Q: Front cover and inside illustration The Scarlet Letter, printed 1900 (Henry Altemus Company Philadelphia), Vademecum Series. Your website shows this cover on ‘Black Beauty’. What is value? Someone is selling same on ebay, item # 360563665636 for $1,499.95. Thanks for info.

A: This book was published in 1900 as part of the Vademecum Series.

It originally came within a labeled box. As with all the titles in this series, it is a reprint.

This is a book that sells, if at all, for a few dollars.

Anyone can list anything on EBay for any price. The trick is to sell, not just list, at the high price.