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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manycats, post: 1571727, member: 13761&quot;]Here is a link to Chicago-area dealers who are members of the MidWest Antiquarian Bookseller&#039;s Association:</p><p><a href="https://mwaba.com/directory/#!directory/map/rad=030/zip=Chicago%20IL" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://mwaba.com/directory/#!directory/map/rad=030/zip=Chicago%20IL" rel="nofollow">https://mwaba.com/directory/#!directory/map/rad=030/zip=Chicago IL</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America:</p><p><a href="https://www.abaa.org/booksellers/results?BusinessName=&amp;first_name=&amp;last_name=&amp;state=IL&amp;chapter=&amp;specialties=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.abaa.org/booksellers/results?BusinessName=&amp;first_name=&amp;last_name=&amp;state=IL&amp;chapter=&amp;specialties=" rel="nofollow">https://www.abaa.org/booksellers/results?BusinessName=&amp;first_name=&amp;last_name=&amp;state=IL&amp;chapter=&amp;specialties=</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Most will be interested in specialty areas, e.g. American History or Photography. A general or miscellaneous collection is difficult to sell - age is of little import, until you get to the 1600s and earlier. Be prepared to discuss subject matter more than age. Condition matters - a lot. Most dealers, myself included, have much more backstock than time to deal with it, so unless your books fit someone&#039;s interests quite well, you may be offered very little. A look at &#039;completed&#039; books on eBay is a fine way to judge general interest and value - lots of books go unsold, unless they are something unusual. </p><p><br /></p><p>My recommendation is to call around, once you have an idea of what kind of books you have (my least favorite thing to hear is &quot;oh, a little bit of everything&quot; or possible &quot;oh, you name it, I have it!&quot; Really? Medieval Persian manuscripts? Signed Hemingways?) and see if you can set up appointments to show them to a few dealers, and get a few offers for the lot before you decide.</p><p><br /></p><p>There&#039;s also the auction house of Leslie Hindman, which has been doing book auctions for some time now, if your books are high-end enough.</p><p><br /></p><p>Appraisals are done by specialists who charge a lot, as IRS regulations have changed, though some dealers may still do them for legal or insurance purposes.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Post a few pictures and I can tell you more.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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