By Order Type

Approval

YBP - 4 months (but will accept 6 months)
YBP-UK - 4 months (but will accept 6 months)
Mixed (Harrassowitz, LatinAmerica, Puvill) - 4 months
Art Books (Abrams/Hachette, WorldWide) - 30 days

Book trucks are marked with a return by date set at 120 days -- these returns can be sent back without permission.

Art books (Abrams/Hachette, Worldwide) are taken directly to Cataloging (Lauren). Acquisitions (Beverly) checks for duplicates before tattle-taping art books.

Firm

US Vendors - 90 days
Non-US Vendors - 90 days

By Vendor

Vendor	Timeframe	Return Conditions
Abrams/Hachette	30 days (1 month)	unmarked and in perfect condition
Front	120 days
Harrasowitz	90 days	not tattle-taped
LatinAmerican	90 days	not tattle-taped
Puvill	120 days	not tattle-taped
Worldwide	90 days	prefer not tattle-taped
YBP-US	120 days	can be tattle-taped
YBP-UK	120 days	can be tattle-taped