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The idea to preserve an old book can give great
reading pleasures. This is similar in spirit of people to
preserve antique furniture and other items. Hence these old
books are valuable and can be "antique books." The objective of
an antique book is to represent the pages of the book as they
actually appear, even though little discoloring of pages or
pictures is okay. This approximates the experience and pleasure
of reading an actual book. Greek and Latin classic books, books
of classical philosophers such as Aristotle, Plato and Lucretius,
ancient novels by Heliodorus and Petronius, books by ancient
medical writers such as Dioscorides, Hippocrates and Galen,
books of ancient travelers and geographers such as Pausanius and
Strabo etc form the part of antique books.. |
These antique book pricing is quite high and is done meticulously
after careful examination of books and their condition.
One may wonder who buys antique books. But antique book collection is a
hobby for book lovers. The experience that they seek in viewing an old
book itself thrills them to collect it. Moreover it can be a unique
collection of such books that one can boast of and can be a great
investment too.
Many booksellers appraise antique books as part of their business. The
intrinsic value of a book is what is reviewed apart from its conditions.
No matter how old, a book with missing pages is almost worthless. The
variable that will most strongly affect the value of your book is the
condition of the book. The book should have its original dust jacket
with all its original parts. While a jacket of the book may seem an
unimportant, it is the most delicate and thus the most likely part to be
missing or severely damaged.
A lot of booksellers and fine arts association perform appraisals for
antique pieces including books. Antique books appraiser’s directory can
be found on local directories.
New methods and technology have made possible the restoration of old
antique books by way of scanning, print separation and enhancement, and
other processes. Edition and condition are very important for a book.
Book appraisals are usually not provided free of cost.
They come at a charge for the service offered by the book appraiser.
Because the range of rare and old books is vast, one should seek an
appraiser who is knowledgeable about the particular type of books that
one has. It is advisable to ask for references and referrals until one
is satisfied that one have found the right person to appraise the value
of an old book. .
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