DR.X Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 (edited) Another one of my books purchased at least 35 years ago. This book would be a great candidate for slabbing, but it looks like it got dropped and dinged the bottom corner, and has a 3/4" tear on the cover. WTF. Book has nice edges, color, and has the feel of a new copy. Edited August 29, 2023 by DR.X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvelmaniac Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 The book appears to be in the NM 9.4 range except for the 1" Spine Split. I would assume this book would get a Green Qualified Label, grading the book as if the defect were not present but noted on the label, if you were to get a Blue Universal Grade accounting for the defect, I assume you may drop 4-6 points for the defect, honestly do not know, unfortunately these are the gray areas in grading. FR/GD 1.5 - May have a spine split between 2" and 2/3 the length of the book. GD 2.0 - May have up to a 2" spine split. GD/VG 3.0 - May have a spine split of anywhere from 1" to 1-1/2". VG 4.0 - Moderate spine roll may be present and/or a 1" spine split. VG/FN 5.0 - A spine split of up to 1/2" may be present. FN 6.0 - There can also be a 1/4" spine split or severe color break FN/VF 7.0 - NM- 9.2 - No Mention of Spine Splits so assume they are not permitted in these grades. NM 9.4 - Bindery tears must be less than 1/16" on Silver Age and later books DR.X 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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scburdet Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 I haven't seen a Qualified square bound book for a spine split. I have one with a split of similar length graded at 4.5. I think you'd land at 4.5/5.0. Unfortunately, I don't think this is a good grading candidate since it's not buoyed by being a key issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
