On Wed, 3 Oct 2007 11:32:29 -0500 Robin Price <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello All, > > I have been offered the book "Woodlands Kingsclere Story" by a UK > book dealer for 45 GB POUNDS plus shipping charges. It would amount > to over $100 Canadian, sounds a bit much to me, any comments > welcome. Regards Robin. I used AbeBooks today to order a book on the Zulu Wars and I see they can sell you a copy for £12 +P&P so your quoted price seems OTT -- John Lewis Debian (Sid) with the GeneWeb genealogy package

On Wednesday 03 October 2007 18:07, john lewis wrote: > On Wed, 3 Oct 2007 11:32:29 -0500 > > Robin Price <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello All, > > > > I have been offered the book "Woodlands Kingsclere Story" by a UK > > book dealer for 45 GB POUNDS plus shipping charges. It would amount > > to over $100 Canadian, sounds a bit much to me, any comments > > welcome. Regards Robin. > > I used AbeBooks today to order a book on the Zulu Wars and I see > they can sell you a copy for £12 +P&P so your quoted price seems OTT The original price of the book when it was in print was £9.00. Frankly the offer at £45 is a try on. John's find seems much nearer true market value. The family historian may not be concerned about the condition of the book instead concentrating on the content. But for a book collector it has a huge impact on value. Regards, Nigel Gerdes