Grade an Uncle Scrooge 16

[garthgantu]

Here's one I picked up recently.

 

All the defects are self-evident; nothing hidden in the way of interior problems or non color-breaking creases - the few such creases on the front cover extending from the spine are pretty minimal (the look worse in scan) and could easily be pressed out ( ).

 

Small color fleck about 2.5" up the spine

Slight abrasion along top edge, just right of the Dell logo

Crease at top edge extending down toward "W" is again a modest one - scan looks much worse

 

Interior is nice, C/OW pages, tight staples

 

[garthgantu]

Back cover...no serious problems here...

[FFB]

Nice book, Garth. I'd say it's about a 7.5 to 8.0 or so (leaning toward the 8.0, but I'd have to see the back cover first), going by what you say about the visible creasing.

[garthgantu]

Thanks, Scott - back cover now posted

[143ksk]

VF- 7.5

[FFB]

Thanks, Scott - back cover now posted

 

Thanks. With the back cover creases, I am now at 7.0 to 7.5. Still, a very sweet book, Garth.

[divad]

Here's one I picked up recently.

 

All the defects are self-evident; nothing hidden in the way of interior problems or non color-breaking creases - the few such creases on the front cover extending from the spine are pretty minimal (the look worse in scan) and could easily be pressed out ( ).

 

Small color fleck about 2.5" up the spine

Slight abrasion along top edge, just right of the Dell logo

Crease at top edge extending down toward "W" is again a modest one - scan looks much worse

 

Interior is nice, C/OW pages, tight staples

 

 

Waaay too much creasing for an 8.0, any way you shake it. And btw, NONE of those wil press out - even if big bertha sat on this book for another 50 years

 

Nice corners, nice colors - I'd go 7.5

[garthgantu]

Really? You don't think those NCB (let there be new acronyms, for everyone!) creases that extend mostly from the color-breaking creases on the front could be pressed out? I've seen a number of pressing examples - that resulted in sizable grade jumps from CGC - that seemed to primarily address just this sort of thing?

 

Not jockeying for better "appraisals" from you guys, just wondering - exactly what kinds of creases and bends will pressing "fix" and what kinds won't be helped?

[FFB]

Really? You don't think those NCB (let there be new acronyms, for everyone!) creases that extend mostly from the color-breaking creases on the front could be pressed out? I've seen a number of pressing examples - that resulted in sizable grade jumps from CGC - that seemed to primarily address just this sort of thing?

 

Not jockeying for better "appraisals" from you guys, just wondering - exactly what kinds of creases and bends will pressing "fix" and what kinds won't be helped?

 

Some of the paper warping around the spine stresses could be pressed out, but there would still be color loss around the spine where the stress marks are.

[Aces]

7.0 plus or minus .5.

[nik]

FN/VF - 7.0, Luv those Dell Dizney books.

[garthgantu]

Thanks for all the votes of confidence... I had it down as a FN+ in my dbase, but I think most people on these boards give the grade they think CGC would award a book..? And CGC is a bit more forgiving on the 50+ year old books, so I think 7.0 or even 7.5 is not out of the realm of possibility on this one.