Rare book accidently sold in library sale
Oh boy, there’s trouble at the Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Montana. Last spring, the college library’s annual book sale took place and it seems someone accidently put one of the library’s rare books up for the sale. History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England by Edward Hyde, first Earl of Clarendon, should not have been sold for between 10 cents and $1 - this 1719 book is worth rather more than that. Take a look at this listing for another copy from 1719.
If you bought it, the library would like you to bring the book back and then share the profits on the book’s sale at its correct market value. I wonder if this will happpen. I have a feeling the new owner might have gone straight home, logged on to AbeBooks.com and looked up its value….
March 27th, 2007 at 11:01 am
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