That’s awesome!
 

I saw that book on YouTube a few weeks back. Congratulations on a unique find!

On 3/30/2022 at 5:41 PM, Brandon Shepherd said:

That’s awesome!
 

I saw that book on YouTube a few weeks back. Congratulations on a unique find!

Thank you!  I'm going to have to find that video!

On 3/30/2022 at 6:09 PM, Iconic1s said:

Thank you!  I'm going to have to find that video!

Found it!  Looks like he had to do some extra work to make this book happen!  I really appreciate it and am glad we agree on the 1st cover being better than 9.6!  Thanks @Brandon Shepherdfor telling me about this video!

On 3/30/2022 at 5:09 PM, Iconic1s said:

Thank you!  I'm going to have to find that video!

Here it is. Looks like the book has been on a long journey.

Ha ha, posting at the same time!

On 3/30/2022 at 6:27 PM, Brandon Shepherd said:

Here it is. Looks like the book has been on a long journey.

Thanks again!  So cool to have both videos here!

That's a fantastic and likely unique piece. It's pretty impressive that a triple cover book survived the assembly process intact, given how different the thickness is versus normal!

On 3/31/2022 at 10:17 AM, Qalyar said:

That's a fantastic and likely unique piece. It's pretty impressive that a triple cover book survived the assembly process intact, given how different the thickness is versus normal!

Thank you!  I was blown away when I spotted this. 

On 3/31/2022 at 7:18 PM, Iconic1s said:

Thank you!  I was blown away when I spotted this. 

Makes me wonder if this was a make-ready or some such rather than a production copy?

On 3/31/2022 at 7:24 PM, Qalyar said:

Makes me wonder if this was a make-ready or some such rather than a production copy?

For shame!

The videos above are pretty cool… one when he sent it in and the triple cover was missed by CGC and another when it was fixed by CGC… he seems to be on the up and up.

My story, and I’m stickin’ to it, is that The Beast is a legit triple cover! 

On 3/31/2022 at 7:38 PM, Iconic1s said:

For shame!

The videos above are pretty cool… one when he sent it in and the triple cover was missed by CGC and another when it was fixed by CGC… he seems to be on the up and up.

My story, and I’m stickin’ to it, is that The Beast is a legit triple cover! 

Oh, no, no, I don't mean to imply this isn't a legit copy. Make-readies in printing are runs used to test and calibrate the equipment before the production run starts (or sometimes if it has to be restarted). Alternatively, they might just have had pretty liberal tolerances that let a basically double-thick book pass through production unscathed.

On 3/31/2022 at 8:28 PM, Qalyar said:

Oh, no, no, I don't mean to imply this isn't a legit copy. Make-readies in printing are runs used to test and calibrate the equipment before the production run starts (or sometimes if it has to be restarted). Alternatively, they might just have had pretty liberal tolerances that let a basically double-thick book pass through production unscathed.

Ahhh, thank you!  I took no offense but also had no idea what a make-ready was.  That’s really interesting!  I guess it could be something like that then, huh?!  So many really cool things yet to learn about this hobby. Thanks for that new bit of knowledge!

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