If you have piles of old books at home, these editions could get you some money. All too often people don’t realise how much some of their older items at home might be worth, especially with books.

Rare 20th century cookbooks, signed autobiographies, or even old racy magazines can fetch hundreds or thousands of dollars ...

He wouldn't say exactly how much he paid for the books - but they were not cheap. "If you want this stuff you have got to pay the money," he says. "Everyone knows about the value of these things ...