Corvonie Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 Hi board, looking for some of your expert advice on another head scratcher for me. This one still needs some work on the spine ticks and a general dry clean and press, but I’m specifically wondering whether CGC considers this a miswrap or a (flattened) spine roll, because of the staple placement. Thank you, as always, for your insight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 Great freshness. The book has lots of nice qualities, but I am concerned about trimming. That top edge overhang looks pretty rough. Corvonie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvonie Posted May 29 Author Share Posted May 29 (edited) On 5/29/2024 at 3:38 PM, Point Five said: Great freshness. The book has lots of nice qualities, but I am concerned about trimming. That top edge overhang looks pretty rough. Thanks! I am VERY confident in the book’s provenance and lack of restoration. So you don’t think CGC sees the semi-extreme miswrap as a spine roll? Basically, these books were stacked in boxes w/o bags and boards for over 50 years, so I’m even trying to figure out if I’m looking at a miswrap or a spine roll that got flattened into place over time Edited May 29 by Corvonie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q.N.S. Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 Looks like a severe miswrap, not a spine roll. I don't have a lot of experience with how CGC goes on severe miswraps, so perhaps you can look around with a forum search. Corvonie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 On 5/29/2024 at 3:55 PM, Corvonie said: Thanks! I am VERY confident in the book’s provenance and lack of restoration. So you don’t think CGC sees the semi-extreme miswrap as a spine roll? Basically, these books were stacked in boxes w/o bags and boards for over 50 years, so I’m even trying to figure out if I’m looking at a miswrap or a spine roll that got flattened into place over time Oh OK, fair enough. Assuming no trim -- maybe that overhang is just pushed up a bit and looks worse in the pic? -- it looks like a standard higher grade book to me, like 8.0 give or take. If there were a 'severe' spine roll I'd think the cover and pages would be misaligned but they look to me to be aligned well. Corvonie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvonie Posted May 29 Author Share Posted May 29 On 5/29/2024 at 4:14 PM, Point Five said: Oh OK, fair enough. Assuming no trim -- maybe that overhang is just pushed up a bit and looks worse in the pic? -- it looks like a standard higher grade book to me, like 8.0 give or take. If there were a 'severe' spine roll I'd think the cover and pages would be misaligned but they look to me to be aligned well. Ah! I finally understood what you were saying about an overhang. Here’s another (hopefully better) view than one side the book laying on a table Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 Looks like a standard miswrap to me, which is only downgraded 9.0-9.8 depending on severity. I think there are enough other issues that the miswrap is ignored. Looks like a 7.5/8.0 to me. You can find my most recent returned book (Nick Fury 7) that has the staples misplaced a couple of cm onto the front cover off the spine fold. Still a 9.4. Corvonie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvonie Posted May 29 Author Share Posted May 29 On 5/29/2024 at 5:55 PM, scburdet said: Looks like a standard miswrap to me, which is only downgraded 9.0-9.8 depending on severity. I think there are enough other issues that the miswrap is ignored. Looks like a 7.5/8.0 to me. You can find my most recent returned book (Nick Fury 7) that has the staples misplaced a couple of cm onto the front cover off the spine fold. Still a 9.4. I’ll take a look thanks SC. And congrats on the 9.4! scburdet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
