I accept Adolph Bandelier donations anywhere in the Albuquerque metro with free pickup — the whole collection: his Pueblo novel The Delight Makers, The Gilded Man, the scholarly Final Report of Investigations, the published Southwestern Journals, and any modern UNM Press reprints. You don't sort or price anything. Bring it all: I check every book by hand, and readable copies go back to readers.
Published June 2026 · By Josh Eldred, New Mexico Literacy Project
Adolph Bandelier is foundational to how New Mexico understands its own deep past — the Swiss-American scholar who walked the Pueblo country in the 1880s, and whose name is now on Bandelier National Monument in the Jemez. A Bandelier shelf is a piece of regional history. When one gets cleared, most people just want it to reach someone who'll read it. That's exactly what I'm for: I take the whole thing, free, and I check every book.
What I take: all of it
The Delight Makers & The Gilded Man
His 1890 novel of pre-Columbian Pueblo life at Frijoles Canyon, and The Gilded Man (El Dorado), in any edition — first printings through modern reprints.
The scholarly work
The Archaeological Institute "Final Report of Investigations Among the Indians of the Southwestern United States," the Histoire / Documentary History volumes, and the multi-volume Southwestern Journals.
Reprints & any condition
UNM Press and other reprints, ex-library copies, worn reading copies, and related Southwest archaeology and Pueblo ethnography — bring whatever's on the shelf.
Why bring the whole shelf
Donating takes one call or text: no research, no pricing, no listings, no shipping. Free pickup in the Albuquerque metro, or the covered 24/7 drop box outside the gate at 5445 Edith Blvd NE, any hour. I check every book by hand, readable copies go back to readers, and no readable book goes to the landfill. Here's where donated books go.
How free pickup works
Call or text 505-250-3804 (or schedule online), tell me roughly how much there is and where you are, and I add you to the next route through your area. I come to you and load it all. I cover Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Corrales, the East Mountains, and the surrounding metro, and I handle whole-house and estate cleanouts — including scholars' libraries — regularly.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I donate Adolph Bandelier books in Albuquerque?
Right here — free pickup anywhere in the metro for the whole collection: The Delight Makers, The Gilded Man, the reports and journals. Call or text 505-250-3804.
Can I drop Adolph Bandelier books off instead of waiting for a pickup?
Yes. The covered 24/7 drop box outside the gate at 5445 Edith Blvd NE takes them any hour, and someone is at the warehouse from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. to help unload a bigger load.
Reprints and ex-library copies too?
Yes — UNM Press reprints, ex-library volumes, worn copies. Just don't throw any of it out first.
Cite This Guide
Eldred, J. (June 2026). Donate Adolph Bandelier Books in Albuquerque — Free Pickup. New Mexico Literacy Project.
https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/donate-adolph-bandelier-books-albuquerque
Licensed under CC BY 4.0.