[LM_NET] HIT: valuing antique books

["MacArthur, Laura" <lmacarthur@AHACADEMY.COM>]

Hi - 

Thanks so much for all the responses!  I did try to thank everyone individually, 
but a few bounced back, so if you didn't hear from me, please know I appreciated 
your time and knowledge!

Several responses (especially the "general advice" comments) were repeated a few 
times, so I've just distilled everything I received into the lists below.


General advice:
Pay attention to specific details about the books, especially edition, format, 
publisher, and whether the book was signed by the author or illustrator.  The 
book's condition is also a big factor.  However, "old" does not necessarily equal 
"valuable", especially in the case of Bibles and educational texts.


Websites:
        http://www.abebooks.com
        http://www.bookfinder.com
        http://www.amazon.com
        http://www.alibris.com
        www.addall.com  (go to the used & out-of-print section)
        http://www.rbms.nd.edu/yob.html (web pamphlet from the Library of Congress, 
called Your Old Books)

        http://www.ebay.com  "An extremely helpful and unbelievably informative 
place to go is the Community section of Ebay.  There's a tab at the top of the home 
page to take you there.  Once there, go to Discussion Boards.  Next, look for the 
Booksellers link under the Category Specific heading.  Now you can ask questions 
such as the one you posed and you will be stunned at the expertise of the people 
that respond--especially one.  I think her handle is Satnrose.  There's also a FAQ 
link in a frame on the right of this discussion board that includes a Book 
Valuation link." 


"Real World" places
        Used/Rare book stores
        Antique dealers
        Rare Book/Special Collections departments of university libraries
        



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