[Genealib] Accepting County History Book donations from patrons?

[Tracy Luscombe]

In the past I have looked on www.alibris.com and www.abebooks.com for
any used copies for sale to determine the possible value of a book. The
condition of the copy she is offering you should be considered of
course. 
 
Tracy E. Luscombe
Genealogy Librarian
 

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[mailto:genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu] On Behalf Of Tina Beaird
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 6:15 PM
To: genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu
Subject: [Genealib] Accepting County History Book donations from
patrons?


I have been contacted by a woman from out of town about purchasing 2
county histories that she has had in her family for a number of years.
The info is not for my county, but for the county next to mine. I am
interested in the books, but she has no idea what they are worth and
seemed interested in having me give her a price.  I am not qualified in
the least to assess the value of county histories. Does anyone have a
structure they use for pricing historic books or a rule of thumb?
 
Thank you, 
 
Tina Beaird
Reference Librarian 
Plainfield Public Library 
15025 S. Illinois St. 
Plainfield, IL 60544 
815.436.6639 
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