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Le Petit Prince

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All of my rare books, interesting books, and books on books, finally in one place!

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Are these worth anything?

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My copy of a 1664 pamphlet on the treatment of disease using something called “algarot”. The catalog called it a “modest copy”. I call it a crown jewel in my collection of paper, wastepaper, and provisional bindings. At least five different papers are represented in the binding.

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I bought this book for 5 euros, and I can’t find the same book. Any ideas?

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[Meta] I just inherited this stack of books. Can someone please identify and price them for me?

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Why is this sticker book so expensive? I can't find much about it anywhere. ISBN 9780983124207

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Found this gem at Goodwill and paid $.50. Did some research and found out it’s worth $250 because it’s rare. It’s in really good condition and I do plan to sell it.

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Painting hidden in gilt edges of rare book

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Recently, I've started collecting fables and mythological tales, here's an 1809 copy of Fontaine's fables I recently picked up, being the fifth unique copy of his works I've got!

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Antique Mall treasure - 1st Ed Great Gatsby, verified all points. Might have to hold this for another 4 years for the 100th anniversary.

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Alice in Wonderland, an early 1869 edition. Initially discounted this as a damaged discarded copy, I'm so very glad I double checked the publishing date. Now up for grabs in the store.

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Anyone have a book cradle like the one at the end of this desk? (Not the lie flat stand) Looking something that can better support the spine of some of my older books while allowing people to actually look through. Most of the online sources I see are just full of cheap crap or collapsible X stands.

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Who's this Samuel Clemons guy? I could've sworn Mark Twain wrote Huckleberry Finn.

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how much is this worth?

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Can anyone help me with this name in this book? I cannot figure it out, Helen ......

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The works of Joseph Conrad

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The best start of October is one with a fancy arrival for the store. Here's a massive folio edition of the works of Basil of Caesarea, dated 1591, being an alum tawed pigskin from 1604.

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Macbeth illustrated by Salvador Dali

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I bought a foreclosure and found a bunch of old books (oldest is 1649) and a two page list that is titled 'List of Rare Books'. Do I have anything of value here?

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Okay me again, took it to a rare book collector who saw that a “John Dee” signature was included. Anyone have expertise with signatures at all ? Apparently he had multiple different signatures and it has the Welsh connection from that added front page that you guys spotted yesterday.

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Does this count as a rare book even though its not old? They only printed 500 and will never print another one.

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Tantris der Narr. Hand bound and decorated by Frieda Thiersch

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anyone know anything about this book?

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My father is in the process of cataloguing his 3,000 book library. Here's his favorite -- bound by B. Franklin.

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Source for Clamshell Boxes for Books?

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Intriguing book with an exciting handwritten inscription. More photos inside.

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How can I get the price sticker off and where can I sell this?

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Rare book Bible?

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My copy of volume 2 of Seneca's works, published in 1649 by the Elzevir family (more pictures in comments)

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Is this rare? - 1st edition paperback (1996)

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Practicing board reattachment on this volume I found for one dollar. Seems to be a first edition.

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this looks like the title page, can you help me identify this book?

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Wild Talents by Charles Fort (signed)

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Stumbled upon something

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For Bruce Rogers 87th birthday by The Mermaid Press

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Would anyone know about the “rarity” of this book. 1st printing September 1969. Bit worn as my mother has had it since childhood

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Cool $10 Book Sale Find Yesterday

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Little Women: does anyone know which edition this is? The first couple of pages are missing.

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Odd Version of Ken Follett's Key To Rebecca, printed in Italy

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From ebay: both hinges cracked. You can buy a copy in jacket for less than that price!

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Recently Inherited Dante’s Inferno. Rare? Or just hold for sentimentality?

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L’asino D’oro, 1781. Picked this one up at an antique shop for 15 bucks. Can’t find any other copies this early (aside from the original Latin) but looks to be all original and the binding is still quite tight, no missing pages, etc. Can anyone else find any more info on this edition?

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This huge velvet copy of Paradise Lost (1890?) Won this on Ebay and they say it's from 1890, seems to definitely be close to that but cannot find date, illustrations by Dore printed by Cassell & Company Limited. Can anyone tell me anything about this edition? Can't find another one like it on Google

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The Kybalion - swooped her up for a buck!!! 100 pennies! I KNOW I made out like a bandit, but would love to hear what the experts here think??

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Anyone read German? 1754 bird (catching?) guide.

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Anyone know what this is/how much it might be worth?

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Newest acquisition: 1837 copy of Dante’s “Inferno” [OC] [3024x3024]

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Sebastiao Salgado's collection book at my work. Available in USD 4,000

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1940s Hemingway book. Came from a library gifted back in 68. Is this worth anything? We’ve been throwing stuff out and i don’t want to accidentally throw something of value away.

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My Father's Library Part 3: His Oldest English Language Book (1541)

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I don't think this is rare, but I thought it was interesting. It's not bound like traditional books and the pages seem almost cloth like.

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Slovenske Povesti - Nightmare fairytales from 1922?

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Today I found a copy of Sallust’s Jugurthine War, that was originally owned by Union Brigadier General turned KY Congressman, William Ward.

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Found this 1st edition of 1960 John Barth's The Sot-Weed Factor for 1,15$. Dust jacket is fine, small watermark on fore-edge, no marks inside. Am I winning here?

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Finding the artist who bound this book...best method/source please. The book is L’oiseau Blue; published as 1 of 80 @ Atelier Schmied ca. 1947. I think then privately bound by??? - I’m after the bookbinder/artists name. Thank you.

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Plutarch's Morals in 5 volumes, 4th edition, London, 1704

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For now, here’s a (disgustingly rebound ☹️) first edition of Alice’s Adventure’s In Wonderland. Enjoy x

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The Apollo Program Summary Report; the complete and official report on the moon landings. I found it in a dumpster.

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Found a collection of 1800 and early 1900s books in an old house. Can anyone give me info on any of these? The bottom right is particularly fascinating to me.

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Book Dated 1700. Dont know what language or what it is. Found in the attic of an old barn in Delavan Wisconsin

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Clementis Alexandrini Viri Longe Doctissimi..., 1566. This is the title page of my copy; it's in garbage condition, but it's got some cataloging information on the foredge, and I love evidence of book history: books were shelved spine-in for much of the late-medieval/early modern period.

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My uncle inherited a bunch of books from the late 1800s - early 1900s. Some are first editions. See anything valuable here? How do we go about assessing the value of what we have here?

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The Heart of a Boy A Schoolboy's Journal. By, Edmondo De Amicis. 1895.

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Copy of Zlaeth the Goat from 1966. We think it's a first edition but I can't find a number line in the copyright page. Anyone know how to identify a first edition of this particular work?

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From the Snow Leopard over they’re all signed by authors/translators. Out of this small, teacher-salary collection, what’s the most interesting in your opinion?

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Those three volumes, I found volume 6-7-8 of this edition where displayed in a museum. Another 3$ thriftshop find. Any idea how much it's worth?

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My small collection of (somewhat) rare books, this sub is amazing!

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1932 atlas my mom gave me from her dad

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Books inscribed by Pulitzer Prize winner William Safire to his brother Len

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Library book about history of home county checked out by occupant of WWII deployment camp. Book goes to war with reader. Ends up in german war archive library in Koblenz. German bookseller buys at discard sale. I buy online. Cover has greasy soldier fingerprints all over it. Stamps from both sides.

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Does anyone recognise this book? This is the only verifiable info/image I have. I am told it is by Haanel, an alternative edition of his You But pdf's of that book do not correspond.. I'm sure this is a New Thought book from the early 20th century. Help I cant sleep over this..

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True 1st edition of War of the Worlds Pearson's Magazine, 1897, Vol III and IV

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This book was among my grandfather's things. No copyright information. More photos in the comments. I'm looking for any information regarding publication dates or any bit of history on this piece. Thanks in advance!

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Rare 1790 and 1791 copper prints with the original 1836 third edition A Key to the Hieroglyphical print of the church of God, in her five fold state including the holy Jerusalem: By William Huntington S.S.

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1927 The Hardy Boys The Tower Treasure with original dust cover

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My girlfriend was gifted these books when she was a lot younger in Egypt. We are trying to identify the books. I believe the language is Arabic and it’s 5 books all in the same language.

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The rarest book in my personal collection - 1st Edition The Sun Also Rises II [Hardcover, 1928]

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Rare A Christmas Carol version? Can anyone tell me more about it?

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Early History of the Cherokees, 1st edition

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Just bought a first edition, first printing of In Cold Blood for $1 at a library sale. I don’t plan on selling it, but I do really want a matching 1st edition dust jacket to complete it. Any ideas on how I would go about finding one? Thanks!

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Prohibition Cocktail Book with (intentional?) binding error.

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Hey there. I have an Carey bible from 1805 I am trying to get appraised. There is no one in my area that appraises. Does anyone have any recommendations or know if this is valuable? ...yes, I researched online with conflicting reports. Thanks!

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Not sure what to do.I can buy a huge lot thousands of vintage books most of them from the 1800s, there are leather bound books there are first editions, there are complete sets, there are vintage 1800s books that are sealed, there are law books there are all kinds of great very collectible books.

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Picked this up for $15 about a year ago. On the road. Back is reasonably suntanned. I know that lacking a dust jacket affects value but is it really 90% like I’ve heard before?

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I acquired this book a few years back and I am curious about the publishers and who they were. It says the book is from Frankfurt and then it gives two names: Iohannem and Sigismundum Feyerabendt. It's a complete book and quite large and heavy.

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I'm having a surprisingly difficult time finding another first edition of this book. It can't actually be that rare, can it?

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Found a great copy of A Moveable Feast in VG DJ for $3 at my local thrift shop. The boards were pretty bowed, though, so I made this little setup in an attempt to fix it. Please feel free to offer suggestions.

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I bought this book to a private’s library collection, and I don’t know how much it’s worth.

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The Divine Comedy in 4 volumes - 1909 - C. T. Brainard - 371/1000

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The Magic Mountain. Thomas Mann. 1929 American edition? Can't find this dust jacket anywhere on the internet.

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East of Eden by John Steinbeck Can’t find any like it on the internet-

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Idylls of the King By, Alfred Lord Tennyson. 1923.

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Anyone know the story behind this cover of Dandelion Wine? I don't remember anything like this...

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The Book of Pigeons with original cloth in near mint condition. One of my favorite auction buys ever.

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Is this copy of Kill without Joy legit? (Paladin Press, John Minnery)

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I can’t find anything of this book online and only a few works by the author, and I was hoping you could help me out. More details in the comments

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Italian 1st edition . 1622-1625. The first is damaged, how much they are worth? Are they rare?

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Found an early edition of Salinger’s ‘Raise High the Roof Beam...’ but there’s no copyright, edition or publisher information. But text is the same and the jacket has the original Author’s Note. Stumped on its origin and value - does anyone have any leads?

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Found this at a flea market, it's a first printing from the early '30s. What do you guys think?

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