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8.5. Top edge wear on the back cover with what looks like a tiny tear. Thanks for posting this copy.

9.0 thereabouts. Glare makes it a little harder to assess from the pics. Looks nice though. Thanks for showing it to us.

8.5/9.0 because of the lower corners, particularly the bottom left of the back cover. Looks sharp otherwise. Thanks for letting us take a look!

9.4 or maybe better. Pics aren't showing any creases or indentations, only minor edge wear at the bottom of the book. I think it wouldn't benefit from a press. Thanks for posting!

9.0/9.2 I don't think a press will help. The bottom left edge is it's biggest flaw and you can't fix that. Thanks for sharing!

The dinged bottom left corner and cover scratch hurt it. Still, it presents very nice. 8.0/8.5

9.2

6.5/7.0. Thanks for posting.

6.0/6.5

6.0 Thanks for sharing another one.

The spine and corners show slight wear. Both covers are flat. I still need to watch the new show on Amazon. I hear it's pretty good. Thanks for the feedback!

Thanks for looking. There is slight creasing near the color-breaking crease at the bottom right corner. Otherwise the cover is flat. The spine shows wear. Distributor spray at the top edge of the book. Couldn't you stare at this cover all day?

6.0.

6.0/6.5. Thanks for sharing.

This is a tough one. Thanks for posting. It'll be interesting to see what the consensus is. If there is one. My gut is telling me 7.5.

9.4+ Copies of this issue have those ...call them "bindery ticks or nicks" I guess, to varying degrees. And yours is well-placed on the back cover. Minor color rub seems to be the only other issue. Nice copy. Thanks for sharing.

6.0 and leaning towards 6.5. Thanks for posting.

7.5/8.0 The biggest concern is what looks like an impacted corner which flaws both sides of the cover. Thanks for letting us see and participate!

7.0 Nice copy and thank for sharing.

Dunno about that. Certainly makes it unique; courtesy of Comico. Mine only has microchamber courtesy of CGC.

Your copy looks nearly identical to mine, even down to the placement of the color-breaking spine tick and the slightly blunted corners/factory tears (however mine is qualified with "M. Wagner in writing on cover"). It received a 9.4. I broke it out a long time ago and recently pressed the only defect I could affect - slight creasing at the top edge - and maybe raised it +0.2. Long explanation, but with only a few more small spine ticks than my copy, I'm sure you have a 9.2/9.4. Congratulations! I love this book. One of my Top 10. Thanks for sharing!

And this is why I post. Your internal debates match my own. I can grade the vast majority of my collection with informed accuracy. But some books are a little harder. It looks better than a 4.5 to be sure. A grade of 6.0 could happen if the stars align and it's graded on my birthday. I've been calling it a 5.5. Thanks very much for the feedback!

I agree. 9.2.

7.0/7.5

9.4. Lower right corner area of the back cover - I'm not sure a press would improve these slight flaws. Thanks for posting!