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John J. Audubon’s ‘The Birds of America’ Sells for a ‘Bargain’ at $7.9 Million (2/9/12)
ivory-billed woodpeckersAs an accredited book appraiser, book dealer, book collector and book lover, I am always thrilled to see a rare … More >>

Unloved Antiques: Those Stacks of Old Books (1/30/12)
oldbooks2In today’s example of an Unloved Antiques, let’s look at something nearly everyone has, almost never throws out and are … More >>

Unloved Antiques: The American Old Family Bible (12/5/11)
bibleNext in this series of “Unloved Antiques” is the American “Old Family Bible.” Most families have one, often said to … More >>

How to Know When Toss-Away Books Could Yield Big Treasures (11/14/11)
Unframed 1881 Vero Shaw chromolithographs from “The Illustrated Book of the Dog” sell for $45 to $85 eachWe’ve all seen piles of old and broken books at estate sales; the spines are stripped off, the covers are … More >>

Collecting First Editions: When Firsts Aren’t Really First at All (8/29/11)
The Great GatsbyWhy are first editions so collectible? Unless an author is already acclaimed, first editions are usually printed in a small … More >>

Famous Classics and What They’re Worth – ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ (2/21/11)
Frontispiece and title pageBooks that can sell for $100,000 or more at auction are rare indeed. They are purchased by museums, libraries and … More >>

What is My Antique Worth? Simplifying Appraisal Values (9/14/10)
gavel & moneyDid you know that a single item can have several different appraised values? In fact, when you “Ask a … More >>

Pictures that Illustrate Thousands of Words: Collecting Original Illustrative Art (9/7/10)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Some book collectors collect books based solely on the illustrations, and for good reason. Many books from the late … More >>

What Is It? What Is It Worth? Gutta-Percha-Covered Book (5/10/10)
The Good Shunammite” with a cover made of gutta percha. A copy with some chipping, dings to the corners and other minor defects retail for $500 or more.Selma D. found an interesting antique book with a cover unlike any she had seen before. She engaged WorthPoint’s “Ask … More >>

Collecting Classic Horror Books—Tales that Scared Our Great-Great-Grandparents (10/26/09)
Illustration by Christina Rossetti’s brother, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, for the first edition of “Goblin Market and Other Poem,” 1862. “Morning and evening Maids heard the goblins cry ‘Come buy our orchard fruits, Come buy, come buy’ ” Thus begins Christina Rossetti’s 1859 … More >>

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