We receive many book donations, some of which are rare, collectible or of special interest. These books will be listed here with descriptions, condition and price. Some may be in the Pages Past Book Store on the collectibles shelves, others may be safely tucked away to prevent any damage.

Please check this page often for updated listings. If you see something of interest and want more information or if you are looking for particular subjects or titles, please e mail ntjsnagy@aol.com.

Here is a sample of what we have for sale in the rare/collectible category:

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe ( ISBN:039456152x) by Fannie FlaggBook Description: Hard Cover, Very Good to fine condition. 1st Edition. Dust Jacket. Signed by author and dated 10-14-87.  Price $100.00

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainBook Description: Published by Charles l. Webster & Co. Copywright 184, published 1889. Dark green gilt decorated cloth. Worn at extrmities, endpapers lightly soiled, spine cracked. "Arthur from Cousin Addie Xmas 1891". A very early printing of a classic tale. Price $500.00

Southern Italy by Karl BaedekerBook Description: 1890, cloth. Good condition. 10th revised edition. 25 maps and 16 plans. Price $20.00

There's lots more at Pages Past and watch for announcements of our annual Rare/Collectible Book Sale.

In the Bookstore on October 11th - you must see these gems:

 The Innocents Abroad The New Pilgrim's Progress Vol. I and II
Twain, Mark 1895 published by Joseph Knight Company. Spines are tight, no marks inside. Usual wear for such old volumes. Volumes I and II. Priced at @ $125.00 for the set.

Theodore Roosevelt - The Naval War of 1812 Volumes I and II published by G.P. Putnam's Sons in 1900. Good condition, $20 for the set.

The Goody-Naughty Book by Sarah Corey Rippy. Two sided - good side and naughty side. Rand McNally 1913. Hardcover. Book Condition: VG Dust Jacket: Fair. Binding strong, pages clean. With glossy color and black and white plates illustrated by Blanche Fisher Wright. $40.00

Just added to Pages Past on October 25th:

Over the Earth I Come, The Great Sioux Uprising of 1862 by Duane Schultz published by St. Martin's Press in 1992 this is a hard to find book in excellent condition $15.00

Deeds of Valor, How America's Heroes Won the Medal of Honor. Published in 1905 in two complete volumes this tells A History of Our Country's Recent Wars in Personal Reminiscences and Records of Officers and Enlisted Men Who Were Rewarded by Congress for most Conspicuous Acts of Bravery on the Battle-Field, on the High Seas and in Arctic Explorations. $60.00

The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, picture by W.W. Denslow, published by M.A. Donohoe this is a rare copy of the timeless classic. Some yellowing from age, but otherwise is very good condition. $35.00