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<p>[QUOTE="Dave47, post: 726618, member: 10417"]Very few "old Bibles" are worth much at auction. I learned a bit from an antiquarian bookseller many years ago - and the nineteenth century saw scads of "Family Bibles" sold, and most not worth the cost of rebinding. Unless it is an extremely notable edition, has illustrations with collectible value, or has important connections to someone famous, it would be of interest only to a person connected to that family.</p><p><br /></p><p>Such editions do exist, but are a tiny number as a percentage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Dave47, post: 726618, member: 10417"]Very few "old Bibles" are worth much at auction. I learned a bit from an antiquarian bookseller many years ago - and the nineteenth century saw scads of "Family Bibles" sold, and most not worth the cost of rebinding. Unless it is an extremely notable edition, has illustrations with collectible value, or has important connections to someone famous, it would be of interest only to a person connected to that family. Such editions do exist, but are a tiny number as a percentage.[/QUOTE]
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