As the population ages and interests
look beyond the workplace the Internet has created a whole new hidden investment
regime.
The exploding interest in and value of old South African books
February 2008
As the population ages and interests
look beyond the workplace the Internet has created a whole new hidden investment
regime.
The accepted investment hobbies of numismatics and philately is spreading... spread by the power of enlightenment - the Internet. And with this spread comes an exciting new investment regime.
Image right: Dower's fabulously rare 1902 work "The early annals of Kokstad and East Griqualand"
Books by le Valliant, Cornwallis Harris, Burchell and John Campbell are realising record prices.
A set of le Valliant attracted US$800 on eBay this week. I bought the same work a year ago for less than half that price.
Cornwallis Harris' beautiful books are another example ... a couple of years ago I bought this one for under US$1000! Now the same book, if you can get it, sells for many thousands of dollars.
Classic first edition rarities like Burchell now attract US$20,000 and even the facsimile reprints of the work thousands of dollars!
So if you are looking for a new platform to invest in - you can't go past old South African books. With the Internet you can track down gems and start a whole new arm to your valuable collectables.
You can see my top fifteen rarest old books at this link - a great, forgotten, investment! See if you can find any of these for sale on the Internet!
Think about it!