I have a copy of The Art Journal 1862, New Series, Volume 1. Printed
by James S Virtue, City Road, London. (324 pages, hard cover). It's in
fair condition (Cover is a bit tattered but pages are in reasonably
good condition & readable.) Could someone tell me the approx value of
this Journal?

Dear chasask-ga;

Thank you for allowing me to answer your interesting question.

Generally speaking, Art Journals from this era like the one you
mentioned normally sell on the collectors market for anywhere from $20
to $250 dollars depending on what they are and what condition they are
in:

BIBLIO
http://www.biblio.com/search.php?tid=0&auid=0&stage=1&author=Art+Journal&title=THE+ART+-


HIGH RANGE:

Here is an example described as being in ?very good? condition (a
former library copy) for sale for $150. I found no other examples
listed this high or higher:

BIBLIO
http://illiad.biblio.com/books/9258560.html


MID RANGE:

I found where another copy of ?THE ART JOURNAL 1862? in relatively
?fair condition? recently sold for $115.00

http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:E3Nby-pn0roJ:www.biblio.com/browse_books/title/t/25997.html+%22The+Art+Journal+1862%22&hl=en


LOW END:

Yet another copy (in less desirable condition perhaps) is being
offered for sale for $50 here:

DUKES SALES
http://www.dukes-auctions.co.uk/Catalogues/Pf141102/page15.htm


I think it is more than safe to say that $50-$150 (relative to its
condition) is what you could expect this volume to sell for, perhaps a
bit more if you were to find a collector who really wants this
particular book badly or needs it to complete a collection.

You might contact INVALUABLE, an online art market and inquire as to
the history of their sales to get a better idea of how much your
example might be worth. Registration is free to browse their site and
if I am interpreting their listing correctly you will see that their
site indicates that they have sold a number of copies of this book in
past transactions. I?m sure this will confirm my information.

INVALUABLE
http://www.invaluable.com/PartnerPages/PartnerHomePage.aspx?ClientID=1040195


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THE ART JOURNAL 1862

JAMES S. VIRTUE

Probably not much. Such magazines and journals of the era are common,
and unless in very good to excellent condition, don't bring much in
the marketplace. A lot depends on what the articles are, and what the
artwork is like. For example, an article by a famous artist would
garner more interest. And full page illustrations are attractive to
many buyers.

Kriswrite