• Through our online Shopping Cart
• Via email at info@picturethiscollection.com
• By telephoning us at the Gallery on (+852) 25252820 from Monday to Saturday, 10am - 7pm Hong Kong time (GMT +8 hours).

Picture This will ship to most destinations worldwide. We have an excellent postal system in Hong Kong. If you are uncertain about using the Post Office, then we can send your goods via Fedex.

For online shopping via our Shopping Cart service, we accept payment by VISA, Mastercard, and American Express. Payment can also be processed by mail order by credit card via telephone or email. Clients in Hong Kong can visit us in person at our Gallery or Shop in Central and settle payment with all major credit cards listed above, EPS, cheque, or cash. For larger purchases we can also provide you with our bank accound details for direct transfer or telegraphic transfer.

Many of the products we sell, including our antiquarian books, maps, and vintage posters, are unique items and we do not normally have multiples. We will try our best to update the website regularly so that items which have been sold are removed or labelled as such. However, we cannot guarantee that all items you view on our website are still available when you place an order. If the item in which you are interested is not available, we will email you and try to suggest alternatives.  Picture This will always contact you within 48 hours of receiving your order to confirm availability of your purchased items.

Picture This normally ships using the Registered Air Mail service provided by the Hong Kong Post Office. With this shipping option we will provide clients with an online tracking number for the delivery status. Parcels shipped in this way will require signature upon receipt, and will usually require around 3-10 days for delivery. Please note however that this is not insured and if you require insurance you should note this in the special instructions when checking out. We will not be responsible for any uninsured mail which is lost or damaged in transit.
Picture This can also ship via Speed Post on request. If preferred, we can use courier services such as Fedex or DHL. For clients who would like to use their own personal or corporate courier account, please simply provide us with your account details and we will ship this way. 

Picture This does regard shipping as a profit-making part of our business, and therefore we will charge our clients the actual cost of shipping plus a small mark up to cover materials and handling costs. 

We recommend and prefer to ship posters, engravings, maps, bonds, and most photography in strong cardboard tubes. For photography by Yau Leung and other printed matter which is best not rolled, we will ship flat using multiple layers of rigid corrugated cardboard. Books will be boxed for shipping.

Linenbacking is a professional archival conservation method used to preserve vintage posters so that they can be displayed or framed without compromising their value. Posters are cleaned, deacidified, and mounted with wheat paste onto acid free paper, which has previously been adhered to canvas/ linen. This method is reversible, and enables delicate, historical and antique posters to become more robust for general handling and framing. Posters which are damaged can become more stable through linenbacking, and often poster owners will request for their posters to be restored at the same time if required.

To help maintain the quality and longevity of your photographs, we recommend the following:

• Keep out of direct sunlight to avoid fading and drying.
• When framing, use acid free materials and UV glass or UV Perspex.
• Avoid touching the surface of the printed area by handling your photograph by the edges.
• If unframed, keep rolled in a wide tube or flat between acid free materials.
  
  

Archival pigment print is another term for "giclee print" and connotes an elevation in printmaking technology. Images are generated from high resolution digital scans and printed with archival quality inks onto fine art paper. This method provides better colour accuracy than other means of printing and is generally less prone to fading when compared with traditional methods for photographic printing such as Chromogenic Colour prints on photo paper.

A general rule is that books survive best in an environment in which we too feel comfortable. In other words antique books should be maintained at room temperature and in a place which is neither too humid nor dry. Books should also be kept out of direct sunlight to prevent fading and drying. If you are worried about particularly fragile/ important books, you may want to consider placing them inside an air tight container such as a Ziploc bag.

We acquire new books on a weekly basis and have only a selection of our book stock listed on the website. If you have specific requests for titles or would like us to try and help source books on your behalf, please feel free to contact us.
We also have a book mailing list which is sent electronically to our book collector clients four to six times per annum. These lists contain new and interesting titles which we have recently acquired. Should you wish to be added to this mailing list, please write to us at info@picturethiscollection.com and state that you would like to be added to the book distribution list.

Yes - we purchase books (from single volumes to whole libraries) and are very happy to review any titles which you may want to sell. Initially in order for us to assess whether your books may be of interest, please send us an email with book details including title, author, edition details, and condition. If you are based in Hong Kong then we can arrange a mutually convenient time for viewing.

Picture This sells original antiquarian maps, most of which were produced from the late 16th Century to the end of the 19th Century. These maps with a few exceptions are either copper or steel engravings and were published at or around the time indicated on the label or website. We are pleased to provide a Certificate of Authenticity upon request for any map we sell.

Some antique maps are extremely rare and desirable, others less so. The following factors are the major contributors to determining value:

• Scarcity - some maps are very rare and sought after.
• Condition - a most important factor in determining value.
• Mapmaker - some cartographers or map-makers are more collectible and were fine craftsmen producing highly elaborate and beautiful maps.
• Country or Region of the map - some parts of the world are more collected than others. Two otherwise identical maps (same mapmaker, same condition, equally rare) of different parts of the world can vary widely in price. Desirable regions would include China, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Australia, Korea, Tawan, and the USA and parts thereof.
• General appearance - attractive, decorative, beautifully engraved maps having good and well applied original colouring or in the original uncoloured state will be more sought-after.

Yes. For further details, please see our Framing page.

The Picture This website offers a secure platform for clients - any personal details and credit card information is transmitted to us via a secure server. Alternatively, clients may also telephone us on (+852) 2525 2820 to place an order if at all concerned.

Picture This respects your privacy and will not sell or give away any personal information collected via our website or by any other means.