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<p>[QUOTE="Pat P, post: 13759, member: 201"]The Getty Research Institute lists sources for researching past sales of books...</p><p><a href="http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/guides_bibliographies/guide_appraisal.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/guides_bibliographies/guide_appraisal.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/guides_bibliographies/guide_appraisal.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Also, the website, American Exchange, has a database of sales. I think all of the online databases require a subscription. </p><p><br /></p><p>'Nuff, you might want to check with a large library near you to see what they have available. I read that the Boston Public Library subscribes to at least one of these book databases and it's only available in person at the library, not online. I'm planning on going in one of these days to the main branch to look up my scarcer books.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another possible source is the Boston Athenaeum, which requires membership to use their online resouces.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pat P, post: 13759, member: 201"]The Getty Research Institute lists sources for researching past sales of books... [url]http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/guides_bibliographies/guide_appraisal.html[/url] Also, the website, American Exchange, has a database of sales. I think all of the online databases require a subscription. 'Nuff, you might want to check with a large library near you to see what they have available. I read that the Boston Public Library subscribes to at least one of these book databases and it's only available in person at the library, not online. I'm planning on going in one of these days to the main branch to look up my scarcer books. Another possible source is the Boston Athenaeum, which requires membership to use their online resouces.[/QUOTE]
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