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Old March 3rd 05, 07:35 PM
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I recently received Alice's Adventures in Wonderland illustrated by
John Tenniel and published by M.A Donohue and Company 1904

I would like to learn more about the value of this book, if anyone is
willing to share any information about it I would sure appreciate it.

The overall condition of the book is alright, apart from the spine
being unglued on the one side of the book.

Thanks in advance.

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Old March 3rd 05, 09:59 PM
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I recently received Alice's Adventures in Wonderland illustrated by
John Tenniel and published by M.A Donohue and Company 1904

I would like to learn more about the value of this book, if anyone is
willing to share any information about it I would sure appreciate it.

The overall condition of the book is alright, apart from the spine
being unglued on the one side of the book.


Donohue was primarily a publisher of inexpensive hardcover reprints of
classics and one-time bestsellers. Consequently, their books don't have
much resale value. You can see current asking prices by searching he
http://used.addall.com/ (enter the publisher's name in Keyword)


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Old March 4th 05, 04:00 AM
Al Smith
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Donohue was primarily a publisher of inexpensive hardcover reprints of
classics and one-time bestsellers. Consequently, their books don't have
much resale value. You can see current asking prices by searching he
http://used.addall.com/ (enter the publisher's name in Keyword)


That's not a bad search site. I always wondered what my copy of
"Tolstoi's Love Letters" from the Hogarth Press of Leonard and
Virginia Woolf, 1923, was worth. Now I know ... $150 US. Only took
me thirty seconds.
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Old March 4th 05, 10:58 PM
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http://used.addall.com/ (enter the publisher's name in Keyword)


That's not a bad search site. I always wondered what my copy of
"Tolstoi's Love Letters" from the Hogarth Press of Leonard and
Virginia Woolf, 1923, was worth. Now I know ... $150 US. Only took
me thirty seconds.




Presumably the $150 is a dealer's asking price.

Prepare for a big disappointment if you expect a dealer
to give you anywhere near $150 for yours.

They may well want to quibble about the finer points of condition
as well.


Yes, I would assume as much. The secondhand dealer here in Halifax
that I frequent most often, Schooner Books, used to pay half what
they would price the books for on their shelves -- and my
understanding is that they are unusually generous. I suppose if
they buy in lots reather than individual titles, they would pay a
much lower percentage of their selling price.

Still if my Tolstoy sells for $150 I'm happy, since I only paid
ten dollars for it. It's in pretty good condition.
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Old March 5th 05, 04:13 AM
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Thanks so much for the information you provided and also thank you for
the site, I had no idea about it.... very helpfull indeed.



 




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