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Official Price Guide to Old Books, Second Edition (Official Price Guide to Books) [Paperback]

Marie Tedford (Author)
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Official Price Guide to Books June 17, 1997
DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER--IT MAY BE WORTH A FORTUNE!


COMPREHENSIVE AND ORGANIZED FOR EASY ACCESS, this phenomenal reference with more than 10,000 prices provides the current values for thousands of books, from the old and the rare (artist illustrated, medical, early travel, and exploration) to more modern volumes (horror, science fiction, and poetry).
THE HOTTEST AREAS OF COLLECTING, including decorative arts, architecture, and western Americana--plus all-new special chapters for this edition feature detailed information on collectible Bibles and children's books, especially children's series books!
AUTHORITATIVE AND EXTENSIVELY RESEARCHED, with professional tips on buying, selling, maintaining, and caring for your delicate, fragile treasures.
A GLOSSARY OF BOOK COLLECTING TERMS helps both novices and experts differentiate between a "quarto" and an "elephant folio"--and provides a complete mini-course in book collecting.
FULLY ILLUSTRATED.

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It's easy to run into difficulties buying old books -- the language of antiquarian bookselling alone is confusing (I knew what "dog-eared" pages were, but what about books that are "foxed"?). The 30-odd-page glossary in OFFICIAL PRICE GUIDE TO OLD BOOKS is reason alone to own a copy. And there are so many variables on which prices for old books are set. Old books can be found at every flea market and garage sale, as well as those dusty, fascinating antiquarian bookshops and second-hand bookstores. Marie Tedford -- who is a bookseller herself -- and Pat Goudey have made life easier for all us old book lovers. The guide offers concrete examples of what can make a book worth its weight in gold -- or leave it worthy only for the recycling bin.

I especially loved the chapter on children's books. Right now, my old book searches are to locate copies of the Sue Barton and Cherry Ames nurse novels from the thirties and forties. Don't ask me why I loved those nurse books so much when I was a kid -- I wanted to be an actress then, and I'm an editor now -- but years ago, before I had the advantage of having a copy of OFFICIAL PRICE GUIDE TO OLD BOOKS, I paid way too much for a copy of my very favorite picture book from when I was three or four -- THE VALENTINE CAT. Thanks to Marie and Pat, I won't make that mistake again!

--Randy Ladenheim-Gil, Editor, House of Collectibles

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DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER--IT MAY BE WORTH A FORTUNE!


COMPREHENSIVE AND ORGANIZED FOR EASY ACCESS, this phenomenal reference with more than 10,000 prices provides the current values for thousands of books, from the old and the rare (artist illustrated, medical, early travel, and exploration) to more modern volumes (horror, science fiction, and poetry).
THE HOTTEST AREAS OF COLLECTING, including decorative arts, architecture, and western Americana--plus all-new special chapters for this edition feature detailed information on collectible Bibles and children's books, especially children's series books!
AUTHORITATIVE AND EXTENSIVELY RESEARCHED, with professional tips on buying, selling, maintaining, and caring for your delicate, fragile treasures.
A GLOSSARY OF BOOK COLLECTING TERMS helps both novices and experts differentiate between a "quarto" and an "elephant folio"--and provides a complete mini-course in book collecting.
FULLY ILLUSTRATED.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 371 pages
  • Publisher: House of Collectibles; 2nd edition (June 17, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0676600417
  • ISBN-13: 978-0676600414
  • Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,604,240 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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This review is from: Official Price Guide to Old Books, Second Edition (Official Price Guide to Books) (Paperback)
This is a treasure of a book and a wealth of knowledge. What fun it is for a collector to track their investment.
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