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Post by Melanie on Oct 11, 2003 17:18:56 GMT -5
Some of my favorite antique books are Alta Edition books. I love how ornate the covers are and the different colors that the bindings come in. The bad thing is that Alta Edition books seem to be difficult to find and difficult to find out about. None of them that I have seen have a cover page with a date on it. I have guessed that they are from the late 1800's because of information that I know about books. They are also very difficult to find and acquire. There are several on ebay, but for a rather high price. I have yet to see any in antique stores around my area. If you have any information, please let me know.
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Post by Jason on Nov 25, 2003 15:09:04 GMT -5
These are very neat looking old books. I'll try to find a pic for all to see.
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Post by bballer319 on Jan 7, 2004 22:08:54 GMT -5
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Post by Jason on Jan 8, 2004 12:13:00 GMT -5
Nice link. Thanks bballer and welcome  |
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Post by bballer319 on Jan 8, 2004 21:34:03 GMT -5
my pleasure; now I have a question to pose to everyone.....Does anyone have any idea as to the general worth of the "Alta Edition" books? -Especially ones on Jules Verne's books? Thanks |
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Post by bballer319 on Jan 12, 2004 18:33:20 GMT -5
I have a few pictures of some Alta Editions of Jules Verne's books, but am not sure how to post them to the site. Would it be easier if I emailed the pictures to someone else to post? Thanks
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Post by Jason on Jan 14, 2004 12:43:29 GMT -5
If you have them hosted on the web you can put them right on here. See poetswares thread in the e-commerce section for that info. Otherwise you can email them to me.
We have a large collection of Alta Edition and vintage books at this time. As far as the Alta Editions go the Jules Verne copies seem to be higher in demand than most. I've seen various Verne Alta Editions in top condition sell for $50 and up on eBay and for sale for even higher in other places(though they were'nt sold yet).
Ii think that Altas on ebay are a bargain any where under $15. They sell for much more other places on the web and in shops from what I've seen.
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Post by bballer319 on Jan 14, 2004 15:21:58 GMT -5
Thank you very much for the info, and I will email you a few pictures soon.-Tom
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