I have been lurking on this forum for a while. The locker I picked up this weekend was a veritable treasure trove. I live in a Mission town so I took this Bible to have one of the Brothers look at it. It is very large and the original marriage listed is in 1861. I have researched and believe in it's current condition it is worth between 6 and 8 hundred dollars. The binding is broken but, if fixed it could bring 1500 to 1800 dollars. I have an appointment to have someone from the parish at the Mission that knows alot about this to look at it and give more info.

Here finally is my list of questions.
Should I have the binding fixed to make more money?
Has anyone dealt with fixing a book and how do I find someone that can do a very professional job. (I know if a bad job is done the value of the book can go down.)
Is this item worth listing with a high end auction house. (not some local mom and pop)?

Any thoughts or suggestions would be very appreciated. I can deal with all of the furniture, china, silverware, tools etc. just not sure what to do with something that has such a potential profit and am not sure ebay is the right option.

Thanks