How to Value Rare Books as a Young Bookseller, Part 2

Or Tools for Rare Book Evaluation.

There are many routes to support your valuation - as I’m learning. It began with me thinking of how to approach valuation of my books, and wondering if a calculator existed, at least for initial assessments. Here are a few things and places I found:

• Abebooks

• Addall

• Bookfinder 

• Vialibri

• Biblio

You can also consult

• the American Library Association (ALA) or the “Your Old Books” page by the Rare Book and Manuscripts Section of ALA.

• Sotheby’s Inc

• Bookscouter

• The Pratt Library has a useful page with a collection of Websites with General Information and Information on Old Books

I’m going to try a few out, and document the process, hopefully not only from listing, but through to selling.

Stay tuned.