[ISLMA-Share] rare / old books

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Hi,

I  had a somewhat similar situation and sent an e-mail to the owners of The
Source Bookstore in Davenport, IA. They do appraisals and buy books. They
will travel to do appraisals. The catch is, if they travel to do an
appraisal, they will not buy anything. However, they replied to my e-mail
the same day, AND they allowed me to send them my list of books I had,
which they looked over and then told me whether or not it would be worth
their time to do an appraisal. They were super helpful. Davenport would
probably be a 3ish hour drive from Minooka. Here's their website:
http://sourcebookstore.net/


On Feb 13, 2018 10:09 PM, "Email list for the Illinois School Library Media
Association" <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> The name of the shop in Springfield is Prairie Archives.
>
> On Feb 9, 2018 3:01 PM, "Email list for the Illinois School Library Media
> Association" <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> She may be able to contact a dealer in Springfield (across from the old
>> state capitol, but I cannot remember the name). Very interesting old used
>> books at his store.
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 12:52 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> A fellow teacher is cleaning out her parents' estate and is finding a
>>> number of old books. She has Bibles from the mid 1800's and many old
>>> political books, as her father was a politician. She has contacted local
>>> libraries and historical societies for items that have local historical
>>> significance, but she does not know what to do with the rest. She has
>>> searched on abebooks.com and bookfinder.com, but really does not want
>>> to go through the hassle of selling online. She would like to find a
>>> reputable rare book dealer who could give her appraisals. Does anyone have
>>> a name or place? She would be willing to travel if necessary. Thanks so
>>> much.
>>>
>>> Carolyn Kinsella, District Librarian
>>> Minooka Community High School
>>> ckinsella at mchs.net
>>>
>>> Central Campus
>>> 301 S. Wabena Ave.
>>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=301+S.+Wabena+Ave.Minooka,+IL+%C2%A060447+PH:+815&entry=gmail&source=g>
>>> Minooka, IL  60447
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>>> PH:
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>>>
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>>
>>
>> --
>> Lura Weatherford
>> Librarian assistant
>> Argenta-Oreana MS/HS
>> lweatherford at argenta-oreana.org
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