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Angry Youth Comix Vol 2 # 9 Johnny Ryan! Comic 1st Ed FREE SHIPPING! |  |
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US $9.98 | 31m |
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Aliens Book One - Collected Reprints - First Softcover Edition - 1990, No UPC | |
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Maverick WESTERN COMIC BOOK James Garner Four Color #930 - 1958 - 1ST EDITION ? | |
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Superman #75 - Death of Superman - Regular Edition - First Printing - 9.0 NM | |
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Ultimate Spider-Man #1 Direct Edition First Print NM + Bonus Ultimate X-Men #1 | |
5 Bids | US $41.00 | 3h 25m |
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Lot of 5 Captain America the First Avenger #12 Military Custom Edition Comics | |
1 Bid | US $.99 | 3h 30m |
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1st App SHANG-CHI Master of Kung Fu SPECIAL MARVEL EDITION #15 1973 First Issue | |
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US $39.99 | 4h 8m |
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Spider-man 21-30 marvel comic Masterworks #10 first edition Ditko art | |
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Ghita of Alizarr by Frank Thorne 1st Ed 1983 GN Adult Fantasy | |
0 Bid | US $6.95 | 4h 35m |
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Famous 1st Edition! Sensation Comics | |
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SUPERMAN ACTION COMICS FAMOUS FIRST EDITION C-26 GOLD TREASURY VF NICE LOOK | |
0 Bid | US $9.99 | 4h 54m |
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Famous 1st Edition - Whiz Comics | |
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BATMAN DETECTIVE COMICS FAMOUS FIRST EDITION C-28 SILVER SERIES TREASURY NICE !! | |
0 Bid | US $9.99 | 4h 59m |
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AXA COMICS FIRST AMERICAN EDITION SERIES & #2 CLEAN AVENELL & ROMERO | |
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Randy Bowen Grendel Matt Wagner 1995 Cold Cast Porcelain Statue 1st edition #803 | |
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Quadrant Comic Book Issue #1 Signed Gillis Kritas First Edition 1993 Force Publ. | |
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Spider-Man Legend of the Arach-Knight Issues 1-9 Includes Silver 1st Edition | |
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US $50.00 | 6h 47m |
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BEAUTIFUL LEATHER BOUND FIRST EDITION OF THE COMPLETE FRANK MILLERS BATMAN | |
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US $95.00 | 8h 34m |
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FAMOUS FIRST EDITION WHIZ #3 F-4 VF | |
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US $19.00 | 8h 36m |
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US $19.00 | 8h 36m |
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First Edition
Where can I find the value of my OLD books and what does Preface to first edition mean?
I have two very old books. I have been searching for more then a year to find a place to take them to find their value. They are both published by Belford & Clark Co. One is Miltons Poems - 1886 I don't know if that was the copyright date or the print date. The other is Scott's Poems and there is no date on this one. It just says Preface to first edition. I had another but my son got into it and ripped it all up. (I thank my husband for having SUCH a close eye on him while I was gone) Please help I find all kinds of books but none of them look like the ones I have....oh yeah and they are in MINT condition.....as far as I can tell and I am no expert.
Several years ago we had a death in the family. The person had a lot of stuff, and we hired professional appraisers to value some of it. Can't give one relative a plate worth $5 and another one a figurine worth $500, right?
We were dismayed at the value of old books. These were in good shape, fully readable, many of classics still in print, and the appraiser averaged them at $3 each, adding, "Although that's generous. Most, you couldn't get even $2 for."
About all you can do is to keep an eye on antique books on ebay and see what others sell for, over a period of several months at least.
In the end, they'll probably be worth more to you to have than you could sell them for.
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Angry Youth Comix Vol 2 # 9 Johnny Ryan! Comic 1st Ed FREE SHIPPING! | |
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US $9.98 | 31m |
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Aliens Book One - Collected Reprints - First Softcover Edition - 1990, No UPC | |
0 Bid | US $.99 | 1h 33m |
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Maverick WESTERN COMIC BOOK James Garner Four Color #930 - 1958 - 1ST EDITION ? | |
2 Bids | US $10.50 | 2h 24m |
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Superman #75 - Death of Superman - Regular Edition - First Printing - 9.0 NM | |
1 Bid | US $1.25 | 3h 16m |
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Ultimate Spider-Man #1 Direct Edition First Print NM + Bonus Ultimate X-Men #1 | |
5 Bids | US $41.00 | 3h 25m |
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Lot of 5 Captain America the First Avenger #12 Military Custom Edition Comics | |
1 Bid | US $.99 | 3h 30m |
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1st App SHANG-CHI Master of Kung Fu SPECIAL MARVEL EDITION #15 1973 First Issue | |
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US $39.99 | 4h 8m |
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Spider-man 21-30 marvel comic Masterworks #10 first edition Ditko art | |
0 Bid | US $19.99 | 4h 25m |
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Ghita of Alizarr by Frank Thorne 1st Ed 1983 GN Adult Fantasy | |
0 Bid | US $6.95 | 4h 35m |
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Famous 1st Edition! Sensation Comics | |
0 Bid | US $19.99 | 4h 54m |
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SUPERMAN ACTION COMICS FAMOUS FIRST EDITION C-26 GOLD TREASURY VF NICE LOOK | |
0 Bid | US $9.99 | 4h 54m |
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Famous 1st Edition - Whiz Comics | |
0 Bid | US $19.99 | 4h 54m |
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BATMAN DETECTIVE COMICS FAMOUS FIRST EDITION C-28 SILVER SERIES TREASURY NICE !! | |
0 Bid | US $9.99 | 4h 59m |
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AXA COMICS FIRST AMERICAN EDITION SERIES & #2 CLEAN AVENELL & ROMERO | |
0 Bid | US $9.99 | 5h 23m |
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Randy Bowen Grendel Matt Wagner 1995 Cold Cast Porcelain Statue 1st edition #803 | |
2 Bids | US $91.00 | 5h 49m |
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Quadrant Comic Book Issue #1 Signed Gillis Kritas First Edition 1993 Force Publ. | |
0 Bid | US $49.95 | 6h 16m |
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Spider-Man Legend of the Arach-Knight Issues 1-9 Includes Silver 1st Edition | |
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US $50.00 | 6h 47m |
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BEAUTIFUL LEATHER BOUND FIRST EDITION OF THE COMPLETE FRANK MILLERS BATMAN | |
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US $95.00 | 8h 34m |
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FAMOUS FIRST EDITION WHIZ #3 F-4 VF | |
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US $19.00 | 8h 36m |
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FAMOUS FIRST EDITION ALL STAR 3 F-7 VF | |
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US $19.00 | 8h 36m |
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Classics Illustrated Original 1st edition comics mixNmatch | |
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4 SNATCH UNDERGROUND COMICS-RARE#2-1ST EDITION+2#1'S($.25 &$.50--1968-69 | |
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Batman: Arkham Asylum 1989 HC NM FIRST EDITION | |
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US $24.99 | 18h 22m |
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CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED #72 - First Edition - HRN 73-OREGON TRAIL NM+ | |
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Item image Famous first edition C-26 limited collectors golden mint series | |
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US $25.00 | 20h 28m |
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DETECTIVE COMICS #27 BATMAN Famous First Edition C-28 1974 | |
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US $25.00 | 20h 37m |
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Famous First Edition F4, Whiz #2, | |
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CLASSIC ILLUSTRATED #81 THE ODYSSEY 1ST ED | |
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CLASSIC ILLUSTRATED #87 A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM 1 ST ED | |
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FIRST EDITION ..MAD ABOUT COMIC STRIPS | |
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Ghost World 1st edition softcover UK Daniel Clowes | |
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FRANK FRAZETTA's Frazetta's Princess Master Artists Series #1 First Edition | |
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Famous 1st Edition All Star Comics Winter Issue Justice Society Of America | |
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OUR LOVE IS REAL #1/one-shot (1st Printing/First Printing/Image Comics Edition) | |
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Dawn #1 - Black Light Edition - Mint - First Printing | |
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Devil’s Advocate: The Art of Coop - Special Signed Limited First Edition | |
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BATMAN : GOTHIC 1992 FIRST EDITION GRAPHIC NOVEL NM CONDITION | |
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Special Marvel Edition #15 Near Mint First Appearance of Master of Kung Fu | |
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SERENITY COMIC #1 2 3 all 9 covers 1st Ed - FIREFLY - Nathan Fillion - Whedon | |
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CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED No. 152 1959 1st Ed HRN152 (O) WILD ANIMALS I HAVE KNOWN | |
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SERENITY COMIC #1 2 3 all 9 covers 1st Ed - All signed by Brett Matthews FIREFLY | |
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Logans Run 1st Edition 1977 Marvel Comics Welcome to the Future Run Jessica Run | |
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Complete Revolutionary Girl Utena Series Books 1-5, 2 and 3 are First Edition | |
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Skin Deep: Tales of Doomed Romance by Charles Burns 1st edition softcover | |
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Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide Companion First (1st) Edition - 1987 | |
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SIMPSONS COMICS, UNCHAINED, 2001, TPB, 1ST EDITION, REPRINTS # 36-42, VG | |
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STAR WARS TALES, VOL. 1, TPB, 1ST EDITION, JAN. 2002, 1-4 OF QUARTERLY SERIES,VF | |
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Collector’s Edition First Issues Disney Comics June 1990 | |
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DIE WILDEN BOYS - WILLAIM S. BURROUGHS / S. CLAY WILSON - RARE 1ST EDITION! | |
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The Savage Sword of Conan - Dark Horse 1st edition trade paperback 2007 | |
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Just Dropped In - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
Should I get my first edition signed or not?
I own a first edition book, unread and in fine condition (A Game of Thrones, by George R.R. Martin) from 1996, will the value of this book likely decrease or increase from a signature by the author here in 2008?
If you can get it signed I'd go for it. I think that series has around 3 books out with 1 to go, if you could get the set as 1st edition signed it likely increases the value even more. On the other hand it may be too much effort in a market that is too niche.
e-bay is the cheap market research tool of the century, go take a look at what people are asking for recent better known fantasy fiction - say Orson Scott Card, Stephen Donaldson, etc., check first edition vs. signed first edition pay particular attention to auctions that actually have bids that are above the minimum - many auctions look interesting and imply a good price, but if nobody is bidding above the minimum that tells you that the market is illiquid and may not be worth too much of an investment - it'll be hard to realize the value for the uniqueness unless you can find exactly the right customer, who may not even exist.
Right now, prices are <10 for 1st edition, maybe 14-30 for signed first edition, but nobody is bidding. May be a bad time for prices in markets like these with the underlying stock market meltdown and credit crunch. That could mean that distressed sellers might give up a 1st edition to complete your set for next to nothing - it may be worth contacting some and offering to take a 1st edition off their hands for 20% of the asking price, if nobody is buying they just might take it. If not, it only costs you a little time sending offers.
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