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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 370220, member: 5833&quot;]Non-profit organizations are not required to place a monetary value on in-kind contributions but the IRS would certainly be likely to want to see some acknowledgment of receipt describing the books in enough detail to satisfy them that what was donated is essentially the same as the set in auctions.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Sotheby&#039;s result was much higher than <a href="https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/vasari-giorgio-1511-1574-le-vite-e-piu-5578304-details.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/vasari-giorgio-1511-1574-le-vite-e-piu-5578304-details.aspx" rel="nofollow">Christie&#039;s got for a first edition in 2012</a>.&nbsp; Condition/presence of any repairs or restoration and provenance can make a big difference in what buyers are willing to pay.&nbsp; The Sotheby&#039;s set had the more interesting history of ownership.</p><p><br /></p><p>It would be interesting to know if your father&#039;s set had any marginalia.&nbsp; Some <a href="http://letteraturaartistica.blogspot.com/2016/06/giorgio-vasari.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://letteraturaartistica.blogspot.com/2016/06/giorgio-vasari.html" rel="nofollow">annotated copies</a> seem to be quite interesting.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope you will be getting some professional guidance in preparing returns.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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