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29 Jan 2014, 12:40 (Ref:3361573) | #1 | ||
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Bill Boddy Books
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I have the sad job of clearing a house out, and have come across Volumes 1, 2 & 3 of Bill Boddy's series on Brooklands. Vol 1 is a little faded, but the others are in good condition. Does anyone have any idea of where I could sell them, to pass on a little money to the family, who are not well off?? A rough estimate of price would be good as well!! Thanks in advance. |
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29 Jan 2014, 14:44 (Ref:3361633) | #2 | ||
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Why not try the VSCC library, they may be able to give you a valuation, or at least point you in the right direction.
In my experience a very helpful and friendly bunch. www.vscc.co.uk |
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29 Jan 2014, 19:23 (Ref:3361755) | #3 | ||
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could do worse than give a couple of specialist bookshops a call - Pooks for one - http://www.pooksmotorbooks.co.uk/
trawling ebay completed sales shows they sell for a B-I-N of about £30 a copy. Are they 1st editions, or better still, signed? |
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Take care!
I had a similar task on behalf of the widow of a very close friend a few years back. In this case it was railway books. Perhaps a good starting point would be to contact this motor sport specialist secondhand book seller and seek an opinion. http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Pooks-Motor-Books Certain used books are worth loads of dosh! For example, try and buy a copy of Tony Rudd's book, "It was Fun! My Fifty Years of High Performance". A second mortgage might be useful! |
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31 Jan 2014, 20:58 (Ref:3362695) | #5 | ||
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They are just the MOST fantastic read, So have decided to throw £100 in to the estate for them! Not sure if they are 1st editions- state they are 1st impressions, dated 1948, 1949 and 1950.
I really like the 1912 rule that states if a driver sees a yellow flag, they must stop and ask the official for guidance! |
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I think you've offered a fair price and trawling through eBay etc. is quite an eye opener on the value of some 'out of print' books - I must make sure that mine are included in my will |
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He most kindly gave me a few books from his vast collection. Don't underestimate the value of specialist books! |
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