How much would be reasonable to ask for these art books?

I have six art books from the 1950s, five of which were published by
Harry N. Abramson, and the sixth of which was published by Art
Treasures of the World. These are folio size and are in reasonably
good condition, although visibly yellowed with age. The a

London National Gallery by Philip Hendy
The Parado, Madrid, by Herry B. Wehle
The Louvre, Paris, by Milton S. Fox
The Metropolitan, New York, by Theodore Roussean
The Uffizi, Florence, by Fillipo Rossi
Great Painting of the Nude, by S. Lane Faison, Jr.

How much could I reasonable expect to get for these if I try to sell
them online?

"David Downing" wrote in message
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I have six art books from the 1950s, five of which were published by
Harry N. Abramson, and the sixth of which was published by Art
Treasures of the World. These are folio size and are in reasonably
good condition, although visibly yellowed with age. The a

London National Gallery by Philip Hendy
The Parado, Madrid, by Herry B. Wehle
The Louvre, Paris, by Milton S. Fox
The Metropolitan, New York, by Theodore Roussean
The Uffizi, Florence, by Fillipo Rossi
Great Painting of the Nude, by S. Lane Faison, Jr.

How much could I reasonable expect to get for these if I try to sell
them online?

I wouldn't try. These kinds of things sit unsold in thrift stores,
even when priced at less than $1. If you like them yourself,
keep them. They are similar to BOMC editions, some were
printed and sold for the tourist trade, and IIRC, they're
softcover(?).

But hey. Someone else may come along and tell you you're
sitting on a mint. I just don't see it.

Kris

You can also check bookfinder.com or eBay, and see what other copies
are going for...

"Jim" wrote in message
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You can also check bookfinder.com or eBay, and see what
other copies are going for...

"going for" implies they are going....like out the door. If you check
"what they're going for on eBay" like the thrift stores do, you'll see some
high prices....but unless you check closed auctions and know what *really*
sold, all you see are someone's "price guide" research.

Before I answered, I did check addall.com/used/ and eBay.
I saw stagnation.

For instance, there are 56 listings of 1950s editions of Hendy's "London
National
Gallery" for between $2.20 and $299.57. http://snurl.com/1qia8
This is a case of sellers just throwing a price on something, and seeing if
they get a bite. Unfortunately, whoever listed theirs at 299.57 didn't
check the competition. There's no record of these being wanted or sold
at auction. But they're "going for $299.57".

There's none at all on eBay, singly....but there's all kinds of editions
there, listed at 9 for $12, etc.

eBay, though, does have some action we can check:

5 unsold copies of 1950s editions of the Fox "Louvre" book, ranging from
$5.25 to $45. They're in eBay stores, and could have been there for years.
eBay also has 6 closed listings for the same/similar book, and ONE (1951
edition) sold. For $2.25.

That's what I based my previously reply on. He didn't want analysis. He
wanted a quick answer, which he got.

UNLESS, of course, the OP thinks it's worthwhile to go to the trouble of
creating (and paying for) an eBay listing, for $2.25 gross.

"David Downing" wrote in message
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How much could I reasonable expect to get for these if I try to sell
them online?


just give them away, because they're practically worthless. or use them for
fuel this winter when the house is cold.