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panader0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-22-10 05:04 PM
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Where can I find the value of an old autographed Saroyan book?
My mom was an aquaintance and has books with "To Elizabeth Kingston" etc.
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Wickerman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-22-10 05:21 PM
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1. Here is a place to start
Edited on Wed Dec-22-10 05:21 PM by Wickerman
but it takes an expert to estimate its actual potential value.

Condition, title, binding, and edition are just some of the peculiars. An inscribed book is often worth less than a signed book, author dependent.

The search I have listed is for signed books, but I see already several aren't. The first actual signed copy starts at just over $11.00

Good luck!

http://used.addall.com/SuperRare/RefineRare.fcgi?start=0&id=101222141848135114&dispCurr=USD&inTitle=&inAuthor=Saroyan&inDesc=&exTitle=&exAuthor=&exDesc=&match=Y&&order=PRICE&ordering=ASC
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old mark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-22-10 05:22 PM
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2. What book? What edition? Condition? Dust jacket? Need some info before I can
Edited on Wed Dec-22-10 05:25 PM by old mark
estimate...
Prices on his books vary from around $20 to over $200 depending on the above...Without the dust jacket, you lose around 50%.

mark
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grasswire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-22-10 05:47 PM
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3. abebooks.com
www.abebooks.com

That is where many rare booksellers sell their stuff. Pay close attention to details like edition, condition etc. when trying to find a similar value.

I use it all the time for pricing books that I find at estate sales.
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