Grade is in - PGM - Friday Foster 1 (Dell 1972) 1 1

[Cool Ghoul]

I plan to have this book cleaned and pressed (probably by CCS). Any idea what kind of grade I can expect? I’m guessing a lot will have to do with how much the press can improve. All thoughts are welcome.

Edited February 2, 2023 by Cool Ghoul
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[scburdet]

Creasing is hard to assess on white & light colored covers. The good news is that the book is pretty clean even though it's white. For what little grime remains IDK if CCS thorough cleanings, so you might do better with another service (plus the wait times are long). Guessing by the color breaks in the price box, I'd expect the others are of similar intensity & would break color if it wasn't white. Pressing should improve the indentions associated with the creases but not fix them completely. I'm  going to offer a heavily uncertain 7.5 b/c of uncertainty with the white cover. 

[LowGradeBronze]

As is 4.5 due to the spine creases mainly. Whites are still white so presents nicely.

[Myparentsbasement]

6.5 After press and clean

[mephistopheles]

3..5 as is, 4.5-5 after CP/

[grendelbo]

A really good C&P for 8.0 thereabouts. As you said, depends on what will be improved and to what extent.

Thanks for sharing.

[FoggyNelson]

Never even heard of this book before, looks fine❤️🙌🏻

[Cool Ghoul]

Received back from CGC.  Commenters were fairly close.  Happy with the white pages, but I'm still seeing pressable defects.  Or maybe the spine indents can't be smoothed any more.  Thoughts?

[MAR1979]

With a quality professional 3rd party clean and press a 7.5 is likley attainable.  "Is the juice worth the squeeze?"

 

[scburdet]

So, it's hard to value this book b/c there aren't a lot of sales., but a 7.0 might sell for ~$200 so a 7.5 or 8.0 is still still going to max out at <$300. I'd expect at least half of the bump in value to be eaten up by new c/p & grading fees. To me, this is an attractive collectable as is, and isn't going to look orders of magnitude better no matter what. I'd be happy with it as is.

[ThothAmon]

On 2/2/2023 at 12:49 PM, MAR1979 said:

With a quality professional 3rd party clean and press a 7.5 is likley attainable.  "Is the juice worth the squeeze?"

 

Looking at the census, probably not. It’s a cool book worth at least what was quoted above.