Official History of Australia in the War 1914 - 1918

[kylieb]

I have recently been given a complete 12 volume set of The Official History of Australia in the War of 1914 - 1918. They were given to me by my Uncle & previously belonged to my Grandfather. All but Vol XII are in pristine condition & in their original boxes with the plain dust cover intact (in fact 10 of the 11 boxes have not been opened!) Vol XII The Photographic Record shows some wear & has been well read but I would consider it to be in Very Good to Excellent condition.

I know that complete sets especially in a condition such as these are quite valuable & difficult to come by so I was thinking I should list them separately on my home contents insurance. I plan on getting them properly valued but in the meantime can someone please give me a rough idea of what this set might be worth.

Cheers,

Kylie

[mebu]

Suggestion is have a word with Turner and Donovan.

Peter

[nigelcave]

Speak to your insurers direct; presumably first edition? If you have a lot of books, get them insured as a block option, I would have thought. Check on sites to see what the going replacement rate might be as well before you speak to the insurers.

[MartH]

Full boxed sets like these go for around 2,500. They are not as uncommon as you think, Volume 12 not pristine would impact the insured value by up to 20%.

[Dust Jacket Collector]

In general these volumes can be had for £50 - £100 each but here the real value lies in the fact of them being boxed & jacketed which makes them much more desirable to a collector. I would suggest at least £150 - £200 per volume.

[nigelcave]

Volume 12, being the pictorial volume, tends to be rare - but is also a superb book.

[MartH]

Like I said £2,500, a better set than this sold for that on ABE recently.