Corvonie Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 (edited) Hi group, I know I only have front and back cover, but the specific question I have is about how the rippling on the right affects grade on a book this nice. So assume off-white/white interiors and no other defects aside from what's visible on the covers. Thanks so much! (NOTE: I have added interiors from another book in the same collection so assume similar interiors. Thanks! Edited April 27, 2023 by Corvonie Added comparable interior photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cchunn3 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Caint. Gotta see what's inside to se how bad the fluid damage is. Corvonie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 the rippling looks pressable to my untrained eye. The foxing is what would get dinged here. Maybe 7.0/7.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Depends on how extensive the water damage is and what can be pressed out. I'd call it 5.0/5.5 right now. Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvonie Posted April 27, 2023 Author Share Posted April 27, 2023 So that's where I'm stuck. Here are the interiors to another FF book in the collection (I haven't gotten interiors for #49 but let's assume similar). I can't see any interior damage, and so I'm trying to figure out if it's improvable with pressing and how it would affect overall grade. If you can look at these photos and let me know your thought, I would greatly appreciate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvonie Posted April 27, 2023 Author Share Posted April 27, 2023 So that's where I'm stuck. Here are the interiors to another FF book in the collection (I haven't gotten interiors for #49 but let's assume similar). I can't see any interior damage, and so I'm trying to figure out if it's improvable with pressing and how it would affect overall grade. If you can look at these photos and let me know your thought, I would greatly appreciate it! On 4/25/2023 at 5:15 PM, cchunn3 said: Caint. Gotta see what's inside to se how bad the fluid damage is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cchunn3 Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 This is a pickle. The wavyness goes all the way through the book, but I don't see any liquid artifacts on the pages and the staples aren't rusted to bits and it appears the waves are limited to the edges.. I don't know if it could be made flat or how invasive the job would have to be to get all pages flat. Maybe get some recommendations for pressers who have gotten stellar results with similarly damaged silver books. Corvonie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvonie Posted April 27, 2023 Author Share Posted April 27, 2023 On 4/27/2023 at 12:23 PM, cchunn3 said: This is a pickle. The wavyness goes all the way through the book, but I don't see any liquid artifacts on the pages and the staples aren't rusted to bits and it appears the waves are limited to the edges.. I don't know if it could be made flat or how invasive the job would have to be to get all pages flat. Maybe get some recommendations for pressers who have gotten stellar results with similarly damaged silver books. Already on it! I'll report back when I hear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
