The most well-known rare books available on the internet

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You don’t always have to walk into an antique book store to purchase the rare books that you want. There are numerous online stores, which can help you to buy the rare books as well. 

Before you purchase books from those online stores, you need to understand what the rare books on the internet are. Here are some of the most well-known rare books that you can find out there on the internet. 

1535 Coverdale Bible 

This is the very first edition of the Bible that is printed in English. You will be able to purchase it online for a price of $695,000. This is one of the finest copies of the Bible available out there as of now. The book comes to you in six parts. It is written in English language. If you can spend your money, don’t think twice before you buy this book. Then you will be able to get the most out of the book that appraises in value along with time.

Great Expectations – Charles Dickens 

Great Expectations is one of the most popular rare books that you can find out there in the world. You will be able to buy the book and add more value into the rare book collection that you have. This book was initially published back in the year 1861. In fact, the book was released in three different volumes. There was an auction where the complete set of this book was sold at an auction back in the year 200 8. You might not be able to purchase the complete set as of now. However, you will still be able to spend your money and buy the individual books that are available out there. Even those books are valuable, especially due to the reputation of the author.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll 

When you take a look at the rare books sold through the internet, you will notice that Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll is holding a prominent place as well. In the very first edition of this book, only 2,000 copies were printed. Some of those copies survive as of today. We can see them being put up for sale out there on the internet. However, you will have to spend few thousand dollars to purchase one of them. Make sure that you purchase a rare book like this from a reputed online seller. Then you don’t need to keep any doubts or second thoughts about what you buy. You will be able to get value with the purchase.

The Catcher in The Rye – J.D. Salinger 

J.D. Salinger is one of the most talented novel writers out there. The Catch in the Rye is the most popular novel written by him. Throughout the career, J.D. Salinger wrote numerous short stories throughout the career. These short stories and novels are quite popular because of the way how they were written. Any person who can afford The Catcher in The Rye will be able to buy it when it is up for sale on the internet. However, make sure that the book you buy is in its complete condition. For example, you will need to check and see whether the dust jacket and other parts of the book are available. Otherwise, you cannot add more value to the book that you buy. 

If the Catcher in The Rye novel is in its mint condition, you don’t need to think twice before you spend over $40,000 to purchase the book. The value of the book will appraise along with time. Hence, you will not be wasting your money in vain. You can learn how to get the maximum out of your investment in a convenient manner.

The Tale of Peter Rabbit – Beatrix Potter 

Beatrix Potter is one of the most popular children’s book writers out there in the world. Among the books written by her, The Tale of Peter Rabbit holds a prominent place. This book didn’t have the best start. For example, she had to go ahead with private publishing on her own because nobody accepted the request to publish the book from her. Due to the same reason, you will only be able to find 250 copies of the book available as of now. Some of these copies are being made available for sale on the internet from time to time. When a book is available for sale, you can go ahead and purchase it. Then you will be able to add more value into your rare book collection.

The Great Gatsby – Scott Fitzgerald 

The very first edition and many other editions of The Great Gatsby are valuable books available for purchase out there on the internet. Anyone who is keen to get rare books can take a look at this book as well. You might not be lucky enough to find the first version of this book on the internet. However, it will still be possible for you to purchase one of the subsequent versions of the book. Around 25,000 copies of this book have been sold as of now. People who own those books put them up for sale on the internet. On the other hand, the rare book dealers who have the book also tend to put them up for sale on the internet. You just need to keep your eyes wide open to get the book.

Final words

These are some of the most popular rare books that you can buy online as of now. If you are a person who loves collecting rare books, you may keep an eye on these. However, we encourage you not to limit yourself only to these books. You should have an open mindset as you hunt for the rare books available online. Then you can spot the rare books and purchase them without keeping any second thoughts in mind. 

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