1883 Bible

[EEZABLADE32]

Just having a clear out and found an old Oxford facsimile 6 bible. Leather bound and faded. Just wonder what it's worth moneywise.

Thx

[boxtops]

I am sure it would be of interest to a book/Bible collector. Search 1883 Bible on eBay, there are a couple listed at over £100 each.

[wolf63]

Put the information that you have from the bible into this site and you will get a list of people who are selling similar bibles.

http://www.abebooks.co.uk/

Old books are not always valuable.

[EEZABLADE32]

Thx for great answers

[scotman]

^^^^^^^^

What Wolf said

[dotty.]

Is there any dedication written in it at all? That can often be even more interesting

[carlton23]

Wolf63: Obviously you didn`t watch Antiques Road Show this evening.

[atalanta]

I am in the books business, and I am often asked this. I have to say what I always say - that it is worth absolutely nothing.
Bibles have always been published in huge print runs, so, however well-kept it is, it is one among many thousands. The only old Bibles which have any sale value at all are those with some interesting connections - such as a Bible which can be proved to have belonged to a famous person, ( say with Dickens' signature in it) or a Bible with a really facinating family tree written it . ( It used to be the custom for a grandfather to write all deaths, births and marriages among his family in the family Bible.)
Mind you, any complete Bible printed before 1500 would be worth POTS of money, especially if by Caxton.

[dotty.]

I have several old Bibles which i have picked up at car boot sales simply because they contained Family History information.

[BAKERS DOZEN]

When we moved we found an old bible in the loft. Its about 18 inches tall, leather bound and with metal edging all around the leather and it weighs a ton. It is full of coloured pictures inbetween sheets of tissue and the imprint of the picture is now on the tissue. We kept it and keep meaning to get it valued but wouldn't know where to take it.