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RareBookBuyer.com
We are dealers in early printed books and manuscripts and have a wide base of University clients. We specialize in early printed books published before 1800. However, we also purchase important 19th century works and illustrated books. Feel free as well to email us at WeBuyRareBooks@gmail.com.
Please provide as much information as possible in your email about the books including title, publisher, and date. We also kindly request digital photos of the binding and title page which are very helpful to better appreciate the condition of the book and provide a preliminary evaluation.
The value of a book is determined by many factors including rarity, importance, completeness, provenance, condition, and distinguishing features such as signatures or annotations etc. Perhaps the most important is the end customer. The right collector will naturally pay more for the right book and that is often where a dealer can provide much more value than a mere auction house.
We will do our best to provide free evaluations of books. We base these upon the American auction records (ABPC- American Book Prices Current) which is a database of actual realized prices and is often the first step in properly evaluating your rare books and manuscripts. Even rare books tend to have previous auction records and comparable records often are a very good indicator of current value and what you can expect a dealer to pay for your rare books.
Note: We are not a legal appraisal service and our honest and fair evaluations are provided solely for informational purposes or to help you determine if you wish to sell your old and rare books.