vintage book? need some help

[Former_Member]

I'm wondering about a collection of books I have if anyone call tell me anything about them and what they are worth that's would be great.. I have 36 shakespeares books edited by william j rolfe from late 1800s copyright by harper and brothers.The only thing I have found online is that there is a collection of 40 and that's all the info I can find

[DragoninKnots]

Do you have an exact year?

[Former_Member]

Yes, the exact year is key!

[SmallWorldVintage]

Also, there is a "Finding Used and Rare Books and Their Prices" pathfinder under Elsewhere of this team. Maybe some of the resources there might help you locate them.

See if you have the exact year/s so we can perform a search....^^

[Former_Member]

They are date between the 1870s to 1890. I have been looking and I can't find anything on them

[Former_Member]

Here is one title. A midsummer nights dream it says inside copyright 1877 and 1898 by harper & brothers

[Former_Member]

Is this the same as your copy? It recently sold on eBay for $15.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1898-Shakespeares-Midsummer-Nights-Dream-/230585377351#ht_500wt_1127

[pinkpainter]

I have a similar question. I have an 1878 Through the Looking Glass Listed. When I found it I did the research I could and found a very similar copy that had sold somewhere and used that price. If anyone can help me with any other info I'd be so grateful. There are over 45 pages with the famous original Alice illustrations so the illustrated pages would sell individually. But I'm just not ready to take it apart.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/68856824/through-the-looking-glass-1878-lewis

[DragoninKnots]

Please don't take it apart. It would be a shame to dismantle such a good copy. I would buy it myself if I weren't low on funds.

[Pegskitchenstudio]

I love old books! I wish I had some info on the books above, but I'm here for the same reason.

I just purchased this amazing book at an estate sale. It's called, the nutcracker and the mouse king. It's printed in German and has these amazing illustrations. The book itself is not dated, but one of the illustrations says 1953. I've researched it on the web, but come up with nothing! One thing I do know is......it's the story where the ballet, the nutcracker comes from.

any info would be appreciated.

[DragoninKnots]

That does sound like an interesting book. Have you tried bookfinder.com? What's the exact German title?

[Pegskitchenstudio]

thank you Draco...........I did find it.........they actually listed two.......one for $73 and one for $79.

the exact title is : Nussknacker und Mausekonig

[Former_Member]

It is the same one as posted on ebay I have basically the whole collection. I also have bible from 1830s

[Former_Member]

Some of the other volumes in the set might be found here:

http://used.addall.com/SuperRare/submitRare.cgi?author=&title=&keyword=shakespeare+collection+harper...

[Former_Member]

Here are some currently offered on eBay:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=rolfe+shakespeare+harper&_sacat=0&_odkw=rolfe+shakespeare+harper...

[Former_Member]

And some recently sold, including sets:
http://www.ebay.com/csc/i.html?_nkw=rolfe+shakespeare&_sacat=0&_dmpt=Antiquarian_Collectible&LH_Comp...

[Former_Member]

Hi All:
New to the team and love it.

I find sometimes researching the publisher helps me to get an accurate date on a book or book series.

For eg. I was able to date my LOTR collection by researching the publisher Houghton Mifflin.

It was difficult to info on the green boxed set because there are not too many around anymore.
By researching the publisher I was able to get release date, why the original box color was changed, and that the green versions were a small limited run.

Hope this helps!

[SmallWorldVintage]

Welcome to the the team Alex!

Great tip! I have had this same experience. For old, rare books, it is often very helpful to know something about the history of the publishing company to realize where your book fits.

Some very interesting books listed above also!^^