old books

moomin007 · #1 Mar 1, 2007, 07:19 AM

I have a few old books (100+yrs).

Does anyone know any online valuers? Or somewhere for a rough estimate?

I'm wondering if they're worth taking to a valuers or am I going to look silly??

thanks
moomin

Capuchin · Mar 1, 2007, 07:27 AM

You look silly already, I say go for it.

I'm sure they deal with people taking cheap stuff to them all the time.

moomin007 · Mar 1, 2007, 07:29 AM

Gee thanks Cap!!

Ok, I'll get my husband to be brave!!
hehehehe

shygrneyzs · Mar 1, 2007, 07:32 AM

I do not know of any online valuers. I am sure they are out there. It is not silly to ask someone about your books - that is what the people who deal in old/valuable/rare books do for their livelihood. If you have a used book store or antique shops, try there. It is true that not all old books are valuable. They are just old. But then you run across one that makes up for the ones that are not.

Have you looked at the Antiques Roadshow's website?

Antiques Roadshow Online | PBS

I had the pleasure of having an old book of mine appraised when Antiques Roadshow came to where I live. It was a book written by Teddy Roosevelt about his ranching experiences in North Dakota. It is not yet "rare". lol.

Have fun and good luck.

bhfinds · May 10, 2007, 07:38 PM

There is a good book site that you can type the titlke and author in and see if there are any books of the same, and what they are selling for. They have a lot of old and rare books. It is abebooks.com, give them a try. Good luck, bhfinds



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