Watch the video then answer the multiple choice quiz.
Books have NOT escalated as rapidly as art, so books aren't a solid investment.
- True
- False
Not that long ago, you could have got a beautiful copy of Catcher in
the Rye, a beautiful first edition of Catcher in the Rye for
- 7,000 ; 7,500 and
now it`s like 3,000 or 3,500 - 3,000 3,500 and now
it's like 7,000 ; 7,500
A lot of people do not realize that the
true value of a book is in the
- cover of the book
- the dust jacket
I've had people come in and go: oh! I have
that book and point to.. let's say
- Catch 22
- Catcher in the Rye
If the book has no dust jacket, then you have to deduct :
- 8 % of the value
- 80 % of the value
- 300 dollars
Why is the value in the jacket?
- it's because you're looking at
original copy - it's because you're looking at
original artwork
I had a woman come in about ________ ago and I
asked her about the jackets
- three months
- a month
This woman said that she ....
- throws them out
- recycles them
- reuses them
Mr Harvey Jason says that all these things you see that you have to hold a book wearing white gloves; it's all rubbish it's pretentious rubbish!
- TRUE
- FALSE
What old books need is to be kept out of:
- direct sunlight and humidity
- direct light and humidity
What kind of people usually walk in?
- Only collectors and curious readers who would like to learn more about books
- People interested in books, and collectors who always show up
- Some who want to start collecting books, collectors, and those people who want to know more about books