tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382076272947689523.post6735625973781829604..comments2019-09-20T09:59:32.297-07:00Comments on BOOKTRYST: Hey, Rare Book Guy: What About Dust Jacket Restoration?Stephen J. Gertzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369781936876020975noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382076272947689523.post-41288721116476583032013-08-01T06:57:32.436-07:002013-08-01T06:57:32.436-07:00Remove it, and put the dj into a Bro-Dart to prese...Remove it, and put the dj into a Bro-Dart to preserve and protect it.Stephen J. Gertzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14369781936876020975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382076272947689523.post-76531815356769087752013-07-31T23:25:35.124-07:002013-07-31T23:25:35.124-07:00Hello RBG A shrinkwrapped book - to remove it as ...Hello RBG<br />A shrinkwrapped book - to remove it as to not causing any extra damage to the dj (like sticking to it after a while) or to leave it with for the shining new like appearance?<br />Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382076272947689523.post-70048098401246985442013-03-09T06:32:30.559-08:002013-03-09T06:32:30.559-08:00Hello dear RBG First thanks a lot for your kind re...Hello dear RBG<br />First thanks a lot for your kind replies. They desrve to be collected into a manual book for collectors.<br />I have a 1961 dustjacket of U.Eco out-of-print &amp; rare book, his first collaborated copy in Italian, which is unfortunately already REPAIRED by the previous owner with many ugly cellotape adhesives. I wish them to be removed and bring it back to its original though torn edges. Would it worth to do that for the preservation of its value? Or I should leave it as is, as removing the tapes is also a kind of intervening restoration.I simply don&#39;t know what is best to do.<br />Thank you so much<br />MosheMOSHE PRIGANnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382076272947689523.post-62971642556092721122013-03-08T15:40:17.713-08:002013-03-08T15:40:17.713-08:00Yes, Moshe.Yes, Moshe.Stephen J. Gertzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14369781936876020975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382076272947689523.post-19433654619579472382013-03-08T14:12:08.537-08:002013-03-08T14:12:08.537-08:00Hello RBG This paperback is an uncorrected proof a...Hello RBG<br />This paperback is an uncorrected proof and is SIGNED by Umberto Eco whom I had met personally. I have been looking for about 4 years for another copy but in vain, and it would be of course unsigned. Is your kind answer above still valid?<br />Thank you very muchMOSHE PRIGANnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382076272947689523.post-91411107223029364222012-12-24T08:56:07.640-08:002012-12-24T08:56:07.640-08:00Paperbacks are judged very harshly when it comes t...Paperbacks are judged very harshly when it comes to condition. Leave it as is and try to find another copy in better condition.Stephen J. Gertzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14369781936876020975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382076272947689523.post-50603427707962799672012-12-21T17:32:47.636-08:002012-12-21T17:32:47.636-08:00Hello to RBG from Israel I have a cafe? stained pa...Hello to RBG from Israel<br />I have a cafe? stained paperback of U.Eco, on its upper pageedge. It&#39;s not a naturally worn copy which I understand from your article to leave it as it is.Someone spilled it.Should I also leave it untouched or for a nicer looking to give it a professional repair? The stain decreases the price anyhow.<br />Thank you very muchMOSHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382076272947689523.post-24752071192912660712012-02-27T07:51:10.074-08:002012-02-27T07:51:10.074-08:00We at www.rarebooksdigest.com believe that the dus...We at www.rarebooksdigest.com believe that the dust cover is an important factor that determines the value of a first edition rare book. Read this article and you will be convinced. http://www.rarebooksdigest.com/2012/02/26/the-valuable-rare-book-dust-jacket/Andre Chevalierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10249143746341526914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382076272947689523.post-89603759705391418532011-12-22T13:15:58.134-08:002011-12-22T13:15:58.134-08:00Speaking as the person who actually restored the H...Speaking as the person who actually restored the Houdini dust jacket featured in your blog. I would like to mention that fighting fraud is one of our greatest concerns. This is why we document everything we restore and publish the before and after photo&#39;s on our database, also the owner of this particular book is a Houdini historian and will not be selling it. He had this done for himself only and kindly agreed to allow us to post the project on our blog. One other aspect of this particular restoration is that we made no effort to conceal the structural repairs from the back and that all the restoration that was performed is very easily removed with water.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382076272947689523.post-66029914370179774582011-12-21T16:02:42.967-08:002011-12-21T16:02:42.967-08:00My only issue with your comment, Anon., is the cha...My only issue with your comment, Anon., is the characterization of the piece as a jeremiad, &quot;a bitter lamentation.&quot; It may be many things but a bitter lament? No, sir. Perhaps you meant &quot;rant.&quot; No on that score, too.<br /><br />There is certainly nothing wrong with having small repairs professionally rendered. But the DJ repair will add nothing to the value of the book; it will rather, as I discussed, decrease it. <br /><br />Thank you for stopping by and expressing your thoughts. It is appreciated.Stephen J. Gertzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14369781936876020975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382076272947689523.post-43457049024184240842011-12-21T14:39:50.417-08:002011-12-21T14:39:50.417-08:00Dear RBG: I take only one issue with your jeremiad...Dear RBG:<br />I take only one issue with your jeremiad vs. the restoration of book jackets. I agree with everything you say about *restoration*, but I don&#39;t think there&#39;s any problem with getting a professional (archival) *repair* done, if the only intent of that repair is to simply make the thing hold together a little better. In other words, if a jacket is nearly (or completely) separated along a fold, I think it&#39;s highly preferable to have it repaired rather than to rely only on a Brodart to keep it together. Please understand: I am talking *repair* only, not ANY form of restoration (no replacement of lost paper, filling in color, or anything like that). And of course the repair itself has to meet the strictest archival/conservation standards, i.e. to be invisible and reversable. It also goes without saying (and yet I&#39;ll say it) that any such repair should be fully disclosed by the seller of the book to any prospective buyer. What say ye?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com
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