i have the entire first edition collection of the wizard of oz books....there's like nine or ten of them in the collection. the dates range from like 1895 to like 1916 i think. they're in great condition too. i would never sell them or anything, my parents said they're worth a ton of money. is this true? also, a few of the books were signed in the front by my great grandfathers parents as a gift to him. would that make them worth more? if you're an appraiser, or have any special knowledge on this stuff, i'd especially like your opinion.
2006-06-21 05:02:39 · 5 answers · asked by sublimeasalime 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I'll try to find you some price information. But to address other questions. L. Frank Baum wrote 14 Oz books, and there were a number of authors who wrote subsequent "official" books. These are the Baum titles:
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Baum, 1900)
The Marvelous Land of Oz (Baum, 1904)
Ozma of Oz (Baum, 1907)
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (Baum, 1908)
The Road to Oz (Baum, 1909)
The Emerald City of Oz (Baum, 1910)
The Patchwork Girl of Oz (Baum, 1913)
Tik-Tok of Oz (Baum, 1914)
The Scarecrow of Oz (Baum, 1915)
Rinkitink in Oz (Baum, 1916)
The Lost Princess of Oz (Baum, 1917)
The Tin Woodman of Oz (Baum, 1918)
The Magic of Oz (Baum, 1919)
Glinda of Oz (Baum, 1920)
The inscription by your great-grandfather's parents make the books less valuable, though not a low less valuable. You should also know that for a book collection, the rare prize is a first edition, first printing, and that later printings of the first edition, while they may be valuable, are less valuable. Also, the condition of the books makes a great difference, and in order to see how a rare book buyer who classify your books, take them to a rare book dealer.
2006-06-21 05:12:21 · answer #1 · answered by C_Bar 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well old books such as that-being dated from late 1800s to early 1900s and all-I bet would be worth quite a bit. I don't think those kind of books are made anymore so it would be worth something.
The part about the signature, since that was signed around the time when those books were new, I bet it could be worth more. But then some people who want to buy an old book with a signature in them would prefer them to have the author's signature. But I don't know.
2006-06-21 05:11:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually the books signed by your grandparents significantly lowers the price of the books. If they were signed by the author they would be worth about 50 to 75 per cent more. If they are first edition, first printing including the signature of the author the sky is almost the limit. Check out Sothbey's and Christie's auction houses websites as well as rare book sellers stores and websites. Get several opinions not just one or two. Good luck in your endeavors.
2006-06-21 14:17:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What a treasure! I wouldn't give them up. But, you could check on EBay to see if anyone is selling books that are similar. They might be able to answer on the worth of the books.
2006-06-21 05:08:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anton Mathew 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh expensive, I even have library books from back interior the 80's! perchance the oldest is approximately 19 years... it truly is not intentional! i've got moved lots and basically forgot approximately them. The undesirable section is there are some libraries i'm going to under no circumstances be waiting to envision out from back... :(
2016-10-31 05:58:54 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋