Hello sir, how is your trade going ?

Appreciate that

Doctor Gonzo Thanks so much Zach. Reach out anytime and perhaps we meet up at a bookfair.

oof when they misspell your name

Thanks so much

Like ordering at a restaurant - “I’ll take awesome” ;)

What the heck?? Sorry autocorrect changed my words.

It is a sad story how many antique books get thrown out. Thanks for rescuing them!!

@@RareBookBuyer any tips on how to restore resilience and strength to brittle pages that break when you try to turn a page? That’s the only thing I haven’t been able to figure out. I tried a humidor but it wasn’t very effective.

I am not sure if that is even possible once such deterioration sets in but I am not a paper conservator and that would be best directed to someone more knowledgeable in that area.

There is a difference between fair market value (auction records) and retail as booksellers have to make money and there are many hidden expenses in business. One can only aim to make prices fair. There can also be subtle differentiating factors between copies that effect value. If you need any specific help evaluating a book reach out directly. And of course “worth” is not just monetary. Booklovers are worth more than the sum of their books.

Adam Weinberger Rare Book Buyer Thanks. That helps put things in perspective. I have to remember that the best “rule” for me is to only buy books that I love, for whatever reason. That way I’m satisfied no matter what!

@@RareBookBuyer this is so true! I love all of my antiquitarian books so much. I have one that is quite literally worth -5 dollars, but it was my first old book. My grandmother got it for me for 3 dollars at an antique shop. It is what got me started at age 14. I would sell it for 5 thousand dollars just because of its sentiment.

Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for the thoughtful comment

Thanks. This was an older video and I think I fixed it now in later videos with a clip on mic - still not perfect but better

Feel free always to reach out with photos of anything.

Do u have an email

Wahren Christenthum, written by Johann Arndt 1655

Maybe Lew is the go-to guy for bookplate questions. He is a passionate collector and has a blog bookplatejunkie.blogspot.com/?m=1

Getting harder and harder to do I can assure you. Buy you can’t survive on the book business with expenses unless you at least double the price you paid.

Thanks. I specialize in pre 1800 books and manuscripts but will look at anything rare unique or interesting regardless of age of course. Wishes for health and safety to you and yours.

Not sure what you mean by the usual rate. Some dealers take commissions depending on the quality and quantity - these fees can vary. Except for very high end single volumes or small collections I tend to stay away from those arrangements and prefer outright purchases. I should do a rare book video on bookseller margins- these tend to look high for individual books but fall sharply when unsold inventory costs and other business expenses factor in.

Best site to check for this is vialibri.net

@@RareBookBuyer thanks adam. i bought a first edition from vialibri - and it's in great condition as a bonus!

I do my best to pop up with books everywhere

Are you kidding. Up to 913 :)

Email photos webuyrarebooks@gmail.com

Best to email photos to webuyrarebooks@gmail.com

I try and bring interesting things and let them talk about it

Unfortunately many 20th century dictionaries like this despite being fun and interesting tend to have little collectible value.

@@RareBookBuyer Thank you Adam, you at least bothered to reply and that too decently though it was a bad information for me. I have book 'COMPLETE WORKS of William Shakespeare'. It is signed on the cover by William Shakespeare' and I have verified the signatures from the link 'www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=shakespeareoxfordfellowship.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/signatures-feat.png&imgrefurl=shakespeareoxfordfellowship.org/the-shakespeare-signatures-deconstructed/&docid=6f1H2XEOn8hB4M&tbnid=s6lP9GU3AsyapM:&vet=1&w=500&h=330&hl=en-GB&source=sh/x/im#h=330&imgdii=2mzhTwcQtRmIKM:&vet=1&w=500'. But I am confused that how can they be Shakespeare's Signatures as he died in the year 1616 and according to Google the book came out in 1623. I have also seen the same cover on some other website.while Googling. Please tell if they are the real signatures. If yes, then this book is definitely somewhere around 400 years old. What price it can fetch me if I proceed further to sell it. I only know that it is in our family since 3 generations.

Still waiting Adam.

If you want evaluations, kindly send photos to webuyrarebooks@gmail.com. It is hard to evaluate booka through the KZfaq comment section. Generally complete works of Shakespeare are not rare but I can’t know what edition you have without seeing photos.

Feel free to email photos to webuyrarebooks@gmail.com

I only have Green Eggs and Ham signed by Julia Child in stock

@@RareBookBuyer serious ..!!. How much ...

Feel free to email me photos to what it is

It’s more to have fun and popularize rare books on TV than the need to sell them there - but they are legit transactions and negotiations

@@RareBookBuyer I see. Thanks for the reply!

Why not ;) He’s a book lover.

Send me a self addressed stamped envelope and I will return it with the 8 wasted minutes

Hmm what a jerky thing to SMSA’s!! Your day is gloomy along with your bitter emotions!!! Lol😅