Old Books?

[ConnerBates123]

I purchased two old books, and am unsure of what they may be and what they may be worth. I am not much of a book collector (I thought I would give it a try, just not my thing) and will probably sell them to a local bookstore if they are of no interest to me. So, here are the titles of the books:

Recueil de Pièces Authentiques sur le Captif de Sainte-Hélène de Memoirs et Documens Ecrits ou Dictes par L'empereur Napoleon (Book is from 1822)

and

Digested Indxes to the reported decisions of the several courts of law in the United States, by Thomas Day, New York, published by I. Riley (Book is from 1816)
(This book also includes a commemoration on one page of the fortieth anniversary of U.S. Independence)

If anyone has any info on value and general info on these books, that would be fantastic. Thanks in advance.

 

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[Dakota Sioux]

The Thomas Day book which I assume is Volume 2 (1816), that you have, I could not find but I found Volume 1 (1813) for sale at 70 to 75 dollars. Condition would be a big factor also.

 

[diggummup]

The first book you mentioned is the collective writings of Napoleon during his exile In St. Helena. The modern reprints sell for around $30. I have no idea what an original copy would sell for.
https://books.google.com/books?id=7...its ou Dictes par L'empereur Napoleon&f=false

Maybe part of a 10 volume set? According to this auction catalogue from 1921. Lot number 527-

https://books.google.com/books?id=m...its ou Dictes par L'empereur Napoleon&f=false

 

[ConnerBates123]

Hm, so this Napoleon Bonaparte book could be fairly rare. I also forgot to mention this particular book has a portrait of Napoleon on one of the first few pages that appears to be pressed with a copper plate.

 

[ConnerBates123]

Three hours of research later and I still can't figure out any value on this Napoleon Book. Hope I can figure out something before next week, will probably take it to be sold then. Don't want to get ripped off.

 

[SkaBa]

Have you tried Abe.com yet?

 

[ConnerBates123]

Looked, no results found, interesting that it isn't on record with their website. (Any way to change the title of the thread? Maybe I need to be more specific.)

 

[ConnerBates123]

Everyone figure it's probably just worth what someone is willing to pay?

 

[trdking]

Contact Butterfields auction house. They have a book expert on staff and can tell you if it is worth listing for free