Update 2012 - woohoo! I finally found an expert guest author to write more about the subject of book values: I have some more rare books to write about when I have time, stay tuned.
Similar Valuable Books: Cannery Row – John Steinbeck, 1st Edition, 1st Printing – $100-200 The Hunt for Red October Rare & Valuable Editionsīook: The Hunt for Red OctoberAuthor: Tom Clancyĭescription: 1st Edition, 1st Printing. East of Eden – Rare & Valuable Editionsīook: East of Eden Author: John Steinbeck Description: 1st. Same, but with the rare 50 Word vocabulary sticker on the front of dust jacket, and not price clipped… up to $4000. Similar Valuable Books: Green Eggs And Ham by Dr Suess. 1st Edition, 1st Printing (2nd and 3rd printings are valuable too). Suess Description: 1957, published by Random House. The Cat in the Hat – Rare & Valuable Editionsīook: The Cat In The HatAuthor: Dr. Only 500 of these books were published, and mostly shipped to the U.K. Laminated pictorial boards (not bound in cloth )- shiny-ish illustrated covers by Thomas Taylor. Notes: Numbers: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on the copyright page. ISBN: 0-7475-3269-9Estimated Value: $3500+ Signed = $10,000+ (An unsigned copy is listed on eBay for $25,000, at the time this article is published. Harry Potter – Rare & Valuable Editionsīook: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (U.K.)Author: JR Rowling Description: 1st Edition, 1st Printing.
– $3000+ (Almost all 1st edition books by Tolkien are fetching a good price in auctions). The Hobbit – Rare & Valuable Editionsīook: The HobbitAuthor: JRR TolkienDescription: 1937 (UK) 1st edition, first printing Estimated Value: $3500+Ī Northern Venture – 1923. Similar Valuable Books: Same as above but 1st edition, 2nd and 3rd printings valued between $100 – $300. One with the dust jacket in good condition will fetch a great price. Published by Boston: Little, Brown.Estimated Value: $5000+ for excellent condition!ĭescription: Value is mostly determined by condition. The Catcher in the Rye – Rare & Valuable Editionsīook: The Catcher in the Rye Author: JD Salinger Description: 1st edition, 1st printing 1951. Good to look out for at book swaps and garage sales. Many editions of H2G2 are worth are worth a fair sum of money. The original paperback and hardcover editions can fetch $2000+. New! Also see: What’s My Old Book Worth? The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy – Rare & Valuable EditionsĪmerican First Edition: Harmony Books, 1979/1980. Hope you get lucky and own (or find) one of the following: Now I keep an eye out at garage sales and second hand stores for such books, perhaps you should too. While trying to figure out if some old books I had were worth any money, I found some not-very-old books that are worth a surprising amount of cash.īelow I have listed a few that caught my eye, either because I have seen/owned/remember them from my childhood, or think it’s spiffy that they are worth so much. Rare and Valuable Books Keep an eye out for these old books at yard sales Interesting Info -> Rare & Valuable Books
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