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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;afantiques, post: 227610, member: 25&quot;]Always leave a bit for the next guy.</p><p><br /></p><p>The buyer will almost certainly be someone you would never have found yourself. DW is a go to place for rare books. I suspect that you are not such a destination seller.</p><p>Some of the London auction houses have specialist rare book sales, you could ask a few of them, but you may have to wait six months for a suitable sale. There would be no guarantee of a a higher price, and they are not inclined to haggle over commission unless you are a really big name. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>On a more philosphical note, fretting about maximising your windfall will diminish your justifiable joy about receiving the windfall. Plus the gods that hand out such gifts to canny antique dealers will not be pleased if you quibble about the exact value ot the gift, and may withold them in future. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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