crassus Posted July 27, 2023 Author Share Posted July 27, 2023 (edited) Young Love 95 7.0 (Bright & glossy; mainly a single defect kind of book, VFish fc meets a Fine-ish bc, owing to rough left edge bc, having sm cuts, chips and dings, plus a larger ding with sm tear right top edge bc; light cb spine stress; book length ncb vertical fold r-edge fc; mod tanning interior cvrs & bc; PQ is OW-W) $15.00 SOLD Edited July 28, 2023 by crassus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crassus Posted July 27, 2023 Author Share Posted July 27, 2023 (edited) Heart Throbs 132 5.0 (Bright with average gloss; all firmly attached but slight discolouration on staples; book has very slight gritty feel, likely due to humidity; light to mod spine & edge wear, mainly thumb crse with sm tear left edge bc; reader's crses left center fc; major defect here is light to mod foxing fc & more so bc and interior cvrs; PQ is CR-OW ) $15.00 SOLD Edited August 4, 2023 by crassus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crassus Posted July 27, 2023 Author Share Posted July 27, 2023 (edited) Young Romance 195 5.0 (Bright & glossy; light to mod spine & edge wear; light to mod cb spine stress; blunting ur crnr fc; cb crnr crses ul & bl crnrs bc; cb reader's crse running right between that kiss..OMG!; sm stain br fc; otherwise lots of ncb surface bumps and dings; v slight tanning interior cvrs; light to mod foxing & ink transfer bc; PQ is OW) $8.00 SOLD Edited August 6, 2023 by crassus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crassus Posted July 27, 2023 Author Share Posted July 27, 2023 (edited) Falling in Love 19 3.0 (still some gloss & reflectivity, all attached, staples clean; classic case of accumulation of wear, extensive cb & ncb surface wear fc & bc, incl crnr crses & sm stains; mod to heavy cb spine & edge wear; 1.5" spine split top; 0.5" tear lower r-edge fc; light to mod tanning interior cvrs; mod foxing & ink transfer bc; PQ is CR-OW and this one is) Claimed Edited July 27, 2023 by crassus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crassus Posted July 27, 2023 Author Share Posted July 27, 2023 Lovelorn 5 3.0 (Bright with superior colours but diminished gloss, still some reflectivity; all firmly attached, staples clean; one of my all time favourite Romance titles and issues, only selling as I have a higher slabbed copy; book presents far better than grade but has two major flaws that keep it down, a larger 2.5" tear in the fc visible thru the letter box br fc, and a second, smaller 1.25" tear lower spine fc visible thru what I take as the eye of the Horus falcon, this second tear has tape behind it on the inside cover; otherwise mod cb spine & edge wear consistent with a 5.0; cb crnr crses br fc & bl bc; light tanning interior cvrs; light to mod foxing & ink transfer bc; PQ is OW-W ) $75.00 lizards2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crassus Posted July 27, 2023 Author Share Posted July 27, 2023 Hi, ok that will be it for today, many thanks to everyone for having a look, I'll be back tomorrow and thru the weekend with some SA and BA Marvels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan78 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 On 7/27/2023 at 1:50 PM, crassus said: Secret Hearts 144 5.0 (Bright & glossy; mod spine & edge wear; mod cb spine stress; 2 cb crses running up the left girl's back determined the grade; cb crse bl crnr bc; cb scrape upper spine fc visible in scan; some light localized foxing/staining fc & bc; book length ncb vertical fold running along r-edge fc; light to mod ink transfer bc; some v slight foxing interior pages but PQ is generally OW-W) $8.00 take electricprune 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan78 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 On 7/27/2023 at 2:00 PM, crassus said: Girls' Romances 32 4.5 (Bright with still good gloss, structurally better but multiple pen writing fc, incl on her face, why do people always write on their faces? OMG people its a romance comic, the whole point is their anguished faces...at any rate all firmly attached, staples clean; mod cb spine & edge wear, mainly rough overhangs, sm production cuts along the edges and a sm 3/16" tear right btm edge fc; cb crnr crses; mod tanning interior cvrs & bc; d-stamp ul fc; PQ is OW) $15.00 take electricprune 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan78 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 On 7/27/2023 at 2:12 PM, crassus said: Girls' Romances 67 3.5 (Bright & glossy; all firmly attached, staples clean; mod cb spine & edge wear, mainly chip out ur crnr fc and rough over hang top edges fc & bc; mod to heavy cb spine stress; major defect is moisture stains r-edge fc, in area of her hair & lower shaded area of her swimsuit and what determined grade, otherwise a lovely reader-run filler copy; light to mod tanning interior cvrs; PQ still a nicer OW) $15.00 take electricprune 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan78 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 On 7/27/2023 at 2:22 PM, crassus said: Falling in Love 19 3.0 (still some gloss & reflectivity, all attached, staples clean; classic case of accumulation of wear, extensive cb & ncb surface wear fc & bc, incl crnr crses & sm stains; mod to heavy cb spine & edge wear; 1.5" spine split top; 0.5" tear lower r-edge fc; light to mod tanning interior cvrs; mod foxing & ink transfer bc; PQ is CR-OW and this one is) FREE with Next Purchase take electricprune 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crassus Posted July 27, 2023 Author Share Posted July 27, 2023 On 7/27/2023 at 4:03 PM, Jonathan78 said: take Secret Hearts 144 Girls' Romances 32 Girls' Romances 67 and the freebie Falling in Love 19 are all yours Jonathan, many thanks indeed electricprune 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcollector Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 On 7/27/2023 at 12:57 PM, crassus said: Girls' Romances 8 3.0 (low gloss, still some reflectivity; all firmly attached, staples clean; slight spine roll, chip out btm spine, extensive rough edge wear, chips & tears, especially with overhang r-edge fc, incl a barely hanging chad...will it survive? Turn the page and find out! ; cb crses fc & bc, main defect is writing fc above gondola and a bit on his and her face; mod tanning interior cvrs; light to mod foxing & ink transfer bc; PQ is CR-OW) $25.00 Take Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcollector Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 On 7/27/2023 at 12:54 PM, crassus said: Girls' Love Stories 71 3.5 (slightly reduced gloss, slight gritty feel to paper; all firmly attached but slight discolouration btm staple; extensive mod cb spine, edge & surface wear consistent with grade, especially reader's crses along spine fc, cb crses all 4 crnrs, sm edge tears fc & bc; sm moisture stains br crnr fc & top edge bc; light tanning interior cvrs; mod ink transfer bc; PQ is CR-OW) $12.00 Take Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricprune Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 On 7/27/2023 at 2:15 PM, crassus said: Young Love 95 7.0 (Bright & glossy; mainly a single defect kind of book, VFish fc meets a Fine-ish bc, owing to rough left edge bc, having sm cuts, chips and dings, plus a larger ding with sm tear right top edge bc; light cb spine stress; book length ncb vertical fold r-edge fc; mod tanning interior cvrs & bc; PQ is OW-W) $15.00 @southern cross southern cross and crassus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crassus Posted July 27, 2023 Author Share Posted July 27, 2023 On 7/27/2023 at 6:32 PM, batcollector said: Take Girls' Romances 8 and Girls' Love Stories 71 Many thanks Aaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southern cross Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 On 7/27/2023 at 11:15 AM, crassus said: Young Love 95 7.0 (Bright & glossy; mainly a single defect kind of book, VFish fc meets a Fine-ish bc, owing to rough left edge bc, having sm cuts, chips and dings, plus a larger ding with sm tear right top edge bc; light cb spine stress; book length ncb vertical fold r-edge fc; mod tanning interior cvrs & bc; PQ is OW-W) $15.00 This is for sale?:I'll claim then electricprune 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crassus Posted July 28, 2023 Author Share Posted July 28, 2023 (edited) On 7/27/2023 at 8:00 PM, southern cross said: This is for sale?:I'll claim then Absolutely, Young Love 95, all yours, many thanks Edited July 28, 2023 by crassus electricprune 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcollector Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 On 7/27/2023 at 6:07 PM, crassus said: Girls' Romances 8 and Girls' Love Stories 71 Many thanks Aaron Thank you, Robert! Some great books in this thread crassus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 On 7/27/2023 at 1:49 PM, crassus said: Secret Hearts 32 4.5 (Bright with still good gloss; presents better, but 1/2" spine split btm & v long cb crse bl bc determined grade; otherwise mod spine & edge wear; multiple cb crses ur fc & ul bc; mod foxing & ink transfer bc; PQ is OW) $25.00 Take Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crassus Posted July 28, 2023 Author Share Posted July 28, 2023 On 7/27/2023 at 9:59 PM, JohnT said: Take Secret Hearts 32 is yours John, much obliged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
