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.
my guess is that your expertise in rare books is about ZILCH. (mine certainly is not much better.)
otoh, you DID once say that you were unable to think of anything that you were NOT an expert on. (as i said at that time, that's called being a "know-all")
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btw, how many published works of ANY kind do YOU have????
face it, N-S, you're NOT being persuasive in trying to "change the subject" away from "bubba's" LIES.
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