How can I find out how much my cookbook is worth?
Be sure to look at the average listing prices and value your own book in the same price range, factoring in condition. Look for books in a similar state as your own. Also, research your cookbook’s copyright information, noting edition and printing.
Is it worth it to sell an old cookbook?
Some of our audience has assumed that if a book is old, it’s valuable. This is not always the case. We have had books in stock that copyrighted in the late 1800’s that we can’t even sell for the price of a contemporary mass market cookbook.
What makes a Betty Crocker cookbook more valuable?
For many rare and collectible cookbooks, a first edition, first printing makes the difference. Betty Crocker vintage cookbooks are a good example of this. Early printings are far more valuable than later printings of the same edition. What If Your Book Isn’t Listed Online?
What to look for in a cook book?
Look for books in a similar state as your own. Also, research your cookbook’s copyright information, noting edition and printing. Make sure you match your own book’s copyright to the same edition and printing. For many rare and collectible cookbooks, a first edition, first printing makes the difference.
Be sure to look at the average listing prices and value your own book in the same price range, factoring in condition. Look for books in a similar state as your own. Also, research your cookbook’s copyright information, noting edition and printing.
Where can I find an antique cookbook price guide?
Please accept the suggested values in the spirit in which this guide is intended, i.e., in friendship and to help you in any way I can to enjoy and/or sell your precious vintage and antiques. You can find out more information about collectible cookbooks here Cookbooks Part I and Cookbooks Part II.
For many rare and collectible cookbooks, a first edition, first printing makes the difference. Betty Crocker vintage cookbooks are a good example of this. Early printings are far more valuable than later printings of the same edition. What If Your Book Isn’t Listed Online?
Look for books in a similar state as your own. Also, research your cookbook’s copyright information, noting edition and printing. Make sure you match your own book’s copyright to the same edition and printing. For many rare and collectible cookbooks, a first edition, first printing makes the difference.
