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The alignment of the book can be improved, but not eliminated. It looks like an issue when the book was manufactured. Post a picture of the other book you mentioned.

If it’s signed with a sharpie, best to leave it alone.

When you get the book, please post pictures.

Sorry guys and gals. I forgot I clicked out of the PM to look at the books.

CGC has been sending back many slabs that leaves one scratching their head. I did a small experiment with a few books I got back that I wasn't happy with. Cracked them out to get signed. Almost every book got a .2 bump, with a few going from 9.4 to 9.8 with no additional work done to them.

Put a copy of DD 1 that has really nice deep red colors in direct sunlight. Let us know what happens after a month or so.

Fading.

Most companies will try to make sure their process work as flawlessly as possible. Six sigma works across many industries and platforms. In CGC’s case it may not have to be applied across the board but in the most strategic of mechanical processes, like encapsulation, storage and shipping.

Is that a tear under carnages knee?

Check the spine by the middle staple. Some copies have a small split in that area. If not you are in the 9.0+ range.

7.0 to 8.5 depending how much of the crunch comes out

That looks like a hard bend. Almost like the book was picked up by just the corner.

I have to consider myself fortunate that I rarely have an issue with the slabs. Granted, I pick up the books but I can’t remember the last time any of my personal books had newton rings or bad scratches on the case.

If you were local I could review them for you.

Where do you live?

Kenny is the guy, and only guy I would use.

You cannot take short cuts. It’s that simple. Even what most consider easy moderns can be ruined by not following all the necessary steps, as is evident by everyone complaining about their grades on books published within the last 5 years.

It could be. I would share additional information, but it would be free training.

It makes sense that peroxide would remove certain defects like dust shadows and tanning. But and this is the important part, since it is a bleaching agent it will affect the hydrogen bonds holding the paper together. The same with the blue light. It is using certain frequencies that will lighten the defects mentioned earlier. Again, we all know the affect even ambient light will have on fading the true colors of the inks used in the printing process. Short term improvements may not outweigh long term damage. Not sure if any long-term studies have been performed on these techniques on paper, but living in Florida I understand fully the affects UV light would have on anything not color fast.

On moderns like that my money would be on color rub 90% of the time.

It has been my experience that a spine split happens 1. When taking the book out of the bag. This is true of very brittle books that are not labeled as such. 2. During the cleaning and hydrating stage of the pressing. If a dry book is hydrated too quickly it could cause the paper to expand and crack. Not a good thing. (Now imagine someone not knowing what they are doing and holding a brittle book in front of a hand held steamer). 3. If the press is cranked down as low as it can go. The moral of the story is be aware of what you are sending in. Make a note on the bag of the book you want worked on, alerting the one doing the work so they can assess the book before they even take it out of the bag. Realize that things can happen even when the utmost care is taken. We are talking about 40-70 year old paper products.

Crow 1 is notorious for showing every little dent or bend. Even after pressing any really deep defects show a remnant that can be interpreted as finger dents. Here is a before and after of a book that shows how easily these types of defects can be introduced, if those handling the books are not careful.