Books are some of the oldest and most distinguished collectibles--the newly revised, fifth edition of The Official® Price Guide to Books reflects the current marketplace with new books and prices! ·This guide priceseverything from rare signed first editions of The Wizard of Oz to today's Harry Potter blockbusters. ·Contains information on popular genres, care and repair, research resources, Internet sites, dealers, and auction houses.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
Official Price Guide to Books, 5th Edition (Official Price Guide to Books):
As a book collector I was disappointed with this book. The text was generally informative but I found the collectible book listing unreliable vis;
The author Patrick O'Brian was spelt O'Brien and his first book "Master and Commander" (the most valueable in the series) not even listed.Also a number of collectible authors of modern 1st's were not listed. Little things like this jaundiced my view of the efficacy of the publication. A much better book is "Guide to First Edition Prices 2008/9... more info
Pretty Good Guide - But needs more non-fiction titles:
I sell used books on eBay and bought this to bring with me when I go to estate and garage sales. I tend to find and make more money with Non-fiction and this book is heavily weighted to fiction. But it's a pretty good resource none the less.
Official Price Guide to Books, 5th Edition:
The book is in excellent condition and I received it well packaged and quickly.
REVIEW OF OFFICIAL PRICE GUIDE TO GUIDE, 5TH EDITION:
Honestly, I was a little disappointed with this book. I thought it would go more into depth about how to recognize an older valuable book. It was just a list of "valuable books, and what they sold for on the Internet."
I thought the book would explain how to recognize a valuable book.
