http://www.stampcollectioninfo.com/bret-harte/
Woah! what's up with this book? why is it soo expensive o_O ?
http://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Skaggs-Husbands-Bret-Harte/dp/B000L1R87G/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_3
It's old, and the older some books get, the more valuable they become. I guess it must be worth a lot of money if someone is selling it for seven-million dollars or more.
Upon doing some research on the book, to see whether or not it is valuable or not, I found this:
http://www.fullbooks.com/Mrs-Skaggs-s-Husbands1.html
http://www.fullbooks.com/Mrs-Skaggs-s-Husbands2.html
http://www.fullbooks.com/Mrs-Skaggs-s-Husbands3.html
The full book is online, in three parts...
I don't really know why someone would pay seven-million dollars for a book that you can read online.
But, I guess some antique book collectors would really want it for their collection. It makes you wonder. Someone paid twenty-eight-thousand dollars for a grilled cheese with the Virgin Mary in it. I suppose people would buy anything...
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 BRET HARTE BY ARTMASTER FIRST DAY OF ISSUE AUG 25 1987 5 STAMP $0.99 Time Remaining: 2d 18h 57m |
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