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      12-15-2023, 06:08 PM   #1
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Thumbs up Looking for help on buying Edgar Allan Poe books

I've wanted something that is not a reprint for a long time. I know 1st editions are 5 figures or more these days.

Do I have any reasonable options for finding something of value from Poe that won't cost stupid money or should I give up & buy the $30 Poe collection hardcover off Amazon?
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I mean the Fall of the House of Usher is $12 on Amazon right now: https://amzn.to/480FyWx

What are you exactly looking for? A legit collector copy?
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Our local library has used-book sales twice each year which include donations from estates, and other library users. Ours is so big that on-line booksellers flock here for the four-day extravaganza and the organizers have prohibited scanners during the first days of the sale open to sponsoring members, only.

I'm sure you must have something similar locally. The selection is simply overwhelming. And CDs for 50¢, which is why I go!
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I mean the Fall of the House of Usher is $12 on Amazon right now: https://amzn.to/480FyWx

What are you exactly looking for? A legit collector copy?
Something collectible & not a run of the mill $12 Amazon item...
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Buy the collection to read and use. Take the time to find the collectible you are after, but obviously you can’t use that one.
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Ordered 1 of these (not this exact one) for $20 last night
https://www.ebay.com/itm/234406693485

Still looking for something that truly has monetary value and is collectible, though
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I live in an area where we have 6 fantastic used book stores. My gal is an advid reader and has turned my smaller bedroom into her library.

About once a quarter we go here to the Montague Book Mill



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      12-17-2023, 12:11 PM   #8
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Anyone know the value of these?...

-POEMS by The Roycrofters 1901
-1890, THE WORKS OF EDGAR ALLAN POE, 10 VOLUMES in 5, JEFFERSON PRESS
-THE RAVEN, GUSTAVE DORE Illustrated 1884 1ST Edition
-1902 Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Fred de Fau & Co. Ltd. Ed. Numbered 463
Lastly, the 1 I have attached pics of. Cannot find anything on it
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      12-17-2023, 02:56 PM   #9
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Is this worth $75 or more?
https://www.biblio.com/book/edgar-po...n/d/1554144042
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Took a gamble on this for $60. Worst case, I have something cool that still has meaning to me
https://www.ebay.com/itm/225845908791
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This guy:
https://www.blueridgebooksellers.com/

Has a sign that says all books under $39,900, I believe the sign used to say $19,900 so he must've gotten something in that was super rare.

He's got an entire wall of first editions and old books, plus tons of reasonable stuff, my daughter buys cookbooks there all the time.

Real book dude vibes.
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I'm not really a book collector, but I was given an autographed copy of The Choir Boys when I retired. "Choir practice" was a thing when I was on the job. Anyway, I was very touched by the gift, and out of curiosity I did some research and was surprised to learn that items like that are available and not always ridiculously expensive.
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Still wanting to find info on the value of this one
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Books came. This one was published by Barse & Hopkins out of NY. I believe in 1884.
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Books came. This one was published by Barse & Hopkins out of NY. I believe in 1884.
Nice score

I have a book from my childhood as i liked his poems. More 1984 than 1884 but it's cool.
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Turns out it was published in 1915. Gotta love sellers that copy & paste other ads (They admitted it to me)
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