Book appraisal

[ubervamp]

Hi guys

Does anyone know of a good place to get a book appraised for value?
I have a rare, pre-WW2 German children's book, which I think could be worth quite a bit. I've checked eBay, but there are none currently for sale, or any reference to sold copies. Which I suppose figures, if it's scarce.
I don't want to list it on eBay without knowing a sensible reserve price.

Colin

[manchesters]

Colin,

Try contacting Abe Books.

Very good dealer in old books.

http://www.abebooks.co.uk

regards

[paj1]

Colin
Jamie Cross Militaria
Have sold Third Reich Items To Him In The Past
Found Him Easy To Deal With. Would Be Worth a Phone Call
Julian

[ubervamp]

Thanks Julian and Simon!

I'll check them both out tomorrow.

Colin

[ubervamp]

Update

abebooks.co.uk don't seem to have a listing for this title. I'll send them an email in the morning.
I can't find a phone number for Jamie Cross Militaria on their site.

I went to an antiquarian book dealer this evening, and he'd never heard of this book before. He looked it up in a database and found a copy for offer in Denmark for 2000 Euros. That sounds promising

Apparently, the Americans destroyed most of these books in 1945 due to the content, so few remain.

From a historical/political point of view it's an interesting documentation of Nazi pre-war propaganda, particularly (and most disturbingly) because it's a children's book, but to be honest it's not something I collect to.

I've decided that all proceeds from this sale will be forwarded to a charity, as I don't feel comfortable making money off of such an item.
( Also I feel that's a suitable f**k you to the Nazi NS propaganda machine )

Cheers

Colin