Advice on grading / preserving... 1 1

[troydivision1]

Submitted two books to CGC and they were rejected for overhang.
(they were submitted as moderns then kicked over to magazines then rejected altogether)
They are hand assembled with vellum covers.
There is one copy of the book currently in a modern slab.

Would pressing correct this or would the book have to be disassembled / reassembled?

underhang(?) on the bottom


overhang on the side

Edited February 15, 2023 by troy.division

[Qalyar]

Hey, I know what book that is!

I can't answer what might be done with regard to those copies from a pressing standpoint, but I can confirm that not all copies are assembled with that much misalignment. I have to assume that the hand assembly and linen-cord binding conspire to produce a lot of variation in cover/body positioning.

[theCapraAegagrus]

Pressing ain't gonna fix that.