2006-11-12 09:40:37 · 10 answers · asked by ♥Meℓody 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I am sure if you post this question on the Library of Congress' website at: loc.gov you can get the answer. I do know that when I sold the complete Tarzan series by Edgar Rice Burroughs in hardcover and all the books were first edition, first printing except the second book, which was first edition, second printing I got $13,000 for it in 1971. Two hours later the guy who bought the series sold it for $34,000 and one day later the third guy sold it for $71,000 and this was back in 1971. I cannot imagine what this set would be worth today. A half a million maybe?
2006-11-12 09:45:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gutenberg bible, original Shakespears,
1188 Gospel of Henry the Lion sold for $12 million
2006-11-12 17:45:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Specifically, a Gutenberg Bible would sell for millions if not hundreds of millions. A damaged copy was taken apart and sections of it sold to collectors in the 1920s. Even a few pages of it now sell for between $20,000 - $100,000.
2006-11-12 17:45:23 · answer #3 · answered by blueowlboy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are some "coffee table" style books that have original photos in them hand printed by the photographer that have prices higher than that. These are not antique one of a kind ones. They are commercial limited editions.
2006-11-12 17:48:28 · answer #4 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many, many first editions. Antiquarian pieces too. A first folio of Shakespeares collected works will come close to seven figures.
2006-11-12 17:42:51 · answer #5 · answered by waitingforsnow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably something like The Dead Sea Scrolls. That would rake in hundreds of thousands I would think.
2006-11-12 19:05:57 · answer #6 · answered by adstidamrn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Gutenburg Bible
2006-11-12 17:44:08 · answer #7 · answered by thisbrit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it would be a really old bible that was saved long time ago!
2006-11-12 17:42:16 · answer #8 · answered by TRUE GIRL! 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, the original Grey's Anatomy. the one w/ the human skin on its cover. priceless.
2006-11-12 17:46:33 · answer #9 · answered by Veritesirum 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no...but if i write one i can sell you one for 10 grand
2006-11-12 17:41:36 · answer #10 · answered by lil_pinkmartian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋