Re: Wondering how rare/valuable some books are?
- From: Al Smith <invalid@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 06:50:19 GMT
If a book is very old, that may increase it's value. [snip] For a book tobe called old, it has to have been printed at least 200 years ago.
Strictly speaking, any book which isn't new can be called old. Books more than about 200 years old are described as "antiquarian".
John http://rarebooksinjapan.com
That's interesting. As you may know from my previous posts, I'm not a collector, I'm just a person who buys and owns a lot of books because he likes books. I didn't know there was a specific term for very old books.
The older book I referred to is 3 3/4" by 6 1/4", full leather binding, titled "The Gospel Mystery of Sanctification" by "Mr. Walter Marshal, late Preacher of the Gospel", not a first, unfortunately, but "The Third Edition, Corrected" and published at Edingurgh in 1733: "Printed for David Duncan, and sold at his house near the Foot of the West Bow, and by several Book Sellers in Town." Price, two shillings -- which isn't much less than what I paid for it (I picked it up for a few dollars).
I must see if I can find it now on Abe. .
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