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<p>[QUOTE="2manycats, post: 9546077, member: 13761"]Motley was popular in his day, but is no longer well-regarded by scholars. There are a LOT of his books out there, though a complete set like this is uncommon. Mostly of decorative value, readable but not authoritative. So condition is paramount. As a dealer, I would not be too excited about these, I'm afraid. And as far as what book dealers pay, I'm usually in the 20-30% range of what I expect a book to sell for. Rent & other expenses take about half of what I make, so that means I split the 'profit' with the seller. If I have a ready buyer for a good book, I might pay half what I'll sell it for, but that's uncommon.</p><p><br /></p><p>And a note on the eleventh edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica - the editors of that edition made efforts to get the world's experts in their fields write the articles, so you had Einstein writing on physics, Bertrand Russell on philosophy (if I recall correctly, probably not) and so forth. This means the set continues to be of historic interest. The ninth is also well-regarded for its history.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manycats, post: 9546077, member: 13761"]Motley was popular in his day, but is no longer well-regarded by scholars. There are a LOT of his books out there, though a complete set like this is uncommon. Mostly of decorative value, readable but not authoritative. So condition is paramount. As a dealer, I would not be too excited about these, I'm afraid. And as far as what book dealers pay, I'm usually in the 20-30% range of what I expect a book to sell for. Rent & other expenses take about half of what I make, so that means I split the 'profit' with the seller. If I have a ready buyer for a good book, I might pay half what I'll sell it for, but that's uncommon. And a note on the eleventh edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica - the editors of that edition made efforts to get the world's experts in their fields write the articles, so you had Einstein writing on physics, Bertrand Russell on philosophy (if I recall correctly, probably not) and so forth. This means the set continues to be of historic interest. The ninth is also well-regarded for its history.[/QUOTE]
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