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2 questions. Any help is much appreciated.
1. Appx. value? A 1952 Doubleday & Compamy stated 1st Edition of Anne Frank The Diary Of A Young Girl. Book is black with gold lettering in excellent condition. Has a tattered DJ with tears and a large jagged chip ( appx. 2"x2" ) out of the lower spine and back cover. Several other small chips. Price of $3.00 on the DJ. Copyright page says Copyright 1952, by Otto H. Frank; Copyright 1952 by The American Jewish Committee. An inscription and date on 1st endpage.
2.A 1st Edition? Value? The Harvard Classics. Dates of 1909 in most, a few have a 1910 date with both being the only dates in the books. Maroon with gold lettering, all sharp and not faded. The front cover states The Harvard Classics. Below that is a shield with 4 circles around it. The bottom of the front cover has Charles W. Eliot stamped. Hubbed spine. Binding appears to be hardcover and cloth. The binding on the spine is definetly cloth.
Stamped on the spine top to bottom is The Harvard Classics: Then the contents of each volumn, followed by some type of emblem and below the last hub is the number of the book. All are immaculate inside. No stamps, writing, tears to the pages, foxing or any of that sort of thing. The tissue paper between each frontpiece and title page is intact and complete. Exterior condition: corner bumping, wear to the upper and lower spine (apparently where they were taken off the shelf by the top of the spine) some cover wear, etc. Lettering and emblems are all shapr and not faded but the covers have wear and a few have small tears in the spine.
I've seen many 'First Editions' advertised, both green and maroon but none have the same binding, the same emblem in the circles or the same type on the spine.
Thanks for any help you can give.