Hello all,
I had a question of how to price something, dont know if this should
be done together or separate but here goes a long winded poorly typed
question of sorts
I was going through a box from a recent very large buy (well over 10k
books) in as new unread condition from the 60's to 70's most all
children's and juvenile fiction. The owner was a retired Professor of
Children's Lit. We packed the books very carefully all 120 boxes and
sorted them well before packing to avoid any unnecessary handling
wear. I pulled one of 2 boxes of her literary magazines/journals and
was setting them aside and found a envelope, in it was a letter and a
signed book from the Author Gumby and Gumby's Pal Pokey 1968 Whitlam,
They were obvious friends and included is a letter about looking
forward to spending Christmas together, as well as noting they
included their latest book the authors return address is of course on
the envelope. postmarked dated all that good stuff. The book itself is
as perfect as they come for being from the 60's and it is signed.
Do the supporting materials increase the value of the signed copy ? I
know that all should stay together.
The other question I had was about signed vs inscribed copies, there
are a significant amount of signed copies 200 so far in the last 2000
books. Many by influential authors with lengthy inscriptions, Mazer
(both), Hinton, Blume, etc. Most all paperback first printings , All
seemed to know her well and multiple books by each author refer to
previous meetings etc. She was president of The Assembly on
Literature for Adolescents of the National Council of Teachers of
English and several other like organizations. Some copies even have
Christmas cards from the authors tipped in.
I have only found 10 or so copies signed the usual Best Wishes S.E
Hinton or Best Wished Judy Blume, most read To Helen <insert various
length inscriptions>
Do the inscriptions increase or decrease the value of the signed copy,
for Example is the signed first of the outsiders by Hinton worth more
that says Best Wishes S.E. Hinton, or the other copy inscribed at
length staring To Helen, you are one of the good people <on and on>
S.E. Hinton.
On a side not , I dont know how many times in the last years someone
has called saying they have a "House full of books" to find a few
hudred copies. SOMETIMES they are telling the truth !
Chris
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