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Reading curl to the spine, edge wear to outside front cover, dog ear (breaking color) to bottom right front cover. FN (6.0)

With the rounding of the edges to the cover, staple stress, and dog ear on the bottom front cover, I'd have it as a VF-.

I really don't know how the near complete tear would be treated. It's almost certainly not production, so it would be a pretty big hammer. I'd think it's most appropriately QUALIFIED so 7.5 (Q).

If I had to give it a technical grade, it would be in the GD - GD/VG range. The tear is too significant to call it "average" wear (FN range) so it'd have to drop to exceptionally worn, which is GD.

G/VG/VG-, leaning lower (3.0)

VG (4.0) for me, but, in my experience, I've never seen a book with noticeable moisture damage grade higher than a 3.0 with CGC.

FN (6.0) for me. FWIW, it's also a very good candidate for a press/clean. 

Edge wear to outside FC. NM- (9.2)

Slight corner wear to both corners of outside front cover, slight soiling back cover. NM- (9.2)

Spine ticks, rounded corners on spine, with slight splitting of bottom of spine, slight bend bottom right front cover. VF+ (8.5)

VG+

IMO - the top right crease would be consistent with VF/VF+. Pressing should resolve the lower corner issue, but the color break would, again, just my opinion, likely keep it out of the NM grade ranges. I don't think you can have that significant of a color breaking bend in VF/NM. Maybe you get lucky.

Is it completely loose? Seems cover's detached and CF is popped.

If completely detached 1.0. If at least some of the wraps are attached, I can see a 1.5 on a good day.

IMO - as well worn as it is, without any major pieces missing, it's hard to see that getting a .5. Colors are still pretty good and pages look well preserved.

VG for me.

3.0

I count 2 spine ticks, the blunting to the bottom corner of the spine, and the slight "fanning" of the book. VF+ / VF/NM for me. I'd err higher because the misalignment is production related, it would appear. 9.0

23 hours ago, mike devon said:

Cheers.  How would you grade it..?  4.5 and 5 after a clean and press..?  Scrape up to 5.5..?

More or less. 4.0-ish as is, 5.0 would be the upper expectations I'd have for what could clean/press out.

8.0

In addition to the stress at both staples, I count at least three spine ticks. VF range for me. 8.0

4 hours ago, mike devon said:

Cheers - yeah seems to be coming out around a 5.0 once pressed etc.  Do you think pro tidy of the spine with conservators adhesive would improve or spoil it..?  Just here and there if there are any tiny loose bits..?

Also does small neat name written inside affect it..?  I wouldn't think so on this lowish grade..?

Written name wouldn't. It'd be consistent with the grade. I wouldn't conserve this. Looks like it's all attached, just worn. It presents nicely for the technical grade, IMO.

The heavy edge-wear to the spine makes it tough from the angles pictured to accurately grade. There appears to be heavy stress at the top staple.

Just sort of "expecting" the defects with heavy edge wear (while not necessarily being able to see it as you would looking straight on at the spine), I'd estimate this is in the VG range.

A press/clean would help, but there's too much color break along the spine for this to move up meaningfully. I'd think the ceiling is in the VG/FN / FN- range.

Back cover really kills it, but could probably press out. 7.0/7.5

FN range. 6.0/6.5

I see edge wear to top of FC above the CCA stamp, and slight edge blunting to bottom of the spine. Looks very sharp otherwise. Would benefit from a press.

As is, 9.0/9.2. Would err lower because of the spine blunting. Could see this press to 9.2/9.4 but for the slight color break by the edge wear to the top of the FC.

I'd call it a VG. In my experience, any noticeable water damage will have a ceiling of 3.0 with CGC.

Rounded corner and pretty noticeable "blunting" of the bottom of the spine. Really need the back cover for an accurate grade. Looks VF range.

I count 6 spine ticks. You have stress on the staples and the reading curl on the spine. Bottom edge of the front cover is cut off in the photos, and there is no back cover scan. Hard to give an accurate grade. Hard to give an accurate grade. Everything there seems F/VF - VF range.