Collectibles

Collectibles

The Humanities Department of the Central Library houses all of the print sources associated with collectibles.

[ Book Values | Paintings and Etchings | Recordings and Music]

[ Sports Collectibles and Memorabilia | Auction Sites | Price Guides]

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Book Values

Recommended sites for finding representative book values. Also includes sites that answer questions about book "anatomy" (i.e., "How do I tell if something is a first edition?"):

• Bookfinder
• Bibliofind (a service of Amazon.com)
• Abebooks
• Alibris
• Book Anatomy Glossary (courtesy of Burke's Bookstore, Memphis, TN)

Painting and Etchings

Recommended sites for finding representative art values. Also contains links to Art History sites for further biographical information (see also Visual Arts):

• World Wide Arts Resources
• Open Directory: Private Dealers in Visual Arts

Recordings and Music

Recommended sites for finding representative values and information about music and recording collectibles:

• Old and Gold Music Store
• Collectible Records

Sports Collectibles and Memorabilia

Recommended sites for finding representative values and information about sports collectibles and sports memorabilia:

• Topps Sports Collectibles
• Collectors Craze/ProSports Memorabilia

Auction Sites

Representative Internet auction sites:

• Ebay
• Amazon.com Auctions
• Sotheby's

Price Guides

Representative Online Price Guides (some sites may require registration):

• Tias
• Kovels