How much would an antique dictionary be worth?

Question

in an thrift store they have some really old dictionaries (a couple from about 1880). how much would these be worth? they are in fairly good condition. is there anything special i should look for in it?

Answer 1

It really depends on the dictionary, I own several antique dictionaries that I purchased for very little (I know how to hunt for antiques, I rarely pay more than 10 dollars for the things I find). Though a dictionary may have a print date that may not be the year it was printed. You see, the dictionary may not have a copyright to it so the print date would not have to be changed to keep up with the copyright. For your average antique dictionary you are looking at about fifteen dollars at the most, it really depends on the year it is. The Webster's 1928 edition is one of the hardest of the dictionaries to find and therefore is worth the most. I unfortunately do not have that dictionary, I have looked for one for years but they are to much for me, so I will continue to search for one in my antique cheap-o way. I hope this helped.

~M.M.A.~