flyangler Posted August 17, 2018 Report Share Posted August 17, 2018 I have an edition of Walton's Complete Angler dates 1876, anyone have any idea if it has any real value? I don’t know how to grease the condition of books. The pages are brown and the cover shows wear and age. “No nation in history has survived once its borders were destroyed, once its citizenship was rendered no different from mere residence, and once its neighbors with impunity undermined its sovereignty.” - Victor Davis Hanson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyrodder44 Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 My search seems to indicate that it is worth about $100. Here is the link to get you to the book you have. Scroll down a bit. Hope this helps. FR. https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=Walton&bi=0&bsi=100&bx=off&ds=50&recentlyadded=all&sortby=1&tn=Compleat+Angler&x=0&y=0&yrh=1896&yrl=189&prevpage=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyangler Posted August 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 1 hour ago, flyrodder44 said: My search seems to indicate that it is worth about $100. Here is the link to get you to the book you have. Scroll down a bit. Hope this helps. FR. https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=Walton&bi=0&bsi=100&bx=off&ds=50&recentlyadded=all&sortby=1&tn=Compleat+Angler&x=0&y=0&yrh=1896&yrl=189&prevpage=1 Thanks FR, perfect! “No nation in history has survived once its borders were destroyed, once its citizenship was rendered no different from mere residence, and once its neighbors with impunity undermined its sovereignty.” - Victor Davis Hanson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormy monday Posted August 19, 2018 Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 (edited) You never know. My Dad bought a box of books at a yard sale for $1.00. In it was a Nancy Drew book he put on ebay. It sold for $12,000. Yes twelve thousand dollars. Some dude in Hollywood with money to burn needed THAT book, I have no idea why. Go fishing with it, you never know who needs it and what they'll pay. Dad had a copy of the auction framed... Edited August 19, 2018 by stormy monday Speling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7 Rivers Posted August 19, 2018 Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 25 mins ago, stormy monday said: You never know. My Dad bought a box of books at a yard sale for $1.00. In it was a Nancy Drew book he put on ebay. It sold for $12,000. Yes twelve thousand dollars. Some dude in Hollywood with money to burn needed THAT book, I have no idea why. Go fishing with it, you never know who needs it and what they'll pay. Dad had a copy of the auction framed... unreal, good for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeeRay56 Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 PM sent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlumFishing Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 Where’d you pick that up, Tom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregPavlov Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 On 8/18/2018 at 9:36 PM, stormy monday said: You never know. My Dad bought a box of books at a yard sale for $1.00. In it was a Nancy Drew book he put on ebay. It sold for $12,000. Yes twelve thousand dollars. Some dude in Hollywood with money to burn needed THAT book, I have no idea why. Go fishing with it, you never know who needs it and what they'll pay. Dad had a copy of the auction framed... There are lots of possible reasons why and I suspect it had nothing to do with Hollywood. Book collecting, like a lot of other collecting hobbies, can get pretty complicated, especially when it comes to something like Nancy Drew with a lot of stories published many times over a long period of time: http://www.series-books.com/nancydrew/values.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyangler Posted August 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 2 hours ago, VeeRay56 said: PM sent. VeryRay, it is not for sale at the moment. This was a curiosity post. “No nation in history has survived once its borders were destroyed, once its citizenship was rendered no different from mere residence, and once its neighbors with impunity undermined its sovereignty.” - Victor Davis Hanson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyangler Posted August 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 2 hours ago, PlumFishing said: Where’d you pick that up, Tom? It was a gift from my wife's late uncle who received it from an elderly neighbor as payment for helping her with a felled tree after a storm. He had it for over 30 years sitting on a bookshelf. “No nation in history has survived once its borders were destroyed, once its citizenship was rendered no different from mere residence, and once its neighbors with impunity undermined its sovereignty.” - Victor Davis Hanson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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