Antique and First Edition Books Gain Popularity
The Scarecrow of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, illustrated by John R. Neill, Reilly & Britton, Chicago, 1915, first edition, first state. Green cloth cover with pictorial label, black & white illustrations on endpapers, 12 color plates and black and white drawings, (spine edge frayed), $210.
Before donating or throwing away those dusty books in your parents or grandparent’s basement, you might want to look them over. Some vintage editions, especially first editions and those with colorful illustrations and covers, might be valuable. And even some newer books, depending on the author and the printing, are valuable. Recently, a sale by […]