New York, Funk and Wagnalls company London and Toronto 1895 printed in the United States complete in one volume standard dictionary in fair condition worth/value?
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The prices of this dictionary are varying greatly and I have found a set Vol 1 & 2 on eBay that the person is asking over $6000 for this set. When you see prices like this please don't pay a lot of attention to them and feel like you can get this much for the book. The best way to get top dollar for this book is to go to an auction house or an antique bookseller and have it appraised. The condition of the book will determine how much the book is worth. Considering there are some listed on eBay for sale the book is not in high demand and the can lower the price of the book. There are many antique book collectors out there that might be interested in buying this book. I would talk with the auction house first to see if they have sold one recently or if they have ever auctioned one-off. Then speak with an antique bookseller and find out what they think of the book and if they have ever sold one and for how much.
As a general rule, books cannot be judged by just pictures and since you only show a partial picture of your book it would be difficult to even try to judge if your opinion and my opinion of 'fair condition' are even close.
Truthfully, looking at how many of these (and also the 2 volume set) are listed all over the Internet, I would say yours may be valued at $25 -$35 (my opinion). Since so many are available, condition will be the major part of the value - edition/age would follow in determining value.
Another thing is that books are one of the slowest selling items and book sellers leave their books listed for months/years as they just list and store.
The following sites are just a few of the typical sites for research of items for sale as the only site that shows 'sold' listings is eBay.
www.amazon.com/
www.abebooks.com/
eBay and Etsy also.
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www.worthpoint.com/
History/information;
www.vialibri.net/
If you want to try and sell your dictionary I would suggest you list it for sale on as many sites available: eBay, Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, letgo, offerup, etc.
Take several good pictures and write a good description (read what others have written) and start your price higher - maybe $125 - and if no one shows an interest you can lower the price.
Show shipping as USPS Media Mail.
Online this book has a asking price of $50 and up. You need to find the special buyer to get more for this rare book. You could try auction/bid to get a better price. Here is a link to other offers -www.etsy.com/
Hi,
This is a beautiful dictionary, and I would not take less than $100.00. If you can find the people who are really interested in this type of book, then you can even get more!
Have a blessed day!
---Robyn
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