AGE/size of edition frequently means NOTHING in valuing books. (fyi, i have several books, well over a century old, which are NOT meaningful to anyone except those of us who are interested in that particular "niche".=====> THE HISTORY OF CAMP COUNTY, TEXAS, for one such book.)
don't you however "get" that a limited edition/numbered/leather-bound book with MANY personalizations by the author AND by WW2 veterans of privateers is NOT a used cookbook,auto repair guide,romance novel, etc??? instead it is a HISTORICAL document/keepsake/oddity.
otoh, i do NOT have a spare $ 1000.oo "laying about" to buy the book with. (IF i was rich, i would certainly "look at" buying it.)
free dixie,sw
Again, a dedication by an unknown author to an unknown vet, even from WWII, is generally of value only to someone who knows either the author or the vet. Since that covers a very small percentage I'd say that to 99.999% of the world the work is of little value.
And if oddities had any intrinsic value on their own, I'd keep copies of your posts and be rich.
otoh, i do NOT have a spare $ 1000.oo "laying about" to buy the book with. (IF i was rich, i would certainly "look at" buying it.)
And I don't have a thousand bucks to spend for the sake of spending, either. But an investment? In any case, I've emailed for a copy of the appraisal so we'll see if the seller is serious or if he/she is just blowing smoke. My guess is that the guy pulled the dollar value out of his ass, assuming that the book even exists in the first place.