Years ago Before the internet I figured out first I’ll sell some 200 antiquarian German books from Early 1900’s All hardbackbooks with diagrams maps illustrations Fine bindings etc. I bought from a very refined woman pianist who fled the Nazis. I called the biggest best most famous bookseller in nyc. He did not know it but I was auditioning him to see if I trusted him with the sale of all my books. I just said I had old Fine Books in German which I thought at the time Easily worth $1.00 each or $200. For the lot My Being fair and making a deal getting Finally started selling books.
The books were face up lined up Most With dust jackets etc. in rows easy to see on the living room floor. In my mind I figured I should get rid of these books I can Never read first.......& see how it goes.
I didn’t mention I had 10,000 books here For sale but when he walked in my door he saw them. He started saying, “You don’t know books, I know books!” As he walked around looking at the books on the floor. I said do you want to buy them. He said yes. I’ll give you $45. For all the books. I said but for these 200 Beautiful antique books you are not even offering $.50 cents a book. He said take it or leave it & again “You don’t know books, I know books!” With that he reached down to the floor picked up one German book and flung it across the livingroom!!!!!
With that I ushered him to the door!
As soon as the door closed, I ran to that thrown book I didn’t notice before among the lot of German books, and looked it over.
I sold that 1 book for $200. It was a little Esoteric German Art book about early poster making.
He could have bought all the books knowing what he had if he was 1/2 fair.
evry1nositswindy • seller since 2013
