I also received these old books, i love how they documented each. Each of them are right at the turn of the century, or before. I don't theink the value would be much seeing they're condition, but i just love old things! My camera was dying so i didn't get to take all that i wanted to....
This is written in the top book.
Tales From Shakespeare,
Nathanial Hawthorne
House of Seven Gables, The forth book down. This was a Library book, from St. Louis MO, It has several stamps in it.... this one being the latest and most ledgable, but he other one looks to read 1885. Its copyright date is 1883.
This was written in pen in the book
Ben Hur, Third book down. "Presented to Aurthur B McDorman, By his mother. July 1st, 1893. A Birthday Gift". It has really faded.... It has a date of 1880.
Shakespeare: Life, Art and Character "Florence Davis, November 1906" the bottom book.