Not published with dust jacket??

I have a copy of "Sid Says" by John M. Sidall, 1917. When I go to
various sites (AddALL, abebooks, alibris) to check prices and other
editions, most of the descriptions state "Not published with dust
jacket." However, my copy does have a dust jacket, so these
descriptions must (?) be incorrect.

How does this happen? I wonder sometimes if descriptions are
"borrowed" from other descriptions -- i.e., a seller doesn't write
his/her own but counts on previous descriptions being correct or at
least "good enough." And what effect would the presence of a dust
jacket have on the price if I were to sell this book?

As may be obvious, I'm a relative newbie to this field, though a
lifelong reader and lover of books. Thanks in advance for any
comments!

Anne

You're right, none of the listings for the 1917 version state "not
published with dust jacket."

....

You'd probably get half of this at most, if you sold. So I stand to
be corrected on this - possibly this is one of the most sought after
books ever - but I'd be surprises if it raised more than say - $100
tops?

Yeah... that's about what I would have said, actually, though I guess
we can hope it's an underestimate!

Anne

However, I have found DJs for books that everyone (including me) assumed
didn't have them. Once a dealer lists a book in a certain way, the
description is apt to propagate.

---Mike
http://www.booktouronline.com


"Anne" wrote in message
om...
You're right, none of the listings for the 1917 version state "not
published with dust jacket."

...

You'd probably get half of this at most, if you sold. So I stand to
be corrected on this - possibly this is one of the most sought after
books ever - but I'd be surprises if it raised more than say - $100
tops?

Yeah... that's about what I would have said, actually, though I guess
we can hope it's an underestimate!

Anne