Hello dea8nne,
I have found a few printings of this book, including the 1884
printing, by using BookFinder.com ( http://www.bookfinder.com ). The
1884 printing is being offered for US $60 by Book Bazaar in Ottawa,
Canada. The 1877 and 1887 printings are priced at $35 and $40,
respectively. The relatively low price of the 1877 book may have to
do with the relatively poor condition of the book. The 1887 book
lacks a dust jacket ("no dj"), so that might explain why it is not
priced near the $60 of the 1884 book. You can compare the condition
of your book with these three books, especially the 1884 version, and
come up with a reasonable estimate of how much your book is worth.
"Displaying books where Author is Platt, I. - Title is The World's
Encyclopedia of Wonders and Curiosities of Nature and Art, Science and
Literature"
BookFinder.com
http://www.bookfinder.com/search/?ac=sl&st=sl&qi=Dh0v1AXC0RyN4,HHqWN3.6o4avM_0936088610_1:2:3
"Displaying books where Author is Platt, I. D.D. - Title is The
World's Encyclopedia of WONDERS AND CURIOSITIES of Nature..."
BookFinder.com
http://www.bookfinder.com/search/?ac=sl&st=sl&qi=Dh0v1AXC0RyN4,HHqWN3.6o4avM_0936088610_1:3:2
Another good place to look would be eBay ( http://www.ebay.com ).
Unfortunately, the book is not up for auction at this time, nor has it
been offered in the past few weeks. But you might want to check eBay
at a later date; it could be available at some point, and would
provide further indication of the market value.
I hope that this information is helpful.
- justaskscott
Search strategy:
I searched on a few search engines, BookFinder, and eBay (Advanced
Search option) for: "encyclopedia of wonders and curiosities". [I
didn't find anything with the search engines or with eBay.] |
