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John Wilkes Booth - Himself - Dan Pearson - 02-17-2014 07:28 PM
If you are looking for a copy of John Wilkes Booth: Himself, there is a nice copy posted on eBay, in a dust jacket, with a fairly modest starting price of $245.00. The auction ends on February 20, 2014.
Here is the link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/261398350258?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
RE: John Wilkes Booth - Himself - Craig Hipkins - 02-19-2014 08:31 PM
Wow! Steep price. However, you don't see too many of these floating around out there.
Craig
RE: John Wilkes Booth - Himself - LincolnMan - 02-20-2014 07:54 AM
Never heard of it until now. Obviously, it's a collectors item. I'm sure it will sell- too rich for me!
RE: John Wilkes Booth - Himself - L Verge - 02-20-2014 09:58 AM
(02-20-2014 07:54 AM)LincolnMan Wrote: Never heard of it until now. Obviously, it's a collectors item. I'm sure it will sell- too rich for me!
Actually, this is a very reasonable price compared to others that I have seen. The book is definitely a collectors' item and has been for nearly twenty years. Only 1000 copies were printed, I believe, and it is still the best source available for identifying the various photos of Booth.
I may be going out on a limb here (because I stopped collecting the scarce Lincoln assassination books about ten years ago), but I believe that John Wilkes Booth, Himself is the first book to bring such high prices on the secondary market.
RE: John Wilkes Booth - Himself - LincolnMan - 02-20-2014 11:12 AM
The seller has other interesting historical items up for bid- including a CDV of Booth.