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A book that looks like nothing.

satnrose
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There are quite a few books that don't look like anything special. Here's one:

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A book that looks like nothing.

mhbks
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If that had come into the FOL book store (and it probably has)we would recycle it. Thanks for the heads up!
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mikeb1611
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AAUUGGHHHHHH!! (Mike cries out in a blood curdling scream...)

Passed this up at the local thrift...it was 1st ed. 3rd impression...could have bought it for .59! (I remember cause I waffled back and forth if I wanted it or not...decided against it..looked too common)WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...

Live and learn...but some lessons are painful..

Someone please send me a band-aid..

MB
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mikeb Ain't beekslaying grand!
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sana01
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satnrose, thank you for this thread. 🙂

I don't feel as bad now. LOL

mikeb, don't feel too bad. 🙂

I found out the monetary value of many books after I gave them away for free. like all the "1st edition 1st printing of Dr Seuss books" and many many of the older children's books.

Some lessons are sure expensive!

OH Well, (big sigh)

Maybe we can cry together?

Sana 🙂
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huasong
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Wall Street people collect this book in any edition except the current reprint. I sold two copies of this book, 2nd edition and 4th edition. 1st edition sells more than $1000 on ebay. The authors are the pioneer in stock market analysis. Warren Buffet was famed to be the author's faithfull student and got rich by using the author's method. It is a classic book in the field.
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huasong
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Firs edition first impression in fine condition probably worths $10,000.
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satnrose
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Another book that looks like not much:

Black's Law Dictionary

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It's worth checking technical books. I once found a frankly dated-looking, small-size technical tome but since it was on rocketry by Werner von Braun it netted me my first $100+ sale.

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gklemmrfg
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Theres a few pages worth on addall. A couple copies under $30., one for over $6,000. Wow, who'd have thought!
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Great tips Satnrose. I remember quite vividly when I was very green seeing a copy of Dune in DJ. It was an earlier printing and I let it slide.


Thanks again.
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So Black's Law is worth picking up, probably Gray's Anatomy, then, as well? Thanks for the tip -- would have picked up Black's if I ran into, passed on a Gray's and now I'm gonna do a search myself.
"Less in my pockets meant less on my mind".
~~~~~~~~~~guess
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satnrose
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ohbuckeye52: I would say no to Gray's.
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southbaltimorebooks
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Pleased with myself that I remembered Graham and picked up The Interpretation of Financial Statements . 2 tries on ebay netted a big fat 0
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satnrose Pretty surprized about demand from Black's Law Dictionary. Hmmm, one I used in law school is nearly 30 years old...that's a collectible, right?
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