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An Old History Book
Item Level 10Binds when picked up
Quest
Requires Level 10
Not sold on the Auction House
This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Requirements & Properties
- Other faction's version
Solid Gold Coin
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to An Old History Book among Quest, all from Classic like An Old History Book.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Old History Book (this item) | 10 | Not listed | |
 Telemancy Orbs | 1 | Use: Throw Telemancy Orb | 1 silver on 61 realms |
 Imbued Crystal | 1 | 589 gold on 78 realms | |
 Monstrous Egg | 1 | 500 gold on 78 realms | |
 Mysterious Grimoire | 1 | 456 gold on 74 realms | |
 Ornate Weapon | 1 | 550 gold on 77 realms | |
 A Treatise on Strategy | 1 | 600 gold on 77 realms | |
 Banner of the Fallen | 1 | 300 gold on 68 realms | |
 Captured Insignia | 1 | 300 gold on 73 realms | |
| Fallen Adventurer's Journal | 1 | 300 gold on 72 realms | |
 Gordok Ogre Suit | 20 | Crafted with Classic Tailoring | 20 gold on 52 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Telemancy Orbs at 1 silver in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
An Old History Book in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
An Old History Book is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for An Old History Book next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is An Old History Book in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. An Old History Book is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- What level is An Old History Book in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, An Old History Book is common quality, item level 20 and requires level 20.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Classic Era page for An Old History Book
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 1.60.1.70205, read from the beta game data we hold
- Also in the Classic Era client
- Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
An Old History Book is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no Auction House price. It is acquired in-game from the sources listed above. This page collects its first-party game data (identity, effects and where it comes from) from the official World of Warcraft client build.