How can i find a current value for a medical book published in 1912?

Question

Book name is "The School of Health"
Authors are "Alfred B. Olsen, MD" & "M. Ellsworth Olsen, MA"

Answer 1

With books, being old isn't necessarily a reason for them to be collectible. I check out books on www.abebooks.com to see what other book stores are selling a title for, and in this case it seems to range from $1 to about $25.

Take a look for yourself-- it's a nice site and very informative.

I see this is your first question. I hope you'll pick a best answer instead of letting the question go to voting. It's discouraging when people don't choose an answer and the winning entry from voters turns out to be "I don't know."

Answer 2

Search the inventories of a variety of used book dealers, including big ones like abebooks, alibris and Powells. Try to find one where the condition matches yours, as that is very inportant in used/rare book value. Remember, though, that these are asking prices, not selling prices.

You can also set up a search on ebay that will email you whenever a listing matches your search criteria is listed. You can also search ebay for things that have sold in the past month. The selling price there is probably a good indicator of what your book is worth.

It is worth what someone will pay for it. Depends on condition, how many are still around, and whether or not anyone still wants one.