How much could I expect to receive for a set of limited deluxe edition(s) of Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit?

Question

The books have never been read, and have spent the last 20 plus years in their hard boxes. Tissue paper still intact. One is printed on a type of rice paper. Both are psuedo leather bound, with gold and colored images stamped on the front. Pull out bi-color maps inside. Marble swirled details at front and end panels.

Answer 1

check ebay

or a used bookstore like the book baron

Answer 2

First of all - sounds great, and if you find the right collector, this could be very nice.

I would do some research myself. eBay is one place, but check out sites like www.addall.com and www.fetchbook.info. This way you can see who else is offering and for how much. Don't start by looking at the title for these books - use the ISBN (I hope it has one you can see), because there are going to be a lot of different versions for these.

eBay is a good resource because if someone is offering the books as a set, it will give you some idea about what people have been or are willing to pay.

Doesn't feel like I'm much help, but seriously, the ISBNs will be a clue as to their worth. They are probably part of a limited run and sound like they could be classified as LIKE NEW condition - not bad after 20 years!

Good luck!

Answer 3

www.bestbookbuys.com compiles inventory of a variety of online book dealers, including the big ones like half.com, powells, alibris and abebooks. You can see what other people are trying to sell their copies for.

ebay has a feature that will email you when a listing that meets your criteria is listed, so you don't have to check every few days. This way, you can see what things actually sell for, not just the asking price. You can also search the last 30 days of their auctions to see what has sold recently.

Old books can be very valuable, or practically worthless. It depends on condition and availability, and, of course, demand.