Value of a Salva-Webster's Dictionary?

poehere
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January 2, 20180 found this helpful

If you tried to sell this now, you'd not earn much on it. Too bad it is a bit older because all books over 100 years can earn a good price. This book can still have value and the only way to find out for sure is through an auction house in your area. They would be the best people to contact to appraise this book for you.

Judy
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January 2, 20180 found this helpful

Take it to a book dealer. It will probably be worth more if you can hang on to it until it is 100 years old.

cybergrannie
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February 24, 20180 found this helpful

Dictionaries of any kind are not fast sellers on any media setting and very few (with very rare editions being an exception) sell for very much money unless they are in very good to excellent (almost new) condition.

• Almost everything can be found (free) on the Internet, even most older dictionaries so this makes hard books less valuable and desired by a very small group of people.
• Your dictionary may be more valuable if you can sell it locally, especially if you live in an area where Spanish is a strongly used language.
• I would suggest listing it on your local Craigslist and start the price at $50 as you can reduce the price if no interest is shown. You may have to list it for several months so this type of sale requires patience.
• Craigslist is easy to use and mostly free but you will need several clear photos and a good description.
• Here are links to current listings. Some books do sell for good prices but many times a buyer will return books after they find out they can buy a better one for less money.
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• www.ebay.com/.../332561179612
• www.abebooks.com/.../bd