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I’ve been away a bit - have some house stuff to take care of.  I wanted to weigh in on this tho. I think for me the paper quality appeared to be low…. That’s what stood out to me at first.   … I don’t think the stamp had much impact on this. It’s a decent copy that presents well. About the nicest 2.5 you will see. You win some and you lose some is how I look at it. 

I’m not seeing anything significant  9.0 

On 5/23/2022 at 2:43 PM, grendelbo said:

I think the best you could hope for after a C&P would be 4.0/4.5.

Thanks for sharing and congratulations.

3.5 to 4.0 as is. Don’t expect too much ..it’s gonna look a little nicer but it’s limited 

6.5 (could be way off) spine has what looks like moisture. Don’t know what to make of it actually. Maybe just dirt. 

5.5 to 6.0 

4.0 I agree it’s beautifully drawn cover.. attacking a warship in a dingy at sunrise with handguns.. talk about guts 

6.5 to 7.0 as is 

8.0

8.0 to 8.5 depends as you said on that mark.. looks like some of the color is gone like maybe something spilled or someone tried to erase it or scrape it off. Unknown but the rest of the book is very solid. 

On 5/16/2022 at 7:48 PM, O Doyle Rules said:

 

I appreciate all the replies. I plan on getting it cleaned, pressed and graded. I will give a full report when that date arrives.

Little hard to tell from these pics. Not a lot of detail. I will approximate 7.5 could be a little better tho 

On 5/16/2022 at 7:57 PM, Not A Clone said:

7.5 is probably more accurate. Sometimes I tend to ignore the pressable/cleanable flaws and look at it's potential. I have a stack of my own stuff sitting here with "current" & "potential" grades lol. 

Just grade “as is” the pressing is a wild card. You never know how effective it will be. I’ve had books pressed from css and although it was improved, not everything comes out perfect. So sometimes I think you will be amazed and sometimes you will be disappointed. Manage expectations. There are a lot of factors. 

6.0 

6.0 here

7.5 I can see a 8.0 tho it’s close 

3.5 

That looks like a rat chew 4.5 here 

I’m at 4.5

On 5/16/2022 at 4:04 PM, Geoff2099 said:

I'm going to go out on a limb here, I'm still a novice grader, please go with the group. C&P to a 5.5

Good job. I was deciding if it could be a 6.0 but I think 5.5 is the right call

1.0 or 2.0 need more pics to be more precise - disagree you should definitely send that FF in for grading. Protect it and get a definitive grade at the least. If you are gonna sell it have a much easier time on a very pricey book buyers will be more confident shelling out that kind of cash. 

Based on just one photo a ballpark estimate for me would be 6.0. You mentioned you didn’t have a back cover pic, and that’s fine in this case but understand the back cover often tells the story of the quality and wear of the book in grading.

4.0

I’m at 7.0 as is. Possible bump with a C&P but not much wrong