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If you dont want to fuss with packing and mailing your books, take them to a local used bookstore, put them in a kids consignment sale, or try selling them. We also purchase from public and private libraries, and will evaluate or purchase house clearances in the area. Antiquarian booksellers enjoy more advantages here than anywhere else. Next you have to figure out just how much its worth. Well known to book collectors and booklovers, our site is an excellent resource for discovering a rough value of an old book. Please dont crop the pictures we need to see the edges. For both plans, amazon also collects a referral fee on. If i knew the answer to that i could have given up my day job, although i love teaching, so perhaps i havent been motivated enough to put my all into rare books.
If you have books that you wish to sell, please email us at. We are always looking for first 1st edition books in hardback, we buy single books or large collections. If one is selling a rare books, naturally one wants to obtain the highest possible price. Or read our free, online comic book price guides, focusing on each character, to determine their current market value.
Larger usedbook stores and book exchanges sometimes buy entire collections, although at best youll probably receive only about 15 percent of the cover price, and then only on the volumes they really want. There are a number of ways that a book may, at first glance, look to be a rare. We are always interested to purchase books that are rare or of collectable value, either singly or in collections or libraries. Ideal for consolidating or liquidating antique book collections or libraries. It must be desirable from a famous author, most books published in the last century will never become valuable no matter how rare they get. Addisons rare books uses its vast experience in the rare book market to assist individuals and institutions in the sale and valuation of rare books and rare manuscripts. Due to its very limited numbers, in our time is considered one of the rare books for book collectors around the world.
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If you are interested in having us take a look at your book, please fill out the. Once you accept the offer, you ship the books and you receive payment. If you have any old, secondhand or rare books, then get in touch. Go to their websites, and enter the isbn numbers of the books you want to sell. Selling rare books on ebay or at auction rare book.
These sites will tell you what they will buy and how much they will pay. Want to sell a rare book with a high listing price what would be a fair price. We found that customers nickelanddimed us for extras, the customer service issues were ridiculous and the fees were cost prohibitive be sure you take into. Do you have an old or antiquarian book and would like to know its value. You find a dusty box full of books in the corner of the attic. For anyone looking to really cash in, there is a way you can make even more money and that is to sell rare books. While it is impossible to make too generalized statements about dealer. As an incentive, all stock is 25 percent off, and starting aug. Its harder to sell a book if you have too much competition, and prices for that book. You probably dont need to include every word of the title and authors name.
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I have rare books or manuscripts to sell we want to know what you have to sell. You might think its a rare and valuable book but dont know where to find its value. Thomas jefferson said a room without books is like a life without meaning, demonstrating our founding fathers fondness for the. We specialize in making it easier for you to get the books you need. The first edition is interested in buying specific rare books and we offer great prices and secure payment options. Selling these books to people who really want them is something anyone can do. We buy and sell rare, old, and collectible books as well as fine, used and quality second hand books. Abebooks cannot provide book valuations and we do not buy books.
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