BOOKS:
Sources for Book Values and Book Collecting
Selected Electronic Resources
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American Book Prices Current -
This CD-ROM version contains annual records of books, manuscripts, autographs,
maps, and broadsides sold at auction in North America, the United Kingdom,
Germany, Holland, Australia, and other locations, for the auction years starting
with 1975.
Early American
Imprints, Series I. Evans (1639-1800) - Provides full-text,
digital images of books, pamphlets, broadsheets and periodicals published
in America from 1639-1800.
Early English Books Online
(EEBO) - Full text of every book printed in England, Scotland,
and Ireland, and every book in the English language printed abroad, from
1475 to 1700.
English
Short Title Catalogue
- Descriptions of English printing
from 1473 to 1800.
Hand
Press Book database - European early print materials (c.1455-1830).
Illustrated Incunable Short-title
Catalogue (Illustrated ISTC), 2nd Ed. - Illustrated descriptions
for every recorded edition published from movable type from 1450 to 1500.
Rarebooks.info -
Over 600,000 pages of key out-of-print bibliographies that can be browsed
and searched online. Important reference books available include Goff, Brunet,
Sabin, and Lipperheide, among many others. [Also available on the web
through paid subscription.]
WorldCat
- OCLC
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A union catalog detailing the holdings of OCLC member libraries. Provides
a wealth of bibliographic information for
book collectors.
