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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 1491484, member: 8267&quot;]When making such decisions about books, some of the things to consider are:</p><p><br /></p><p>1) How common was the publication - ie. how many copies were originally printed and, therefore, how many copies might still be in existence? For example, the Medical Dictionary mentions that 70,000 copies of the previous edition had been sold. Reference books and school books were generally printed in large numbers, and may be quite common. Books that were printed in large quantities often retain little value.</p><p><br /></p><p>2) Is the subject matter unique and/or still of interest? General reference books (dictionaries and other broad topics) often retain little appeal. Most medical and legal texts are soon superseded. Religious publications rarely retain value.</p><p><br /></p><p>3) Condition, condition, condition. The condition of a book can save or sink it, in terms of value, in spite of other considerations.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am afraid your 3 books have several strikes against them - common, uninteresting subject matter, and poor condition.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can also use a website such as abebooks.com to compare the listings of other experienced booksellers. Just be careful to match all characteristics of a book when searching - author and title (of course) but also publisher, year of publication, format (hardcover vs paperback and any other binding details), and condition.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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