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i know i am way off topic..rare book people help..
benderbroeth
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i know someone on this site is also a rare book person, i just cannot remember who...please contact me...my email is benderbroeth123@msn.com or you can pm me.
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In other news...killed the neighborhood snake tonight. Alright, it wasn't a snake...just a twig that had the hispanic family new to the neighborhood scared. But it is quite dead. Well, actually, I guess it is still alive....but it will dry out in the sun and be dead.
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
I have some expertise, but only certain types of Books. What do you have a question about?
Neil
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
<< <i>I own the Book of Love... >>
I wrote that book...let me know if you want me to sign it for you.
and i cannot find it on abebooks or anywhere
looking for low grade t205's psa 1-2
looking for low grade t205's psa 1-2
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Why Thank you Nick........................Actually The Wife an I just finished our morning....Err, Comic Book, ya that's what it was!!!!
Actually I have dabbled in Antiquarian Books over the years. I'll post what I sent Benderbroeth if anybody is interested. I use the Dickens Books as an example because I was in Austrailia in 1995 and found a box of books at a little used Book Store in Woolingong. Inside were two beat up Copies of First edition Serials from Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities Hard Cover Serial, I think #4 and #7. This was before E-Bay and after much research I sold them to a Gentlemen in Vermont, A Professor at a University for $4K each. Since then I have sold him several items over the years, nothing near that $$$. As stated a NM copy today of what I found would be in the $100-500K range at a major auction House. This is of course the extreme and most Antquarian Books I have sold in the past 30 years are more likely in the $10-$30 range.
Morning,
Can you scan it (Cover), and the Title page with the date? Or take digital picture? Condition is the upmost with most 19th century books, it sounds a little obscure, as they say in commons for cards, lesser titles from 1800-1900 in decent shape are usually in the $10-$30 dollar range. If it was a known Book or Known Author (Ie: 1859 copy of Charles Dickens Tale of Two Cities Vol #5 or #7, book was originally printed as a serial, Hardcopy in NM condition....Can you say Sotheby's and Three figures!).
So a lot of variables, Condition first, Who the Author is Second, What the Book is Third, and Forth, the most important, is it actively collected. There are far far far more Books available that there are Antiquarian collectors. Most books from at least about 1850 on have a very limited collectors base to in most cases 0 collectors. Whereas there may be thousands/ten's of thousands/even hundreds of thousands of collectors doing Cards. There are perhaps 400-500 serious Antiquarian Collectors in this country who are willing to pay more than $100 for a book.
Neil
And actually as I deal much more with 20th Century Books than any others. There are a lot of Books published since about 1880 that are worth much much more than any Antquarian Books: First Edition Standouts that I look For:
Ant Books below that were published with a Dust Jacket and Dust Jacket is included in NM, Double whatever I put for value. If not mentioned value is in NM condition.
Any Jules Verne or H. G. Wells Hardbacks First Editions $100-$1000
Any Edgar Rice Burroughs Hardbacks 1906-1930....$100-$1000 depending on title.
Edgar Rice Burroughs Ace Paperback .25, 35, & 40 Cents copies $5-$25, .60 cent copies $3-$15
Any Science Fiction Paperbacks form 1920's-1950's Non Main Stream Authors NM $3-10 each, Main Stream Authors NM $5-25, Robert Heinlein First Edition NM Paperbacks $25-50.
Ian Fleming 007 First Edition Hardbacks $300-$1000
Ian Fleming 007 First Edition Paperbacks $50-300
Ian Fleming Non 007 Obscure titles (Very Limited Print Runs), The sky is the limit!!!
Stephen King as Richard Bachman The Long Walk and The Runing Man Firrts Edition Paperbacks NM $50-$100 each
Really Explicit Adult Smut Paperbacks from the 50's-60's, First Edition(Most only Edition), $5-$50
And On and On..........................................
Random Stuff from the 50's 60's, First Edition like Robert Bloch Psycho First Edition published before the Movie NM $50-75,
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<< <i>I own the Book of Love... >>
I wrote that book...let me know if you want me to sign it for you. >>
Looking for Charlie (Charley) Maxwell cards.