Antiques

WTFK asked:


1-I have recently gotten into collecting antique books (16th,17th,18th century), and I was wondering, if in a nutshell anybody could tell me how to recognize a fake from an original.
2-And I have been recently looking at ebay antiques section and they have amazing things there, but how do I know if the antiques on ebay are original or fakes? I ask the seller questions but people lie to sell.
anyone can help me?
Has anyone ever bought antiques of ebay?

ROOSEVELT

maidmiriam01 asked:


I have come across a copy of ‘The Roycroft Dictionary’ concocted by Ali Baba and the Bunch on rainy days. It was copyrighted in 1914 by Elbert Hubbard. I was just wondering if it is possible to guess at the value. It is in fairly good condition with all pages still firmly attached. The spine does have some minor damage to either end though. Is this something that can be repaired?

JUNIOR