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Information on old books describes how to determine the value of old books by the smithsonian libraries. They will offer some information or an estimate if they feel the work is of any value. Links to websites to help you value, sell or find rare books. This is an as is value that does not include any warranties. As a drivers club member, gain unlimited access to all that data as well as 400,000 sales in our transaction database. I chose to trade in versus selling it myself because its more of a hassle to try to find someone to sell it to, haggling about prices, can you add this, can you take away that. Do you have an old or antiquarian book and would like know its value. Hagerty valuation tools includes more than 10 years of pricing for 40,000 enthusiast cars, trucks, vans, and motorcycles from the postwar era to present. Frequently, if you have a book that is a collectors edition or signed by the author, you can obtain more money for it. We specialize in making it easier for you to get the books you need. The hagerty valuation tool features everything from car values, classic truck values, vintage motorcycle values, antique boat values and more. Most hard cover books published since the early 20th century were sold with a dust jacket. Find the current blue book value and worth of your new and used guitars, both acoustic, electric and amplifier. Books come in all shapes and sizes and maintain value whether rare, antique, contemporary, fiction, nonfiction, comic, art, children or illustrated.
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