got photographs? Send them to info@SellLawBooks.co.uk quoting your reference and we’ll add them to the file.