1886 Book

Hello all,

I need some help putting a value on this book. It's an 1886 Appletons Standard Arithmetics Numbers Illustrated by D Appleton & Co. Its very worn on the covers, it has some pencil drawings on the inside of the front cover, and one of the pages. The pages themselves are in excellent condition. Pics are attached.

Thanks,
Aidan

 

[QUOTEHi and welcone="Aidan, post: 78381, member: 238"]Hello all,

I need some help putting a value on this book. It's an 1886 Appletons Standard Arithmetics Numbers Illustrated by D Appleton & Co. Its very worn on the covers, it has some pencil drawings on the inside of the front cover, and one of the pages. The pages themselves are in excellent condition. Pics are attached.

Thanks,
Aidan[/QUOTE]
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Hi and welcome!
Good to have you here though I guess I will be the first to inform you that pricing is so difficult that few would offer any.
That said, I didn't find this book in my searches.
This means little to nothing but if it was desirable I would have found it methinks.
There are others here who may know of or can find it.
I like it for the history of it but it's pretty hammered too.
I have lots of kid's school books and don't recall having this but may.

 

Here are some listings for people trying to sell copies of this book. Note that this is what they are asking, and nobody necessarily is selling it at these prices ($28.50-$54.75)

http://www.bookfinder.com/search/?a...s%20an%20arithmetic%20for%20primary%20schools

http://www.bookfinder.com/search/?a...s%20an%20arithmetic%20for%20primary%20schools

 

Ah! You did better than I but your point is noted. Thanks for the links!
Even if those are perfect, or even signed by the author, I can't imagine anyone wants them.
Nothing on ABE, Alibris, eBidet nor Ruby. If I tripped over this at a G sale or thrift store I would buy it if less than $5.

 

130 years from now your great grand children may be asking here about prices for a used beat up 2016 Ipad !

 

Ha!!!
I don't know who would want my eye pad....ever....
It's kinda funky and gooey from all that white tape sooooo...

 

Thanks for the replies all, it was an oddity that I picked up at a thrift store for 2$

 

That's about right.

 

Well there's your 1st lesson learned !!
For 2 bucks ...almost anything is worth a shot at !!!

Keep it up !

 

As a curio $2 sounds about on the mark. By the end of the 19th C. the advent of mass education meant masses of schoolbooks.

 

An example of old doesn't mean valuable....except for those of us here who think we are.........old that is.