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Collectible Childrens Books on eBay

As per cc's suggestion, a thread for relatively higher dollar children's books sold on eBay and the ensuing discussions.

A book that looks like nothing.

There are quite a few books that don't look like anything special. Here's one: Security Analysis

Need help identifying ca 1910 German or Austrian bookbinder

I have a copy of Nietzsche's Also Sprach Zarathustra published in Leipzig in 1910. The book is not of any particular value but it is bound in an outstanding contemporary custom leather art nouveau or jugndstil style binding. I have not been able to i...

Is this a group of authors?

Had this photo hanging about for a while. It isn't as old as most that show up on here, so I'm hoping that some of the faces are familiar to someone. I do know that second from the right on the front row is Graham Greene. Furthest left on the front r...

Resolved! To Be Continued.....

Rules are simple. Post a complete sentence that starts with the last word of the post above you. I'll start: My oporum got infected and I had to go to the doctor. .

Helpful BSB Archived Threads

A recent Google search turned up an BSB archived thread, whereas the same search on eBay Community did not find the same info. Epiphany me! Why not start a BSB thread connecting to helpful BSB archived threads?

Records Shattered in Crain Science Fiction Collection Auction at Heritage Auctions

Courtesy of Fine Books Magazine: "Multiple auction records were shattered in The Glynn and Suzanne Crain Science Fiction Collection Auction at Heritage Auctions Aug. 13-14 in Dallas, Texas. The White Glove auction totaled $2,407,620, exceeding the pr...

Identifying first editions

Dear booksellers:I hope that you will forgive what is probably a naive question from a casual seller who is still fairly new to the bookselling game.I'm aware that when we say “first edition,” what we really mean is first printing, and also that the ...

Top 100 Collectible American Picturebooks

I wrote this 10 piece article a couple of years ago (Craig was kind enough to cross-publish it on Bookthink) and in the past two weekends modified the navigation elements to make it easier to view. Made the left navigation menu 'sticky' so that as th...

Gravity Falls!

Would someone please explain what and how Gravity Falls sold listings, sorted by most expensive, shows 30 copies sold for over $1,000!

Atlantic Ocean Arbitrage - UK or US?

A thread for books which consistently sell for higher prices in the UK versus the US ... and vice versa:Books sold on UK eBay for over £300.

Which Types of Books Sell Best on eBay?

I wanted to ask other booksellers: Which types of books sell best on eBay? Paper back or hardcover? Very old books? But also some newer ones, I'm sure? Any particular subjects that people seem to be most interested in? If non-fiction, which catagorie...

Why a poorly written children's book is being auctioned on eBay for over $132 (so far)

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Healthy-Holly-By-Mayor-Pugh/312585589015?hash=item48c78d9117:g:i24AAOSwsVtcwkQO&frcectupt=true I subscribe to the Baltimore Sun, so have been following this story with interest since it broke a few weeks ago. But for those no...

Resolved! Is it a BCE or a trade edition? How do I tell?

Hello booksellers, I'm in the process of creating a "master list" of 1st edition, 1st print titles that have a sales record on eBay. I'm using a couple of reference books to find the prospective titles, the publishing houses and dates of first releas...

Resolved! Need Help with Japanese Book

I hope someone can help with information about this book. I 'think' this is Japanese.Book is back to front; all writing in the book is in other language, but the pages are numbered 1 - 246.Photos are mostly pin-up type / nudes of Caucasian females, b...

How One Librarian Tried to Squash Goodnight Moon

There’s a reason this classic is missing from the New York Public Library’s list of the 10 most-checked-out books of all time. Anne Carroll Moore, New York Children's Library Gatekeeper, hated the book. Other libraries across the nation looked to the...

Edgar Allan Poe ~ 211 years old and still going strong!

On January 18 (one day before his actual birthday), my husband and I went to the Edgar Allan Poe birthday event at Westminster Hall in Baltimore. It was so cold, rainy and sleeting that day, but it was amazing to watch several readings and performanc...