unusual book format

[winter-888]

I purchased a 1993 Grolier pub. Disney Little Mermaid book in great condition.  When I opened the cover, the inside cover sheets were upside down.  When I opened to the first page, it was also upside down and it was also the last page of the story.  If I flipped the book over to the back cover, and turned it upside down, the pages were correct, and the first page was at the end.  I have no idea if it is worth anything or not.  Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Suzanne

[jlstoner]

That Grolier copy is likely a re-print and an error as well.

That said, some disney collector may like it cheap.

I find that books must be in fine condition, with dust jackets to sell.

Do your homework and explore the SOLD  listings.

[1786davycrockett]

As a former printer, I've seen this happen more times than you might imagine:  the individual bundles of pages are filled incorrectly in the collator pockets.

Generally, these errors are caught before entering the binding process -- but sometimes a few slip through.

Not exactly a "rarity"; but of interest to some Disney collector, somewhere.

Allow yourself a little profit, then list it to sell fast.