How much is this first edition Infinite Jest worth if it's not in perfect condition? [more inside]
posted by minicloud on Dec 6, 2008 - 7 answers

How might I obtain images or facsimiles of the first and last page of the very first German edition of Wittgenstein's Tractatus? [more inside]
posted by treepour on Jan 11, 2008 - 10 answers

Trying to find a hard copy of Ten Days in a Mad-House is, well, driving me mad. [more inside]
posted by Oddly on Jul 5, 2007 - 1 answer

I am trying to find a reading copy of an English translation of Hanns Heinz Ewers's novel Alraune. I have not had any luck. Can you help me? [more inside]
posted by PinkStainlessTail on May 20, 2006 - 6 answers

Sell or hold? My impulse rare book investment is appreciating nicely it seems. Maybe. [more inside]
posted by well_balanced on Oct 10, 2005 - 13 answers

I have several rare/autographed books that I'm interested in selling due to financial issues. I don't want to be ripped off. Help! [more inside]
posted by u.n. owen on Feb 28, 2005 - 12 answers

I have a recent edition of Mary Poppins signed by P.L. Travers shortly before she died. How would I go about valuing such a thing and what would be the best way to sell it? I'm in South Australia if that makes a difference.
posted by Savvas on Jan 24, 2005 - 3 answers

Well, for $125,000 you can now buy a book scanning robot that will scan 1000 pages an hour of any rare book w/out damageing the book (which has always been the hold-up in the past requireing manual labour and shipment to India). Can anyone think of a business model for providing the content of old rare books online and/or DVD? [more inside]
posted by stbalbach on Oct 3, 2004 - 9 answers