These are a couple of neat old ones from Edgar Allan Poe! I can’t really tell if they’re special printings, there’s not a lot of detail in the initial few pages, so curious if anyone has any insight! They’re really beautiful books!

I would really appreciate some ideas on what these books could be. Thanks!

Ok I can read the title page I mean are they rare editions and what could they be worth. I inherited them. Are they something I should give to a museum or sell? I would love any suggestions or advice.

The reason I ask, although the year and copyright page look appropriate, is because I see many copies in a similar binding but with a different-looking full title page? The copyright pages on all copies look identical but it is only the title page which differs across numerous copies, furthermore the copies I do see that have a identical title page are in a different binding and are from a later year?

I bought these two copies. Do you think these are signed, or is it a print? Both books have different patterns.

Please let me know the value of the books as well.

I am having a huge book clear out and found this complete works of Shakespeare again.

The book is in a terrible condition but still readable thankfully.

Completely forgot there is an inscription signed from Easter 1898 I think 🤔

Still trying to work out the rest?

Might do a story on retracing the original book owner’s family if I can work the names out satisfactorily.

Thanks
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It contains finance and investing knowledge pretty advanced for its time, cross sectional momentum etc. I found it nowhere so far.

My wife collects vintage and antiquarian beekeeping books. She recently found a sale that included a lot of them all in one place. She didn’t end up with all of them, but many have now joined her already extensive collection.

Got this 1st state, uncorrected proof on eBay for $12.
Truly thought I might get scammed.. and I was shocked when it came as described. Then, I opened it to find that it was also signed! It's beautifully inscribed by someone as well. I know it devalues the book, but I love it. Just thought I'd share.

thing makes Crosby Schøyen Codex (MS 193) so unusual is that it sits right at the physical transition from rolled papyrus scrolls to bound codices.

Continuous handling usually destroyed organic vegetable fibers within a few generations. Because this codex was kept in the hyper-arid microclimate of Upper Egypt, 104 pages of early Sahidic Coptic script made it to the modern era with its original liturgical texts completely legible.

Not exactly dust jackets, but these late 17th-early 18th century merchant burlap sacks were repurposed and turned into book jackets and covered volumes of the Hebrew Talmud on a ship - protecting them from their perilous journey. Adam Weinberger

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Ipnotismo Reo — I was fascinated by the modern look of the cover art, even though it dates back to 1928. I found it at an antique market in Italy, but I can't find anything about it online. Can you guys help me out?

Actually curious if this book is in any rare category.

I have received a lot of old books from aunt and I’m looking for a good website to use to see if they might be worth something. They’re nothing fancy so I doubt they would be worth much, but it’ll give me something to do. What are some sites to help me?

This isn't the rarest book in the world, but it only had a handful of printings in the late 60s and is notable for its numerous illustrations by a well-known book illustrator.

Copies on ebay have sold throughout the year for about 25-40 dollars in various conditions, often ex-lib. Until recently, there were a couple of listings that were way too high, one for $125 and another for close to $250 that I thought would never sell.

A week ago, all three listings (there was a somewhat beat up copy at $40) sold.

Now the only listing on the internet left is over $700 "new" on amazon, and another at 250 used.

Is someone buying these off the market to hike up the price? Why would any normal buyer spend $250 on a book with a regular price history a tenth of that?

No, the book doesn't come up THAT often, but I'd say maybe a dozen or so a year hit ebay. Is this a thing in semi-rare books, people snapping up copies to speculate and move the market?

1942 North China Transportation Album