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Use the search box above begin by completing the title and author fields. How to search on abebooks to find the value of your book. Will the isbn be different between hardcover book and the. Lot of 7 readers digest condensed books 19591963 with dust jackets. Speaking generally, first editions will hold the most value if they are. It refers to a specific edition which means that a paperback and a hardcover of the same title will have different isbns.
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Many editions of h2g2 are worth are worth a fair sum of money. Alibris is one of the premier rare and outofprint book sites on the internet. For traditional publishers, the hardcover represents the flagship edition of a given book. Louisa may alcott under the lilacs hard cover 1955 nelson doubleday vintage book. Our products will have you binding and finishing on demand like a publishing guru. If your copy is a 3rd printing, or a book club edition, it wont have the same value. Indicate whether the book is hardcover or softcover. Buy cheap books used books, new books, book rentals, ebooks. We specialize in making it easier for you to get the books. Add this hard cover to your business products to create a booklet or catalog.
That means that there are literally millions of copies of the book that can technically be referred to as first editions. Additionally, there are millions of book club editions in print. Dec 12, 2019 make a check list that includes the binding type and the items that affect the condition of a book. A missing dust jacket, or a dust jacket that is in poor condition, can cut a collectible book s value more than 50%, and make it harder to find a buyer. The guide to identification and values, 4th edition. How to determine the fair market value of used book. A typical hardcover book 1899, showing the wear signs of a cloth cover over the hard paperboards a hardcover or hardback also known as hardbound, and sometimes as casebound book is one bound with rigid protective covers typically of binders board or heavy paperboard covered with buckram or other cloth, heavy paper, or occasionally. Paperback also called soft cover or perfectbound books usually have a cover made from paperboard or a very thick stock, and the pages are attached to the binding with glue. Collectors encyclopedia of depression glass by gene florence. The antique books value guide will help you determine the value of old books.
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