A book given as a gift by the author. An association copy will be presented by the author to someone of some importance. There is no single price for any given book. Like most other commodities, a comparable price range can be established based on sales records or other dealer offerings. Scarcity, condition, initial cost of the item, varying dealer overheads, knowledge or lack of same, and a myriad of other subtle factors come into play in pricing any given book.
Demand seems to ultimately drive the antiquarian book market.
The page on the right-hand side of an open book. As a rule if the book is signed by the author it is worth more, by anybody else, sorry it doesn't count. Inscribed refers to something more than just a signature. After assuaging the author by telling him that he is his biggest fan, the dealer scurries off and sells the books at an inflated price. The size of a book is determined by the size of the original sheet of printed paper and the number of times it is folded in the construction of the book.