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From the lens Popular Authors of 1908.

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  • Oakley May 14, 2012 @ 11:47 pm | delete
    I have a John Fox Jr book, The Trail of the Lonesome Pine from 1908. How do I find out if it is worth anything? My aunt had a lot of late 1800 & early 1900's books. I'm near Chico, CA. Please let me know if you have suggestions.
  • BevsPaper May 15, 2012 @ 7:20 am | delete
    If your book is also a 1st Edition AND 1st printing it might be worth around $50 BUT the condition of the book will determine that. I would recommend having a dealer who sells antiquarian books look at to give you a value. Poor condition brings the value down quickly as does 2nd printing. Not all books from the 1800s or early 1900s are that valueable....most sell for less than $10.
  • agoofyidea Apr 3, 2012 @ 10:35 am | delete
    What an interesting bit of history. I would be fun to make lists like this for each of my friends and family's birthyears.
  • Spook May 28, 2011 @ 9:18 am | delete
    Mortified to tell you that I haven't read any of them, yet I have always considered myself to be an avid reader.
  • 23squidoo Oct 30, 2010 @ 8:56 pm | delete
    Beautiful use of color and style in this very interesting lense. Thanks!
  • vallain Jan 25, 2010 @ 5:26 pm | delete
    I've read books by Rex Beach and John Fox Jr.
    I should pull out some of those golden oldies for another read.
  • BevsPaper Aug 5, 2009 @ 6:01 am | in reply to lostinfiction | delete
    My information comes from Publisher's Weekly who recorded the actual sales of books and was not based on any sort of popular opinion poll.
  • lostinfiction Aug 4, 2009 @ 10:04 pm | delete
    here's a little search i did on a site that basically generated a list of the favourite/most influential books from a prominent group of people (authors, entertainers, politicians etc) who were alive and kickin' in 1908! http://www.infloox.com/collective?region=&activity=&group=&start=1907&end=1909&=
    (actually i did the search from 1907 - 1909 just to be safe) surprise, surprise, Shakespeare and the Bible top the list!
  • Ladydove62 Jul 15, 2009 @ 11:51 pm | delete
    Great lens.Tastefully done and really interesting contentf
  • AnnieMcMahon May 11, 2009 @ 11:18 am | delete
    Great lens! I will be back to check out some of the links. My favorite is still O. Henry (1862-1910). :)
  • drifter0658 Apr 7, 2009 @ 9:48 am | delete
    Nice, comfortable read. Like an old pair of jeans fresh from the dryer.

    I'm pretty sure someone made some bucks off of Smith's book 'Peter'.

    Thanks!
  • dc64 Apr 4, 2009 @ 12:25 pm | delete
    What an interesting idea, especially since I haven't heard of any of those books, and they were bestsellers! It makes me wonder what they are about. You've piqued my interest.
  • confetta Apr 4, 2009 @ 11:04 am | delete
    I LOVE this LENS!
    I am a hard-core reader and pretty much only read authors from ages ago!
    I ALSO just got dizzy and lost track of time looking at all the fabulous vintage
    books, sheet music and ephemera on THE PAPER TRAIL!!!
    http://www.the-paper-trail.com/

    I LOVE your taste and I am going to try to add more direct links from
    MY Lenses Directly to THE PAPER TRAIL!
    5 Stars - Favorited - YOU ARE IT!
  • Sarunas Feb 1, 2009 @ 3:51 am | delete
    Firstly welcome to squidoo.. :)
    And I'm glad to see you very well written lens here.
    Five Starts for great lens. ;D
  • poutine Dec 8, 2008 @ 11:16 am | delete
    Smart idea for a lens.

    I haven't read any of those books.
  • Billco Oct 15, 2008 @ 6:34 pm | delete
    What a difference a 100 years make. No doubt most of today's best sellers will be ????? in a 100 years.

    5 Stars!
  • EverythingMouse Sep 16, 2008 @ 7:40 pm | delete
    Welcome to Squidoo! I look forward to seeing a lot more of your work. I never knew there was another famous Winston Churchill!
  • chisumtrailmercantile Jun 20, 2008 @ 4:03 pm | delete
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  • boutiqueshops Jun 19, 2008 @ 11:08 am | delete
    Hey...nice choice! Hope to see more! => Blessings, sylvia
  • out-of-the-attic-4u Jun 19, 2008 @ 9:05 am | delete
    Yes its looking good. I am working on mine and am finding it a little taxing. Keep uo the good work as it is looking very good.
  • Alanas_Vintage_Collectibles Jun 18, 2008 @ 11:02 pm | delete
    Ok so your over here too huh? I have had my head in trying to create a newsletter and just looked up. Glad I did. This looks good for a first try! Gave you some votes.
  • LensbyLisa Jun 18, 2008 @ 10:29 pm | delete
    Great idea for a lens! Very interesting.

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