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September 02, 2005: Philly Newspaper Does a Story on Baldwin's Book Barn: Great Gatsby
"A West Chester book dealer has begun an online auction of what he said is a rare first edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.
Single copies, depending on a book's condition, can sell for $1,250 to $4,950. But book dealer Thomas Baldwin thinks his edition could fetch far more. He has started the bidding at $25,000.
Baldwin's 210-page copy is far from mint condition, but it has what he said is the original dust jacket, which to some collectors can be more valuable than the book. Baldwin started an online auction on eBay late Wednesday and is asking for an opening bid of $25,000."
