I accept Louis L'Amour donations anywhere in the Albuquerque metro with free pickup — the whole collection: the Sackett family saga, Hondo, the Hopalong Cassidy novels, the standalone Westerns, Last of the Breed, The Walking Drum, the story collections, and the memoir Education of a Wandering Man. 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
L'Amour is one of the best-selling authors in American history — he wrote around a hundred books, and his readers kept every one — so a L'Amour shelf is often a whole wall of paperbacks. When one gets cleared, most people just want it gone. 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 Sacketts & the family sagas
The seventeen-book Sackett saga (Sackett's Land, The Daybreakers, Sackett, Lando, and the rest), plus the Chantry and Talon family books that interweave with them.
The Westerns & beyond
Hondo, Flint, Shalako, Conagher, Bendigo Shafter, the Hopalong Cassidy novels (written as Tex Burns), and the non-Western adventures — Last of the Breed, The Walking Drum, The Haunted Mesa.
Stories, memoir & sets
The short-story collections (the Yondering and frontier-stories volumes), the memoir Education of a Wandering Man, the poetry, and the leather-bound Louis L'Amour Collection sets. Any edition, any condition.
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 — even a whole wall of paperbacks. I cover Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Corrales, the East Mountains, and the surrounding metro, and I handle whole-house and estate cleanouts regularly.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I donate Louis L'Amour books in Albuquerque?
Right here — free pickup anywhere in the metro for the whole collection: the Sacketts, Hondo, the Westerns, the memoir, the leather sets. Call or text 505-250-3804.
Can I drop Louis L'Amour 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.
A huge box of paperbacks too?
Yes — bring the whole box, however worn. L'Amour paperbacks go right back into circulation for new readers. Just don't throw any of it out first.
Cite This Guide
Eldred, J. (June 2026). Donate Louis L'Amour Books in Albuquerque — Free Pickup. New Mexico Literacy Project.
https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/donate-louis-lamour-books-albuquerque
Licensed under CC BY 4.0.