Grade: Very Fine Minus (-) or Fine Plus (+)???????

[clay allen-migration]

Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies No. 145 Nov. 1953

Front Cover: High gloss; 17cm intermittent crease with minor scuffing; Very Slight 1.5mm X 3mm bending upper right corner. Very slight abrasion 1/2mm X 2mm abrasion lower left corner.

Back Cover: High gloss; Slight abrasion spine corners; Edges sharp; 7 mm bend (no color break) upper left corner; Slight hand soiling.

Spine: 10 minor creases 1 – 5mm in length; no abrasion; no tears.

Staples: Clean & shiny.

Interior Pages: Clean & bright; corners & edges sharp; no abrasion; no tears.

Paper Color: White.

Paper Quality: Supple.

 

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VF- or F+ ??

 

[JohnT]

Clay, I would have to say 5.5 on this one due to that "17cm intermittent crease". That's a reader's crease, i.e. a crease where the book was folded back during reading, and it's tough for me to go to Fine on a book with a long crease like that. Maybe if it didn't have the spine wear too.

[cd4ever]

Even that might be generous.

 

Readers creases really hurt a grade and one of those spine creases is pretty nasty. I'm going with 5.0 at best.

[clay allen-migration]

Thank you John T & cd4ever.... I'm learning from the best....

[the blob]

yeah, 5.0 - 5.5 are safe bets, though I've seen GA books with the reading crease get 6.0 - 6.5 from CGC, though they had less other stuff going on.

[50 Cent #II (1st)]

5.5-6.0

[abracadabra]

As far as a CGC grade, I would give it a 5-5.5. However, Overstreet does allow slight spine rolls/reading creases in up to F/VF 7.0. Yours is a bit more then slight though. If I bought this on ebay as a Fine 6.0 I wouldn't be disappointed.

-William

[clay allen-migration]

Thank you all for the help!!