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Old September 7th 05, 09:21 PM
R. Totale
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On 7 Sep 2005 12:10:48 -0700, "John R. Yamamoto-Wilson"
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I'm sure it's worth much more than a penny, but until one can ascertain
to what extent this is a book that someone with an interest in the
field might wish to own it's difficult to get a clear sense of its
value.


Or one could take the easy way out (well the Sotheby's/Christies way
out, anyway) and note it's come up for auction about 30 times in the
last 25 years, most copies boasting a complement of 42 hand colored
(or coloured) plates, some with various minor faults, at prices as low
as $85 for an incomplete (but more complete than the OPs) copy to a
high of $1850. Several fully colored copies have sold recently (1990s
forward) for about $850, several others, complete but with no mention
of coloring for around $300-350. A nice book, then, with continuing
interest, but not rare in commerce.


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