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<p>[QUOTE="Debora, post: 6916465, member: 1476"]None in eBay Completed listings and one on offer in eBay active listings for $989 (or Best Offer). That tells us seller knows it's scarce, thinks it's of value, but didn't bother doing any research and hopes interested buyer will set price for him. On abebooks.com, there's one up for offer at $44.00. Thriftbooks has one at $40.00. Etsy has one at $45.00. I'd think that establishes the top value range. </p><p><br /></p><p>Dunno about it being highly valued but it is a text book which impacts value. Condition is also important. The term "good" doesn't communicate anything to book buyers; you'll want to find a list of collector terms to more accurately describe condition. As an example, here's one from alibris.com. (Think there's a better one out there.) What will help sell your volume is the interior pages and if you can tie it to an art movement or era. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.alibris.com/glossary/condition#conditiong" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.alibris.com/glossary/condition#conditiong" rel="nofollow">https://www.alibris.com/glossary/condition#conditiong</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a review from the New York Times. Note that the book was developed for the craftsman not the fine art student. Another selling point to emphasize. </p><p><br /></p><p>Debora</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]420968[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Debora, post: 6916465, member: 1476"]None in eBay Completed listings and one on offer in eBay active listings for $989 (or Best Offer). That tells us seller knows it's scarce, thinks it's of value, but didn't bother doing any research and hopes interested buyer will set price for him. On abebooks.com, there's one up for offer at $44.00. Thriftbooks has one at $40.00. Etsy has one at $45.00. I'd think that establishes the top value range. Dunno about it being highly valued but it is a text book which impacts value. Condition is also important. The term "good" doesn't communicate anything to book buyers; you'll want to find a list of collector terms to more accurately describe condition. As an example, here's one from alibris.com. (Think there's a better one out there.) What will help sell your volume is the interior pages and if you can tie it to an art movement or era. [URL]https://www.alibris.com/glossary/condition#conditiong[/URL] Here's a review from the New York Times. Note that the book was developed for the craftsman not the fine art student. Another selling point to emphasize. Debora [ATTACH=full]420968[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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