Harry Lime

I love the Christmas Eve splash! Is that a Bat-Sleigh?

I ain't no Bo Derek.

NG 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.8 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 8.0 8.5 9.0 9.2 9.4 9.6 9.8 9.9..........I'm in!

DD #2 has the camouflage ad but on the other side is an advert for FF28 & ASM14 (the irony). Ditto the ST #122.

I was so close to pulling the trigger on this last night. Thanks for removing the temptation.

Larger pics! Is that a stain in the bottom left back cover?

Your pics are too small, I can't really tell but at this distance it looks like 4.0

Yeah, it's hard to tell. There's sun shadow, distributor ink and general tanning going on. It's a busy back cover!

There's often stuff you can only see with the book in hand.

Yeah, 5.0.

6.0-6.5 depending on other flaws.

3.0. The pen defacement is akin to someone drawing a moustache on the Mona Lisa but it doesn't have that much of an effect in this grade range.

3.5.

1.5. That's some spiney spine roll!

This. Every single time.

5.0-5.5

If the cover is still attached...1.8

A very well presenting 6.5.

I'm glad I'm not the only pervert here. @AJD The pilot's name was Captain Wings. Is the whole book named after him or was it just really lazy nomenclature? Also did Greasemonkey Griffin really get Hitler to join him in a remake of Busy Bodies?

The 'initials' have no effect on the grade in this range. Aside from the large pink blob in the centre of the back cover is that also a water stain in the bottom right corner of the back cover? Does it go into the book and the 'blob' does that go into the interior? Have you a complete book? Are you going to ask if a press and a clean is going to bump the grade 0.5? Pending replies, I would say that the spine wear & chipping would allow no higher than a 4.0. Add in that blob and another possible stain....3.5.

At least 3.5, quite possibly 4.0

Was the missing page disclosed?

Wow, that's bad. Use a scanner!

The spine looks straight enough. I wouldn't risk it. There's plenty more Goblins in the sea (where they would get a max of 2.0 for water damage).

Without seeing the spine clearer I would say 5.0 but it could well be as low as a 4.0. My biggest reservation is that it may have been trimmed. The leading edge doesn't look straight at all. From the stalactites upward there's a definite curving inwards.