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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Tonka. on 23 March 2011, 17:48:55

Title: Pleasant Surprise
Post by: Tonka. on 23 March 2011, 17:48:55
Clearing out the attic today. Ten years of stuff needed sorting.

SWMBO said lets give the books to charity. Hmmmm, thought I. Grabbed one and searched on ebay

Here it is.....

Stephen King: Carrie (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190510617992&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en)   :o :o :o
Title: Re: Pleasant Surprise
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 23 March 2011, 17:50:55
Is yours a first edition though Tonka? ::) :D :D ;)
Title: Re: Pleasant Surprise
Post by: Varche on 23 March 2011, 17:54:52
Have you got a signed Darwin: Origin of the Species 1st edition in that lot too?

sell em on Ebay and you will have enough to fuel the Omega next month. :y
Title: Re: Pleasant Surprise
Post by: Tonka. on 23 March 2011, 19:01:43
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Is yours a first edition though Tonka? ::) :D :D ;)

It is Lizzie. 1974   :o 8-)
Title: Re: Pleasant Surprise
Post by: Mysteryman on 23 March 2011, 19:39:19
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Is yours a first edition though Tonka? ::) :D :D ;)

It is Lizzie. 1974   :o 8-)


Send it to me and I will verify that.
Title: Re: Pleasant Surprise
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 23 March 2011, 19:42:59
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Is yours a first edition though Tonka? ::) :D :D ;)

It is Lizzie. 1974   :o 8-)


Send it to me and I will verify that.


No!!  Hands off Steve!  :o :o :o :o

I raised the "First Edition" question first so I will sell it for you Tonka! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;) ;)
Title: Re: Pleasant Surprise
Post by: Richie London on 23 March 2011, 19:57:31
my x has the first edition of great expectations. 1874 i think the date was. it was her great nans  fathers book. she also has both of there stamp collection books full up with hundreds of stamps. amazing stuff.
Title: Re: Pleasant Surprise
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 23 March 2011, 20:16:57
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my x has the first edition of great expectations. 1874 i think the date was. it was her great nans  fathers book. she also has both of there stamp collection books full up with hundreds of stamps. amazing stuff.


You gave up on all that wealth interesting stuff! :o :o ;D ;D ;D ;)
Title: Re: Pleasant Surprise
Post by: bigegg on 23 March 2011, 20:23:48
if you take a look on:

http://www.bookfinder.com

it will give you a range of prices from dealers worldwide.

don't forget, tho, that these prices, (and in the listing above) are *asking* prices NOT selling prices.

it's only worth a grand if you find a buyer...

other dealers are asking 500-750 for the NEL 1st.
depends A LOT on condition tho
Title: Re: Pleasant Surprise
Post by: bigegg on 23 March 2011, 20:30:06
oh, and the great expectations "1st" from 1874 is only a first from that version - not the original which was published in a newspaper in 1860 (and a full set of those are worth MILLIONS). first book edition was 1863.

your x's *might* be worth  twenty quid  :y
Title: Re: Pleasant Surprise
Post by: mrgreen on 23 March 2011, 20:37:34
excellent find!! my grandmother (who just turned 101!!!!!) has a load of irish silver which keeps turning up on antiques roadshow which is (by them ) at 5000 pounds plus! all just ornaments passed down generation to generation and eventually found it's way to N.Z!