GUEST: When I was in high school, I read, secretly, Lady Chatterley's Lover.

And then, when I was in my 30s, a boyfriend said, "Oh, you should read this."

I said, "I already have, I've got a copy."

GUEST: And then I was at a flea market-- I know, a great boyfriend.

And I was at a flea market in New Jersey and I found it in a box with a bunch of other books, and I just grabbed it 'cause it said "Lady Chatterley's Lover."

APPRAISER: Yep.

GUEST: And I only had my paperback edition, so I... APPRAISER: Do you remember what you paid?

GUEST: A dollar.

APPRAISER: A dollar.

And you noticed that it's signed by D.H. Lawrence.

GUEST: Yes, yeah, I was--.

APPRAISER: It was printed in 1928, it was, it was censored.

Didn't really come out with all of the juicy bits until 1960.

APPRAISER: So not everybody is familiar with this book.

How would you, uh, sum it up or synopsize it?

GUEST: (exhales) Well...

Younger woman, older, uh, disabled man, um... APPRAISER: It's adult-themed?

GUEST: Yes, yes, yes.

Yeah, adult-themed, yeah.

APPRAISER: It's, it's juicy.

GUEST: Right.

APPRAISER: Do you have any idea about value?

Have you ever looked it up or tried to figure it out?

GUEST: Wasn't in, I just, like, you know, it was something that was kind of personal, so, no, I have never... APPRAISER: Well, this is, this is kind of the way people want it.

And if you were, like, "You know what?

I have a friend, maybe I'll get another one," how much do you think you'd have to spend to get one?

GUEST: I don't know, a, a, a couple hundred dollars?

I, I honestly have no idea.

APPRAISER: If you wanted to buy one just like this one right here, and you went shopping, you would have to spend $12,000.

GUEST: Are you serious?

APPRAISER: Mm-hmm.

GUEST: Even in the condition... APPRAISER: Yeah.

GUEST: Oh, my gosh, Devon.

Whoa, that's crazy.

APPRAISER: Yeah, that's pretty cool.

GUEST: I mean, that's crazy, right?

APPRAISER: At auction, it's less.

It's more like $4,000 to $6,000.

But if you wanted to replace it, you'd have to pay $12,000 to $17,000.

GUEST: That's crazy, that's amazing.

Like, I, I just... Somebody said, "Don't bring, like, um, paintings."

Like, "Bring something more inte..." So I went in my library and I was, like, "Oh, I'll grab this."

APPRAISER: "I'll just grab this $12,000 book I have on my shelf."

GUEST: But I... APPRAISER: (laughing) GUEST: No, seriously!

APPRAISER: No, it's awesome.

GUEST: Devon, thank you-- I had no idea.

APPRAISER: Yeah, my pleasure.