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Hi all, just picked this up. Nice color, tight spine. Nothing to note that isn't visible! Thanks for having a look.

Full photos including the bottom corners and edge would be helpful.

Hi all, Hoping to get some impressions on this book. Nothing unusual, but it has a collection of defects that I don't quite know how to sum-up. FC is unremarkable, impacted bottom right corner. BC has a few marks and a small stain, a 1/4" tear on leading edge, and a faint ~3" color-breaking crease top left corner. Interior is clean...no surprises. Thanks!

Agreed about the presentation. The discoloration on the back is not a stain from the outside world, it’s bleed through from the color advertisement on the last page.

Hi all. Here is a nice vibrant copy of X-Men 101. Primary issue is two subscription-like creases running nearly parallel down the front, one down the back. Of the creases on the front, one is maybe 6", the other almost book-length (ditto the one on the back). These creases only break color in two areas, about 1cm length each. I'm not sure how to assess the effect of non-color-breaking creases, which is how I would characterize these. I have pressed the book but the creases remain, suggesting that there is actual damage to the page fibers even though there isn't evident color loss. Any thoughts would be appreciated!

Yeah, the rest of the book is really quite nice.

4.0

Nothing to note beyond what's visible in the pics. Maybe 1/4" spine tear bottom left. Several spine ticks. Interior is clean and staples are tight. Thanks for the input!

Hey all, Interested in your thoughts on this one. Tight binding, nice colors and gloss on cover, good spine. Issues are some moisture staining on the top FC and BC (and some discoloration along the leading edge FC). There is some writing in ink on the bottom FC and on the BC, and some light writing indentations on the FC (visible in third photo below, just above yellow box). 1/2" tear on BC. Thanks!

9.0

Interesting. I guess I need to recalibrate.

Agreed. Looking more closely, it's not a miswrap, but the it's also not a typical spine roll either, as the book lays flat. Essentially, it looks like it was "re-creased" for some reason causing the pages to splay out. I'm in the process of trying to press it out. We'll see what happens. Thanks for the input!

Thanks. Just to clarify, it's not a spine roll, it's a miswrap.

Hi all, As you can see the book has a considerable miswrap. The binding is tight, and inside is clean. A smudgy fingerprint on the FC and a few on the BC. A couple decent spine creases. You can really get a sense of the miswrap looking at the Mark Jewelers insert, pictured. Thanks for looking!

Not sure about the tears, agree that they don't resemble a wear pattern. I'll go with a 9.0, due to the condition of the spine and corners. If the tears "count", this is maybe more like 8.0-8.5.