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 Antique Wooden Box Monarch Books Co Publishers Philadelphia PA  US $19.99
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 Lot Antique Vintage Shabby Books great chic shelf decor Literature Old Classics US $9.99
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 27 Handyman Antique Books Handyman Encyclopedia 1978 Great Condition US $69.99
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 Madonna Lady Child Book Costumes Portrait Religion Armengaud 1859 Antique Print US $.99
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 ANTIQUE BOOK HOOKERS NEW PHYSIOLOGY 1884 US $8.99
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 Antique Vintage Composition plastic CARACTER STORY BOOK DOLL Lot of 2 US $9.99
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Guide to Antique Books
Antique books are a fascinating glimpse into world history and the people who once made that history. Antique book collecting can be a guessing game sometimes since the actual age of the book may have nothing at all to do with the appraised value. We’ve all heard about that person who found an antique in a dusty corner of their attic, and it was appraised for a whopping sum of money. Books especially may be found just about anywhere because they are and were usually fairly portable and small.
The Skinny on Antique Books
Probably the most important factor when determining the value of an old book is its condition. It is very rare to find a really old book in great condition simply because of how long it has been around. Pages are often dog-eared, missing or may have writing on them. The binding may be loose or the covers may be damaged. All of these contribute to the book’s overall value.
The overall availability of an antique book may add to its value, especially if the book is in demand. However, even if a book is rare, it may not be in demand by book collectors. Sometimes it can almost feel like a guessing game trying to figure out if the book you have is old, rare or collectible.
A first edition is often considered the rarest of a book’s printing runs. The term first edition can often be used in odd ways and can often confuse a person who is interested in antique books. Most books only ever have a first edition, so you will usually want to have an expert take a look at your book to determine its value.
Often people will assume that because a book is signed by the author it is more valuable. In the 20th century, book signings have been a quite common occurrence, so signed books are not that rare overall. However, generally speaking, a signed book is somewhat more valuable than its unsigned counterpart. Then again, a lot of this will also depend on the demand that is current in the antique book-buying market.
Antique books can be a wonderful item to collect. The overall interest in antique books is fairly steady, so if you are interested in the world of antique books, information is easy to find. There are also book collecting societies that try and help their members become more adept at book collecting. So, look around, you just may find an antique book lurking in a dusty corner.
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Antique Books
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Antique Wooden Box Monarch Books Co Publishers Philadelphia PA US $19.99
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Lot Antique Vintage Shabby Books great chic shelf decor Literature Old Classics US $9.99
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27 Handyman Antique Books Handyman Encyclopedia 1978 Great Condition US $69.99
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Madonna Lady Child Book Costumes Portrait Religion Armengaud 1859 Antique Print US $.99
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ANTIQUE BOOK HOOKERS NEW PHYSIOLOGY 1884 US $8.99
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Antique Vintage Composition plastic CARACTER STORY BOOK DOLL Lot of 2 US $9.99
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 Antique Vintage hard plastic CARACTER STORY BOOK DOLL Lot of 2 US $14.99
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 ANTIQUE BOOK POETICAL DRAMATIC WORKS OF LORD TENNYSON 1899 HOUGHTON MIFFLIN US $8.99
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 Antique Composition HOLYWOOD CARACTER STORY BOOK DOLL Lot of 3 US $14.99
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 Antique Old White Stone Painted Children Figurines Chinese Mystery Book Ends NR US $79.99
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 Antique Flower Poetry Book Language Of Flowers Floras Album 1853 New York US $35.00
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 1935 ANTIQUE VERY RARE BOOK MOHAWK RECIPES FOR MIXED DRINKSCOOKBOOK BAR LIQUEUR US $29.99
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 ANTIQUE LEATHER PREMIUM BOUND BOOKS RARE LIBRARY COLLECTION CLASSIC SET US $239.00
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 WOMEN Reading Bibliophile Book Lover HUGE Antique 1870s Print by Toulmouche US $59.95
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 Antique 1849 Methodist Hymns book US $9.99
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 Antique Hardcover Book HEALTH KNOWLEDGE Volume II Copyright 1919 1931 US $3.99
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 1899 Antique Exc Hardcover Book titled Beautiful Joe By Marshall Saunders US $9.99
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 12 Rare Antique Books Sir Walter Scott With Antique Brass Book rackearly 1800 US $595.00
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 ANTIQUE 1870s CHILDS BOOK Frisky the Squirrel New York McLoughlin Bros US $9.90
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 Story of the bible Old Testament Laurie Loring antique HC book Lothrup Ca 1880 US $12.99
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 LOT 4 ANTIQUE BOOKS THE WORLDS BEST 100 DETECTIVE STORIES 4 VOLUMES FW 1929 A US $8.99
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 50 Pc Lot Vintage Antique Book Pages Ephemera Altered Art Scrapbooking Collage US $.99
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 ANTIQUE 1903 BOOK IDYLLS OF THE KING SELECTIONS ALFRED LORD TENNYSON HARDCOVER US $8.99
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 ANTIQUE BOOK THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE by THOMAS HARDY MOD STUDENT 1917 HARDCOVER US $8.99
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 LOS ANGELES CA ANTIQUE KEEPSAKE EDITION RECIPE COOK BOOK LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL US $9.95
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 Beautiful Antique Book The Complete Edition of O Henry Rolling Stones 1912 US $7.00
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 Antique Book The Days of Ofelia by Gertrude Diamant 1942 Hardcover with DJ US $3.00
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 ANTIQUE 1898 DAILY COMFORT IN THREE FOLD LINKS POCKET SIZED DAILY PRAYER BOOK US $6.99
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 ANTIQUE 1899 BOOK JEAN RACINE FRENCH POET ANDROMAQUE by BEN W WELLS LINEN CLOTH US $8.99
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 Vintage Peterboro NH Historical Antique Photos Over 150 Great book US $14.95
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 Antique Catholic christian Spiritual book Garden of theSoul 1860 1880 US $10.99
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 ANTIQUE 1887 BOOK POEMS OF SHELLEY BY STOPFORD BROOKE US $35.00
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 2 Antique Textbooks Mayhews Practical Book Keeping 1875 and Arithmetic 1834 US $10.99
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 ANTIQUE 1915 BUTTERFLY BOOKS SEITZ DIE GROSS SCHMETTERLINGE DER ERDE BEARBEITUNG US $192.50
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 Antique Book Poems of America Ed by Henry W Longfellow 1882 US $45.99
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 The Tragedy Of Macbeth 1895 William Shakespeare Antique Book US $7.50
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 5 Antique Victorian Art nouveau Decorative Gilt Leather Binding Books book lot US $50.00
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 3 Antique Bronze Plated Brass Filigree Book Lockets Pendants 19x26mm b74b US $4.10
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 Antique Catholic christian spiritual book 1890 The Daily Companion US $5.99
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 Antique 1893 German Hymnal Evangelical Lutheran Church Prayer Book Personalized US $29.00
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 ANTIQUE BOOK FIRST EDITION 1913 SPEEDWELL BOYS AUTO RACING CAR ROCKWOOD RARE OLD US $3.91
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 Old Antique Childrens Book An American Eagle Bertha B Ernest Cobb 1st Ed US $15.00
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 Old Antique Childrens Book Allspice by Bertha B and Ernest Cobb US $25.00
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 5 Antique Art Nouveau Deco Spine Red Decorative Binding Shabby Chic books Lot US $12.99
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 Antique BIARRITZ Auto Motor Car Excursion Guide Book France Basque Cantabric US $9.99
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 Old Antique Childrens Book Robin by Bertha B and Ernest Cobb US $20.00
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 Old Antique Childrens Book Anita by Bertha B and Ernest Cobb US $18.00
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 antique Illustrated color Maps England British Isles Pocket Atlas Routes book US $14.99
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 Antique Decorative F Marion Crawford W Benda Plates The little city of hope book US $12.99
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 Antique Rare Mary Stanbery Watts Spanish American War Historical book Van Cleve US $9.99
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 Antique Illustrated William Siegel The Road Cathay Old China book 1928 1st ed US $14.99
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 Antique Rudyard Kipling Traffics And Discoveries book 1904 First US Edition US $12.99
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 Antique Victorian Oliver Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield Poetry Plays Nimmo Ed book US $15.99
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 Antique J M Barrie Daisy Ashford Literary Hoax Children writing Author book US $14.99
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 Antique Victorian Laurence Sterne Nimmo book Tristam Shandy Sentimental Journey US $15.99
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 Old Antique Childrens Book Clematis by Bertha B and Ernest Cobb US $75.00
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 1883 Antique History Book Barnes Ancient Medieval Modern Peoples 600pg App32 US $9.38
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 Old Antique Childrens Book Dans Boy by Bertha B and Ernest Cobb US $25.00
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 ANTIQUE BOOK Modern Training and Handling by B Waters 1894 good condition US $74.95
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 Antique Book Bunyans Holy War by John Bunyan autographed by FL HOYT US $45.99
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 BOX OF OLD ANTIQUE BOOKS POE THE EGOIST KAPOOT RILEYGIL BLAS DUMAS US $12.50
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 RARE 1877 ANTIQUE BOOK 1st Edition ORIGINAL Antiquarian US $17.99
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 Antique East Lake Victorian Walnut Wall Book Holder with Chain Carved Gorgeous US $249.00
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 Antique Hospital Invoices 1873 1880 1939 Book Wilmington Delaware Hospital US $19.99
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 ANTIQUE BOOK SOFTCOVER RUNYON A LA CARTE by DAMON RUNYON CIRCA 1947 US $.99
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 ANTIQUE POCKET SIZE BOOKS GENTLEMANS MEMORANDUM 1832 THE HARP NEW MUSICAL1831 US $19.99
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 1912 Antique Canoe Book Canoe Mates in Canada 3 Boys on Saskatchewan illus US $2.99
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 Antique Following The Flag With The Army Of The Potomac Coffin HC Book US $9.99
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 o o WONDERFUL ANTIQUE BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH DAKOTA HARDCOVER BOOK 1916 US $14.99
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 ROCHELLE IL ANTIQUE BURNT OFFERINGS COOK BOOK BPWC BUSINESS WOMENS CLUB US $9.95
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 Antique Erie Train Boy Horatio Alger Jr Hurst Company HC Book US $9.99
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 1907 ANTIQUE GERMAN REICHSTAG LEGISLATOR LAWMAKER PERIOD LITHO PRINT PHOTO BOOK US $6.99
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 1940 ANTIQUE FRANCE WORLD GEOGRAPHY COLOR ILLUSTRATED LITHO PRINT BOOK TEXTBOOK US $9.99
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 ANTIQUE 1931 RARE BLUES FATHER W C HANDY NEGRO SPIRITUAL SHEET MUSIC book lp US $49.99
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 LOT OF 2 ANTIQUE CHILDRENS MAGIC BOOKS 1ST EDITIONS US $29.99
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 ANTIQUE CAST IRON FLAT IRON WOOD HANDLE UNKNOWN MAKER DOOR STOP BOOK END GD COND US $9.95
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 ANTIQUE BOOK THE MISCELLANEOUS WORKS OF THE RIGHT HONORABLE SIR JAMES MACKINTOSH US $56.99
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 ANTIQUE ORIGINAL DATE 1859 THE FAIRIES IN AMERICA BOOK US $22.00
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 Antique Miniature Celluloid Travel Dominoes in Black Faux Book Case US $24.05
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 ANTIQUE MATCH SAFE VESTA CASE KING EDWARD VII VULCANITE BAKELITE BOOK STYLE US $19.99
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 GEM CHOPPER COOK BOOK ANTIQUE 1902 1ST EDITION SARGENT S GEM FOOD CHOPPER US $24.95
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 antique book worlds best literature volume 5 1897 US $9.00
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 Lot approx 70 Antique Vintage Sheet Music Books 1870s to 1940s US $39.99
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 Collectors Guide to Novelty Radios antique reference book estate US $3.95
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 ANTIQUE 1916 HARDCOVER BOOK A HEAP OLIVIN by EDGAR A GUEST CLOTH POEMS POETRY US $8.99
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 R Atkinson Fox His Life and Work Antique reference book estate US $3.95
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 Antique Apple of Discord Book Walcott c 1900 Romantic Cover Art Barber Stephens US $6.00
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 Antique Books Frank Leslies Monthly Nov 1880 Century Magazine May Oct 1892 US $10.00
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 ANTIQUE 1917 HARDCOVER BOOK JUST FOLKS BY EDGAR A GUEST LINEN CLOTH POEMS POETRY US $8.99
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 Spell of the Yukon Book Robert Service 1907 1st edition antique book US $11.49
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 Zane Grey The Last Of The Plainsmen Book dustjacket Antique Collectible Book US $19.99
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 Man Eaters of Kumaon Book 1946 1st ed Jim Corbett Antique Collectible Book US $79.99
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 The Black Arrow Robert Louis Stevenson 1925 Antique Collectible Book US $19.99
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 HUGE Rare Antique Catholic Book CHRIST ON THE ALTAR Benziger 1890 Religious US $71.00
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 Antique Arms and Woman MacGrath Book c 1900 Romantic Cover Art Harrison Fisher US $6.00
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 Antique Painters Pictures People Art Book Eugen Neuhaus Philopolis Pr SF 1918 US $7.00
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 Antique 19thc Victorian Dec Binding Miniature Book Daily Texts Am Tract Soc NY US $20.00
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 Tiny Tales For tiny Folk Vintage books Children Old Antique Book Child 1928 US $9.99
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