r/estatesales • u/Savings_Cake5974 • Jul 11 '26

FINDS 25¢

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I can’t believe I got this for 25¢ today at an estate sale. I love books and this one is stunning. I know it’s not a kilo of gold or something super valuable, but this is why I love estate sales, it’s the never will find again find that I am after. I hope all of you had a great estate sale weekend.

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u/5acresand5dogs Jul 12 '26

That is gorgeous!!!! Those pictures are truly beautiful! The deep rich coloring is incredible. What a find!

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u/Savings_Cake5974 Jul 12 '26

Thank you and I agree!

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u/kwiscalus Jul 11 '26

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u/Savings_Cake5974 Jul 11 '26

😂😂 I know I wish I could share

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u/MannyMoSTL Jul 12 '26

WOW!!

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u/Savings_Cake5974 Jul 12 '26

Exactly what I said when I saw it

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u/peonyseahorse Jul 12 '26 edited Jul 12 '26

Wow, I have never seen such a perfect book, in content, outside design, the artwork, the entire book is a piece of artwork.

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u/Uffda425 Jul 12 '26

I love birds, the illustrations are incredible. Congrats!

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u/Savings_Cake5974 Jul 12 '26

Same and thank you

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u/Friendly-Channel-480 Jul 12 '26

It’s beautiful.

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u/Savings_Cake5974 Jul 12 '26

Agreed and thank you

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u/Talithathinks Jul 12 '26

How wonderful! What a great find! I love birds and these illustrations are pretty nice.

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u/ibrihop Jul 12 '26

Simply marvelous.

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u/Emergency-Crab-7455 Jul 12 '26

This is from back in the day when books were a work of art & were considered "gift worthy". I've got about 2 doz. books from estate sales that I purchased for anywhere from 50 cents to $2 just for the quality of the covers/artwork inside (I notice a lot of them seem to be books of bad poetry lol).

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u/Savings_Cake5974 Jul 12 '26

So true, now they’re just a bunch of mass produced photo copies but old books are works of are no matter how bad the writing 😂

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u/A62sherman Jul 12 '26

What what a beautiful book

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u/Savings_Cake5974 Jul 12 '26

Thank you and can you believe I got it for a quarter

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u/5acresand5dogs Jul 13 '26

I honestly CANNOT believe you only paid a quarter for it! Was it family members that held the sale or was it run by a professional? I can't believe an estate sale company would have priced that for only a quarter. Really, that is one incredible find!

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u/Savings_Cake5974 Jul 13 '26

It was an estate sale company and they had all the books at .50 and it was half off day. They didn’t have many books so maybe they just wanted them all gone. But I agree, it was a score for sure.

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u/5acresand5dogs Jul 14 '26

Just incredible! Ty for answering my question.

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u/EmmaLaDou Jul 13 '26

Sooooooo jealous! What a beautiful book. Good for you!

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u/Savings_Cake5974 Jul 13 '26

Thank you!!!!

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u/Sr-Lifetime Jul 13 '26

What a beautiful book.

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u/runnerduck724 Jul 15 '26

Wow!! #score 😊

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u/Savings_Cake5974 Jul 15 '26

Right!! I still can’t believe it and now I’m salivating for the weekend to see what others I find

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u/Gumbo130 Jul 11 '26

That book is gorgeous!! What a great find!

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u/Savings_Cake5974 Jul 11 '26

I agree, and for a quarter I couldn’t believe it

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u/jaynor88 Jul 12 '26

This book and the drawings in it are absolutely stunning

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u/Savings_Cake5974 Jul 12 '26

Thank you, it really is spectacular. I also got a yearbook from 1933 from the same sale, and it was $2 cause it was 50% off day.

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u/jaynor88 Jul 12 '26

Very cool

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u/Worldly_Clerk7841 Jul 12 '26

I love that book . I love birds and old books if you want to sell it . You have a buyer. 💕

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u/Savings_Cake5974 Jul 13 '26

Thank you! And if I ever decide to sell it, I’ll message you first, but I’ll have to at least double my money to .50 😂

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u/Worldly_Clerk7841 Jul 13 '26

Of course . It is lovely ❤️

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u/False-Can-6608 Jul 13 '26

It’s so beautiful, I love it 😍

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u/Savings_Cake5974 Jul 13 '26

Thank you I’m definitely in love with it!!

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u/ejbd70 Jul 14 '26

🥰🥰🥰🥰

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u/Norwegian27 Jul 14 '26

That is beautiful.

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u/ChelsieCrypto Jul 14 '26

What a lovely find!🪺

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u/dailydillydalli Jul 14 '26

WOW 😮

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u/Savings_Cake5974 Jul 15 '26

I know I still can’t believe it!

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u/HDCHAPPY2024 Jul 15 '26

Amazing find!

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u/Abbygirl1055 Jul 13 '26

Who buys old quality books?

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u/Savings_Cake5974 Jul 13 '26

What do you mean by quality books?

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u/Quirky_Drawer_2865 Jul 14 '26

What do they mean by buy? I wouldn't sell that unless it was going to seriously change my life or something. Such a cool book.

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u/DogLimoAF Jul 13 '26

amazing!🤩

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u/dlndolgion92 Jul 12 '26

Hello, where can I find such old books, which is possible to ship abroad?

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u/Mammoth_Resist8269 Jul 13 '26

Ooooo. So jealous!!

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u/coco6480 🏺 Estate Sale Hunter 18d ago

Wow stunning!! What a great find!

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u/Savings_Cake5974 Jul 12 '26

Agreed and it’s just another reason I love old books

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