Please grade this Weird Science-Fantasy #25!

[Point Five]

Nice-looking book, but a few odd flaws. There appears to have been a small piece of tape removed from each staple area, as well as an extra set of staples removed on the back. I've looked inside and out, but can't find any evidence of other resto (spine sealing, etc) so that appears to be the extent of it...weird. Anyway, see what you think about a grade for this puppy. Thanks!

 

 

[Mr. Zipper]

Tough call Jon.

 

I'd leave it as "presents as a 7.0 but has weird flaws."

 

If pushed for a technical grade, maybe 5.5.

[divad]

Nice-looking book, but a few odd flaws. There appears to have been a small piece of tape removed from each staple area, as well as an extra set of staples removed on the back. I've looked inside and out, but can't find any evidence of other resto (spine sealing, etc) so that appears to be the extent of it...weird. Anyway, see what you think about a grade for this puppy. Thanks!

 

 

Definitely a tough book to grade for several reasons . . .

 

1. Tape - tape bothers a lot of people more than ohers; tape removal (although advisable) bothers some even more.

 

2. Staples - staple issues are at the heart of a structural grade, regardless of what the rest of a book looks like. One can only assume that the application of tape and the added/removed staples were not serendipticious.

 

3. Title - Hey, these books just don't grow on trees! Any copies of these books should be treated with the respect they deserve.

 

That being said . . .

 

5.0

[Point Five]

Thanks for the grades, guys! No worries on the low-ish technical grades; you're coming out right where I was on it.

 

--Jon

[Inhuman Fiend]

Despite the tape and extra staple removal, I still think it presents well enough to justify a 6.0

[-cryptkeeper-]

nice book, i'm agree with zipper68 , looks 7.0, i haven't seen often this sort of flaws. Minor staining, soiling are common on 6.0 ,

then 6.0 here