How much would a Holy Bible be worth that was made in 1868?

Question

I found this old holy bible in my basement and it has all of the pages still in it and completely read-able. The back cover is missing but the spine and the front cover are still there. The front cover is loosely hanging on but still is holding onto the spine. It is HUGE! The cover and spine appear to be made of cloth and the cloth is pretty worn but still a lot sturdier than today's books.

- All intact pages
- Missing back cover
- Spine and front cover intact and appears to be a cloth like material
- The date says 1868

How much would this be worth in U.S.A.

Answer 1

What daya think I look like.. Antique's Road Show? hhehehehehhee





Honestly, not much. There are TONS of old bibles around. People often times hold onto them and pass them on to family... so there are a lot of bibles from the 1800s around.

Being that they are considered the word of God, it is not uncommon for people to take really good care of them..meaning that they last a long time.



You'd need to know what translation and who the manufacturer is, anyways, merely being "old" is not enough.



I'd say a King James, nothing special about it - probably about $50-60

Hard leather with ornate design, color pictures, maps, etc. maybe $180-200

Wooden binding/cover of ornate design, with pictures and maps maybe 200-300

A rarer Douay Rheims with simple leather or paper - maybe $80-90

Ornate Douay Rheims with Leather or wood - $300-400



http://cgi.ebay.com/ANTIQUE-1800-LARGE-CHURCH-BIBLE-OLD-AND-NEW-TESTAMENTS-/250634089149?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Collectables_ReligionSpirituality_EH&hash=item3a5af4b2bd#ht_500wt_1080







PERSONALLY - I use a 1941 edition of the Douay Rheims 1589 translation with pictures, maps, family tree, a place to record your children's Sacraments and an Encyclical written by the Pope in the front.

My parents bought it for about $60





Unfortunately, My dog is apparently an atheist and I left it by my bed and he chewed on the front cover.

hehehehehhehhee



P.S. I'm kidding about my Dog's faith.. he's really agnostic.. hehehehe, actually, probably more Budhist. LOL

Answer 2

2$

Answer 3

Antique Bibles 1800

Answer 4

Considering the condition described and no mention of any special inscription It won't be worth more than $10- $20...



The value in an old bible is not in the fact that it's a bible but in what a family inscribed in it.... Early bibles were used to keep family records of births, deaths, marriages etc. ...

Answer 5

Ummm, well if it is missing the back cover then I am sure it can't be worth to much... But 1868 is a long time... Antique road show???

Answer 6

have a 1868 bible with tin pictures in back of book

Answer 7

I have to agree with Old Timer Too: In the years following the American Civil war there may have been thousands of printers employing hundreds of thousands of salesmen, often disabled vets, selling millions of copies of cheaply bound and printed Bibles. Even in perfect condition an American bible from this era would have to have something special to have any market value.

Answer 8

The missing back cover takes its value as a collector's item to zero. If it was intact and not very worn, then it might have some value to collectors, but beyond that? Not much.



Add: Take Spice Boy's offer. Hopefully, he won't have read my comments.

Answer 9

The Quran doesn't modern science "already written in it" it, like the Bible, says a great deal that is provably wrong. Pretty much everything people claim about Muhammad is provably wrong, such as the fact that he was supposedly illiterate even though he worked as a clerk.

Answer 10

You might check a more reliable source but I would guess not much. In those days not having a Bible was pretty much unheard of. They were about as common as a cell phone today.

Answer 11

Dunno about the USA, but in the UK, bibles are notorious for not being worth very much at all - even really old ones, which people imagine must be worth a fortune, are actually really common and worth next-to-nothing. And in the condition you describe, I think your chances of selling it for more than it would cost to send it by mail is pretty much zero.

Answer 12

As nice as it is to have something historical like that, the condition it's in will radically decrease the value.



it will be worth next to nothing in monetary terms but if you get it restored it could be a great conversation piece.

Answer 13

That's a lot of damage to the cover. Y!A isn't a good place for appraisals, I suggest a used book store.

Answer 14

Go on Antiques Roadshow, and they'll tell you. And then I can watch it on TV like I'm some sort of retired old person with nothing to do.



either way the missing cover would reduce its value by a LOT, so idk if you can expect much.

Answer 15

Keep it as a collectible in your home as it will be a chance for others to come and take an interest in the word of the Risen Lord.

Answer 16

I'll give ya 50 bucks for it no questions asked .. seriously i would say quite a bit to the right person ..

Answer 17

I have that exact bible! why is there more than one? more importantly: Are we distantly related? xD I found it in my great grandfather's basement

Answer 18

Probably not much, but you can look on ebay; that may give you a good idea.

Answer 19

It's as worthless today as it ever was.