Little Women

Picked this up from a neighbor at yard sakw

 

stiff neck pix

 

Thank you

 

What a funny thing to sell at a yard sale. It appears you have both volumes. Here are asking prices for single volumes. Yours likely the first reprinting. (More research would need to be done to confirm.)

https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/Se...by=17&sts=t&tn=little women&yrh=1870&yrl=1870

Debora

 

Can you sell on that site?

 

Here is information on how to sell on the abebooks site. Usually it's professional booksellers (not sure if you are one) but there is also a way to sell smaller numbers of items.
https://www.abebooks.com/books/Sell/?cm_sp=merch-_-seller-_-sell

 

Don't forget to look at Ebay solds. There are some.

 

You don't need to sell on abebooks. They will be found if you sell on ebay. If they were mine, I'd sell together, not individually (as that's the way they started out life.) Condition of yours looks quite good. If you like, we can help you with some book condition terms for your listing. In meantime, treat carefully. Especially the bindings which appear to be relatively unworn, unmarked.

Debora

 

Any guidance you have would be appreciated. Thank you.

 

Any guidance you have would be appreciated. Thank you.

 

The book

yeah, I saw that, maybe it was like cars after a certain point in the year they would date it the following year? Also what is the name in the front above Brooklyn?

 

It is Pitt something. There is an inscription at the top of the title page that says "Clara McKinley from Uncle Pitt" and I assume that is the same person whose name is above the word "Brooklyn."

 

Eagle eyes!

 

If you have any book condition terms that would be awesome!

 

I use this resource. Among things buyers will be interested to know are: 1) Description of boards (ex. "red cloth with gilt decoration,") 2) Condition of boards (e.g. stained/unstained,) 3) Condition of spine (e.g. solid/loose,) 4) Condition of paper (e.g. foxing/discoloration due to age,) 5) Condition of pages (e.g. marked/unmarked,) 6) Number and condition of illustrations.) Important information: 1) complete 2 volume set and 2) early editions. Inscriptions not a problem as they're period; just disclose and include photographs. I'm not a professional bookseller so someone more knowledgable is welcome to add/expand/correct the above. Until they do, it's enough to get you started. Oh, and if they were mine and I were listing on eBay I'd list them as an auction (with free priority shipping) rather than as a BIN and let market determine value. (But my opening bid would be fairly high.)

https://www.abebooks.com/books/rarebooks/collecting-guide/understanding-rare-books/glossary.shtml

Debora