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Title:	Arcana Caelestia
Notice:	Directory listings are in topic 2
Moderator:	NETRIX::thomas

Created:	Thu Dec 08 1983
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1300
Total number of notes:	18728

395.0. "What's it worth to you?" by CLT::BENNISON () Sat Oct 04 1986 21:58

    I coordinate the Amherst, NH, Town Library book sale.  I do the
    pricing of the special books (those that sell for more than $0.50).
    We just got a copy of Poul Anderson's "Vault of the Ages", first
    edition, hardbound, 1952, no dust jacket, slight damage (looks
    like someone stuck an icepick through it, but it does not detract
    significantly from the appearance).  Does anyone know if this book
    is either rare or common?  Anyone care to suggest a price?

                         Thanks,  Vick

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
395.1		AKOV68::BOYAJIAN	Forever On Patrol	`Tue Oct 07 1986 01:14`	12
	It's moderately rare, and in fact, I don't believe it's even been in paperback for quite a long time. But without a dustjacket, and with damage, it probably isn't worth more than a couple of bucks, even if the damage, as you put it, "does not detract significantly from the appearance". The only people that are likely to pay any sort of special price for a book like that are likely to be put off by any damage other than a few stains or the previous owner's name scribbled on the endpapers. I'm a Collector, and (with the caveat that I haven't seen this particular volume myself) I would pay at most maybe five bucks for it, and more likely, less. --- jerry
395.2	Input. Need more input ...	VACCIN::ROUTLEY		`Wed Oct 08 1986 10:59`	7
	re .0: WHEN is the Amherst NH library book sale? Is there going to be any SF left after you finish looking through it? Where is the Amherst library? kevin
395.3	A great book	NOVA::BNELSON	The Stars My Destination	`Mon Oct 13 1986 16:58`	10
	It just so happens that I have a copy of this book ( incidentally, it's a great book that I've read many times! ). Mine is in excellent shape ( albeit with no dust cover ). But with the damage you've mentioned, I would have to agree that $5 is probably top dollar. I don't understand people who treat their books like that! Brian
395.4	Dust Jackets Go West	AIMHI::EMERY		`Tue Oct 14 1986 12:26`	7
	FYI, the Library of Congress (who should know better), handles all the old juvenile series (Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, et al) by first pulling off the dust jackets and disposing of them, so the books are easier to handle. Your tax dollars go towards shredding the prettiest parts of books. No wonder Viet Nam went for so many years!