Restored or blue label note? (Amateur glue to GA book) 0

[miraclemet]

Would this golden age book get a restored label due to the amateur application of glue at some point in its life? The glue was used to help keep the book attached to the cover since it was pulling away from the lone staple.

[Paul Kosnik]

Unfortunately, i think this is a very straightforward Restored label without any room for interpretation.  Sorry!

[path4play]

On 3/30/2024 at 8:38 AM, miraclemet said:

Would this golden age book get a restored label due to the amateur application of glue at some point in its life? The glue was used to help keep the book attached to the cover since it was pulling away from the lone staple.

 

 

I would say yes.

[Tony S]

It will get restored as others have said.  To elaborate, the standard CGC employs - entirely at their discretion - has to do with if the glue was applied to do something...idk... meaningful.  Very small amounts of glue had been applied to the covers of some golden age books to keep very tiny splits or tears from getting worse. CGC sometimes gives these a blue label with notation of "small amount of dried glue on cover". 

With your book, the glue was used to attach / reinforce the cover. Very much a restoration/conservation attempt. Nor does it appear to be what most would call a small amount of glue.   

Edited April 4 by Tony S

[buttock]

Wouldn't this get a conserved label? 

[Mr. Zipper]

Is the glue now fully pulled away? If it is no longer performing any function to hold the cover on, it may be possible it won't get PLOD. 

[Paul Kosnik]

On 4/5/2024 at 8:55 AM, buttock said:

Wouldn't this get a conserved label? 

No.  Traditional glue not allowed in any conservation work.