Any Book Dealers on here?

Just been looking thru stuff to sell.

Got one book from 1745, admittedly its front cover needs putting back on, its got a raised leather spine & 2 of the 3 maps still intact.



Nearest I could find to it on the net was an american one a few years diffferent. That one was signed by a famous american though.

That one was for sale at nearly £10,000:OUCH:

 

You should check with an auction house which is into that sort of things.

 

Hey Mira,

I've e mailed the nearest specialist dealer, which was in Bath. Keep em crossed. I could do with a break, & not my foot this time

 

Found a few that are worth a bit, well, The Songs of Lady Nairne would have been £26, IF the mice hadn't nibbled the spine:DOH: Contains such delights as "We're a noddin, a nid nid noddin, noddin in our house, in our house at hame" (and thats from memory)

The other one is going for £50-60



This one seems to average about £65.

Any offers before I loose money by selling to a dealer?

 

Ziggy, why not list the on Ebay as a Buy-it-Now with a price a bit above what you would take and add the 'Best Offer' option. The listing fee is modest, and even if they don't sell quickly you will get a pretty good idea of their interest value by checking the number of 'hits' on the listing.

a-a

p.s. Are these the books you had at school when you were a lad....(!!!)

 

That's Vol 3, and here's a UK dealer selling Vol 2 for £350. Might be interesting to see what they say if you contact them - An Universal History from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present - Volume 2 : Printed for E. Symon in Cornhill Etc., London Full Calf, - Valuable Volumes

 

First edition sold on ebay for £9.99:

Wayside and woodland trees Edward step first ed 1904 | eBay

 

First edition sold on ebay for £9.99:

Wayside and woodland trees Edward step first ed 1904 | eBay


P.S. My Father in Law has signed first editions of John Seymour's and Sir Peter Scotts's books as he knew both of them - wonder what they're worth?

 

As with everything else Zig, a book is only worth what someone is prepared to pay for it.

 

Too true, thanks for the input guys

and yes aa, they are.

 

Scrunge, he knew John Seymour?

 

stick it on ebay and advertise it as 'extremely rare'

make the price at £799 or best offer

some idiot may offer you £400 ...

 

Looks like i'm going to have to check out this e bay thing.

 

Ziggy, google, hay on wye booksellers.

 

It was my Father in Law, not me:

I do covet those books though.