Collected Books: The Guide to Values 2002 Edition (Collected Books) - Hardcover

Ahearn, Allen; Ahearn, Patricia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0399147810 ISBN 13: 9780399147814

Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2001

Synopsis

A comprehensive handbook to more than twenty thousand titles in various categories--literature, poetry, Americana, mysteries, science fiction, children's books, photography, and travel--lists the market value of each volume, from $200 for Charles Frazier's Cold Mountain to $750,000 for the original London 1865 edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

About this title

About the Author

The business was started in 1976, although they have been buying and selling first editions since the mid-1960s. Their previous book is Book Collecting 2000.

From Library Journal

This book has the strengths and weaknesses of its predecessor, Van Allen Bradley's Handbook of Values (Putnam, 1982). It provides a convenient, one-volume source for prices of many collectible books, mainly first editions published since 1800, and includes brief notes to identify first printings. The continued popularity of Bradley's book and the appearance of this one suggest that booksellers and collectors find the list useful, and libraries (especially those lacking fuller resources like American Book Prices Current ) may find it useful for ready reference. Yet it should be used with caution: it omits many collectible books, prices vary widely, and the absence of a dustjacket can reduce value of a book listed by hundreds of dollars. The front matter notes some of the caveats, but the casual user may still be misled.
- Joseph Ro senblum, Univ. of North Carolina, Greensboro
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0399147810
• ISBN 13: 9780399147814
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 832