Opening a well-worn classic book from your childhood can not only tap into a potent rush of memories – it could also possibly fatten your bank balance.
Opening a well-worn classic book from your childhood can not only tap into a potent rush of memories – it could possibly fatten your bank balance as well, with antique nursery classics fetching some tidy sums at auction.
– not bad for a garage sale pick-up, but small beer compared to the £61,050 paid in 2017 at an online auction for a 1943 alternative version of another Tintin book,Even the values of recent classics are on the rise, with a 1999 first edition of Julia Donaldson’s much-loved modern classicsays “there is a consistent demand for classic Australian books”, with a 1916 copy of Ida Rentoul...
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