Are old cookbooks worth any money?
Even the most widely used cookbooks from the 1950s and 1960s can command high prices. Good condition copies of Betty Crocker’s Picture Cook Book are highly prized (prices range from $10 to $450 on AbeBooks). Collectible cookbooks can range from high camp, Liberace Cooks!
What is the most expensive vintage cookbook?
The Most Expensive Cookbooks Ever Sold on Abebooks
- La Cuisiniere Bourgeoise.
- The Practice of Cookery Pastry and Confectionary.
- Modern Domestic Cookery and Useful Receipt Book.
- Soyer’s Cookery.
- French Country Cooking.
- The Alice B. Toklas Cookbook.
- The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy.
- Rebecca’s Cookbook.
How do you appraise an old book?
Look inside the book and identify the book’s publisher – complete the publisher field but leave out terms like limited, company or press. If possible identify the book’s date of publication. Complete the date fields – if you have identified the exact year of publication then put the same date into both fields.
How do you know if a book is valuable?
Several of the ways publishers use to identify their books as first editions include:
- If the date on the copyright page and the title page are the same.
- The words first edition, first impression, first printing or published on the copyright page.
- A specific series of numbers called a number line.
What antique books are worth money?
20 Iconic Books You Probably Own That Are Now Worth A LOT Of…
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (1997), J.K. Rowling.
- The Cat in the Hat (1957) Dr.
- The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902), Arthur Conan Doyle.
- The Bible (1600 – 1630)
- The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book (1894-1895) Rudyard Kipling:
How can you tell if a antique is valuable?
RADAR is an acronym that stands for Rarity, Aesthetics, Desirability, Authenticity, and Really great condition. When you find an antique that meets these five criteria, you’ve probably found an item that’s likely to appreciate in value as the years go by.