Orchidflower
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I have about 50 old vintage books--from the late 1800's to around 1944--I found that I want to sell in the basement, but some are marked up with kiddie pencil and probably not worth much.
Others have been taken from the library by someone years and years ago--obviously, not returned--and no library name on them just the "Date Due" slips they used to use (the white receipt looking things). Are these worth trying to sell? (I couldn't trace which library or even which State the books were taken out in if I wanted to at this point, so, after 50-100 years, I figure the libraries probably have forgotten about them by now; so, please no lectures as I didn't take them.)
And then some of the books are in decent condition and privately owned, but seems as if so many have someone's name written on the inside cover. I guess people stole books from them in the old days?
I know nothing about selling old books, but have been using Abe Books to price them as best as I can or I put the title, author, date in the search column to see if I can find them priced on another site. If anyone has a better idea, please let me know. Surely, someone on this board has sold vintage books before...I hope...and can shed some light on selling them.
Others have been taken from the library by someone years and years ago--obviously, not returned--and no library name on them just the "Date Due" slips they used to use (the white receipt looking things). Are these worth trying to sell? (I couldn't trace which library or even which State the books were taken out in if I wanted to at this point, so, after 50-100 years, I figure the libraries probably have forgotten about them by now; so, please no lectures as I didn't take them.)
And then some of the books are in decent condition and privately owned, but seems as if so many have someone's name written on the inside cover. I guess people stole books from them in the old days?
I know nothing about selling old books, but have been using Abe Books to price them as best as I can or I put the title, author, date in the search column to see if I can find them priced on another site. If anyone has a better idea, please let me know. Surely, someone on this board has sold vintage books before...I hope...and can shed some light on selling them.