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Do you have a unique or "classic" book?

Started Jul 12, 2019 | Discussions thread
Boss of Sony Senior Member • Posts: 2,425
Re: Do you have a unique or "classic" book?
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The oldest book I own is an 1850 edition of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. At the time this edition was printed, Charles Dickens was only 38 years old.

I bought it for $3 in a Lifeline bookstore about 15 years ago. It’s not in great condition, but still in one piece.

I have read Oliver Twist, just not this copy. I don’t want it to fall apart. It’s not valuable though, because it’s not a first edition. Old books are only really valuable if they’re a first edition or extremely rare/ancient. After doing a bit of research I figured it was probably worth about $150. But that was 10 years ago. It might be worth slightly more now.

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