How wonderful, that you feel so strongly about supporting such a worthwhile cause!
There is no guarantee the book will go for a good price, however, and more importantly that the buyer/recipient will actually appreciate it. On the other hand, you gave impression that it would be a very special Christmas gift for your wife and that she would be really thrilled to get it. Well, not a difficult decision to make, in my view.
I like the suggestion to contact the author, though, and to ask him if he would signed a copy of his book for the auction. |