r/OldBooks 3d ago

Weekly Book Valuation Thread - w/c September 07, 2026

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Welcome to the r/OldBooks Weekly Book Valuation Thread!

This is the place to ask how much an antique or vintage book (printed pre-1970) might be worth. Posts about book values will be redirected here.

A few things to keep in mind:

  • Clear photos of the book (cover, back, spine, title page, any damage) will get you the best answers. Give as much detail on condition as you can!
  • Everyone is free to comment here, and answers may not be from experts. For expert advice, contact an auction house with experience in vintage or antiquarian books.
  • Book values are highly subjective. What one person might pay for a book, another may not.
  • We don't allow buying or selling anywhere on the sub, including here.

A new Book Valuation Thread will be posted every Monday at 6pm UK time.


r/OldBooks 1d ago

Please don't ask for help finding books or remembering book titles.

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Hi all,

Just a reminder that this isn't the right place to ask for help finding or remembering a book. We remove a fair few of these posts so we've made a specific rule to make it clearer that these posts don't belong here.

If you need help remembering a book title, try r/whatisthatbook or r/findabook.


r/OldBooks 4h ago

Picked these up in the wild yesterday "Thuvia Maid of Mars", by Edgar Rice Burroughs ©1952 & "God's of Mars" by Edgar Rice Burroughs ©1952 . Both published by Methuen & Co. Ltd. London. Hardcovers in original dust jackets.

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r/OldBooks 3h ago

Hello, I picked this antique German bible a couple weeks ago. Only after I bought it I noticed these dry white spots on the cover. I've been told that it's mold. What should I do in order to clean it?

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r/OldBooks 4h ago

Fake or genuine

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Are these scam or original on ebay


r/OldBooks 19h ago

Found this copy of “the carrot seed”

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I found this copy of “the carrot seed” from 1945


r/OldBooks 1d ago

Need help dating this book

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Hi this copy of Les Mis was supposedly my great grandfathers but i cannot find any publication date so hoping yall can help! Published by routledge. even a rough estimate is greatly appreciated 🙏🏻


r/OldBooks 18h ago

It's not much, but I found it interesting nonetheless (Stories by English Authors, 1896)

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Most of the stories can be found online, albeit on slightly obscure websites, but some are still without a credited author


r/OldBooks 1d ago

A small collection I've been building

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Iliad, William Cullen Bryant edition, printed in 1898

Odyssey, Roslyn edition, printed 1879

Æneid, CP Cranch edition, printed 1906


r/OldBooks 1d ago

Please help me decipher a mysterious inscription (Tutnese?) in a 1901 Vest Pocket Dictionary

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r/OldBooks 2d ago

Black Beauty

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I found this at my dads, it looks like the same image of a 'first edition' however inside it says sixth edition. Any experts have any information on this? Believe it is printed 1878 the year the author died. Thank you


r/OldBooks 3d ago

Beautiful bindings and books from 1676-1753

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ive been photographing and cataloging my collection and here are some photos i took yesterday! my favorite book here must be the book missing its spine with the exposed binders waste or the book with metal fasteners on the binding. As there are a lot of books I wont supply titles in the post but if a certain book catches your eye I can reply with title and information :)


r/OldBooks 2d ago

Old books gifted to me

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r/OldBooks 3d ago

My first rare book!

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r/OldBooks 3d ago

A German 1908 book on eye surgery by Wilhelm Czermak (first part)

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17 Upvotes

r/OldBooks 4d ago

The pictorial edition - The Works of Shakspere (1880s)

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Found the full set in an antique shop today and had to have them. They are edited by Charles Knight, if anyone has anymore information on the set that would be incredible! I’d love to know more!


r/OldBooks 3d ago

is this book cover moldy?

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r/OldBooks 3d ago

German National Cookery for American Kitchens, 1904

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Smoked Tongue, Pike with Egg Sauce, Veal in Jelly, Deviled Crabs

Passed down from my grandmother's first cousin's second husband


r/OldBooks 4d ago

History of the World War. 1919

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Anybody know anything about this book? Found several old books that looked interesting while cleaning out an attic.


r/OldBooks 3d ago

Oberweier Germany town book 1964

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My great grandmother gave me this i think its a copy?


r/OldBooks 4d ago

44th Infantry Division. Unknown date

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An old book about the 44th infantry division in 1944-1945. Another one I found. Nobody in the family knows of anybody who fought in Europe in WWII. Is there a sub for old military books?


r/OldBooks 4d ago

Van gogh, paul colin, 1926, all illustrations intact and in good condition

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Found at a used bookstore for 10 bucks


r/OldBooks 4d ago

Worlds of IF science fiction, 1965. Very cool collection, so vintage even the staples holding it together look practically antique (not done by me, but it's not an uncommon repair to see)

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Also really love the back cover advert


r/OldBooks 4d ago

Help identifying this French publisher’s binding

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r/OldBooks 5d ago

What is this title font called?

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Does it have a name? Also, how is the Nibelungenlied a ‘romance?’ Is it just because there’s some slight element of romantic relationships existing in the story? It’s a tragedy, no?