Adam Teitge
A few posts under my belt
No thanks! We aren't interest in forgeries.
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Old Books Valued!
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Adam Teitge
A few posts under my belt
Hi again, turns out that the paperback copy was a "mass market" copy so there are many of them about. Unusually in this case, the first hardback edition published in 1968 is worth much more. Depending on condition, your paperback copy are currently listed for around £5+. Looking on eBay, there are some for sale but not much bidding activity sadly, even for this signed copy!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PHILIP-K-DI...t=Antiquarian_Collectible&hash=item1c2bba9c5f
Adam Teitge
A few posts under my belt
Had some good queries so far, including an amusing one for a, perhaps, publishers proof copy of the Bible? Drop me a message about what you've got on your shelves!
Adam Teitge
A few posts under my belt
Need a quick tip with Harry Potter books? If you have a copy of Goblet of Fire, Order of Phoenix, Half Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows which says "First Edition" on the title page, yes, you have a first edition, BUT, so do another 8 MILLION people!
From Goblet of Fire onwards, the initial print runs became enormous and therefore worth only a few pounds at most. What you need, ideally, is a copy of Phislopher's Stone, Chamber of Secrets or Prisoner of Azkaban with this string of numbers;
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
This MAY indicate you have a first edition, there are a few printing errors that existed in the initial print run. Drop me a message if you need help indentifying your Harry Potter books!
From Goblet of Fire onwards, the initial print runs became enormous and therefore worth only a few pounds at most. What you need, ideally, is a copy of Phislopher's Stone, Chamber of Secrets or Prisoner of Azkaban with this string of numbers;
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
This MAY indicate you have a first edition, there are a few printing errors that existed in the initial print run. Drop me a message if you need help indentifying your Harry Potter books!
Adam Teitge
A few posts under my belt
Last message this evening, if you want to see what books currently I have for sale etc, check out "booksandcomics" on pinterest
http://pinterest.com/booksandcomics/
http://pinterest.com/booksandcomics/
tek-monkey
wanna see my snake?
I read minority report this morning, made me wonder if I wasn't paying attention during the film as it wasn't very similar!
Edit: the book was better, as in most cases. Also nowhere near as preachy as some of his other work, something I often find with science fiction from that era.
Withnail
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Because of this thread i looked up the value of a couple of books in my possession, dating from 1886, that were lent to me by an Oxford professor nearly fifteen years ago. As Staffordshire Libraries would no doubt confirm if asked, i am notoriously tardy on the book return front.
Now that i know that together they are valued somewhere in the region of £300, i think i had better make steps to return them.
Now that i know that together they are valued somewhere in the region of £300, i think i had better make steps to return them.
Alan B'Stard
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I think you'd struggle to buy a copy for £5.
I'd value this at £20 - £30 because you can't get them in the UK without importing.
Adam Teitge
A few posts under my belt
As always with put a figure on books, it is really down to what you are happy to sell it for. Those figures that I quoted you is what I had found them going for over the past few months but please don't take it as law. Prices fluctuate all the time and can be annoying on occassion!
When you are happy to part with it, either try eBay, ABE Books or AddAll.
Adam Teitge
A few posts under my belt
Wow, 1886? What books are they? Have you read them?Because of this thread i looked up the value of a couple of books in my possession, dating from 1886, that were lent to me by an Oxford professor nearly fifteen years ago. As Staffordshire Libraries would no doubt confirm if asked, i am notoriously tardy on the book return front.
Now that i know that together they are valued somewhere in the region of £300, i think i had better make steps to return them.
Alan B'Stard
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I've a first ed of Cloud Atlas that will sit on my shelf for years, I'm keen to see how much it jumps when the film is released.
Withnail
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The two volumes of Madagascar; an historical and descriptive account of the island and its former dependencies by Samuel Pasfield Oliver.
I have read parts of them - the illustrations and maps are fantastic, most are protected by a leaf of tracing paper bound into the book - but it became quickly apparent that as a source of contemporary information they were likely to be lacking.
You do kind of think that you should be wearing white gloves to read them, which added to the whole 'put me down and leave me alone' feel of them, off putting to the casual reader.
If you would like to have a nose i'd be happy to show them to you, but as i say they aren't mine to part with.
Withnail
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Because of this thread i looked up the value of a couple of books in my possession, dating from 1886, that were lent to me by an Oxford professor nearly fifteen years ago. As Staffordshire Libraries would no doubt confirm if asked, i am notoriously tardy on the book return front.
Now that i know that together they are valued somewhere in the region of £300, i think i had better make steps to return them.
It occurs to me that said Oxford professor never did return my Dots And Loops CD.
Are we seeing any equivalence in the exchange?
