Bmj1282 Posted Wednesday at 02:52 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 02:52 AM so I bought a small collection and best book was a journey into fear 19 mark jewelers. My question is book is in excellent condition but right edge looks like there is some tearing or chipping, is there a chance that this was an error in cutting or is this definitely tearing from being mishandled? I have accompanied pictures, I have been collecting and grading for years and have never seen this. BlowUpTheMoon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vheflin Posted Wednesday at 11:47 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 11:47 AM (edited) looks like nibbles Edited Wednesday at 11:56 AM by vheflin added visual reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koollectablz Posted Wednesday at 12:06 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 12:06 PM yup, looks like mice or snail damage to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzutak Posted Wednesday at 01:03 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 01:03 PM This looks like silverfish damage to me. Mice/rodents typically nibble on both the cover and the interior paper. Silverfish typically limit their meal to just the cover (leaving the interior undamaged). Here's a much more extreme example. grendelbo and Topnotchman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmj1282 Posted yesterday at 12:13 AM Author Share Posted yesterday at 12:13 AM That's what I figured as well, I hate when people lie glad I wasn't duped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlowUpTheMoon Posted yesterday at 06:43 AM Share Posted yesterday at 06:43 AM (edited) Is it only the cover that shows "chipping" or do the interior pages also show signs of it? Edited yesterday at 06:43 AM by BlowUpTheMoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koollectablz Posted 13 hours ago Share Posted 13 hours ago On 9/25/2024 at 2:03 PM, zzutak said: This looks like silverfish damage to me. Mice/rodents typically nibble on both the cover and the interior paper. Silverfish typically limit their meal to just the cover (leaving the interior undamaged). Here's a much more extreme example. that's battle damage LowGradeBronze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowGradeBronze Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago I'm not sure it would put me off, given that it's such a classic book. Those silverfish had good taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
