Please excuse any duplication of this message.

Has anyone had experience determining the value of books for insurance
purposes?  The City of Ottawa Archives has about 400 books ca. 1940 to
1997 from all over the world which were given as gifts to the Mayor of
Ottawa.  Very few of the books have the original retail prices on the
jackets and, of course, those prices would have been specific to the year
published.  As well, many of the books are inscribed by the donators -
usually other Mayors or authors.

Is there a quick and easy way of determining a book's value?

Thank you for your help.

Carol (balancing-between-archives-and-museums) Hopp

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