Help with getting a book appraised?

Question

Does anyone know of an appraiser who can value an original German book dating to  Hitler's time?  It is possible Nazi/Hitler propaganda but as it's completely in German and I don't know German, I can't tell.  I need an appraiser located in Maryland.
Thanks!

ck1 · Accepted Answer

ABE books has a list of rare book dealers and appraisers, including Beauman in NY and Phila and "The Family Album: Ron Lieberman, has been an antiquarian bookseller, rare book appraiser, and library consultant for over thirty six years. His firm, The Family Album, has issued a series of exceptional catalogs and bibliographic references in a variety of fields, including: Incunabula; Pennsylvania-Americana; German-Americana; Fine Book Bindings; Early Photographica; Printing History & Typography; Classics from the Great Scholar / Printers; Etc."  You'll find the list at:
http://www.abebooks.com/docs/RareBooks/directory.shtml

At this site http://md.allpages.com/baltimore/shopping-shopping-services/specialty-stores/book-dealers/ you'll find a bunch of rare book dealers which includes a book appraiser:
Antique Book Appraisal Service  
32 West 25th Street
Baltimore, MD 21218-5002 

I hope this helps.

Anonymous · Answer

Go online and check with both Sothbey's and Christie's auction house websites. Also check with several rare booksellers in your area. Back East has some of the best rare booksellers in the Nation. Don't take the first offer either. Otherwise go to 
alibris.com and put the book's name in and see if anyone else is selling the book and what the standard prices are. If you cannot find this book on this site, try bibliotec.com and do the same thing. Bibliotec.com handles over 10 million books.

Persiphone_Hellecat · Answer

The best is Bauman Rare Books. They advertise in the NY Times Book Section on Sundays. They also have a website. They can direct you. Pax - C

Help with getting a book appraised?

3 Answers