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Spine repair and value

July 30, 2010, 11:31:14 PM by KrisFreeman

Hi, I'm new to the forum. I have an original hard cover copy of Matthew Henry's May 13, 1710 A commentary - Old & New Testatments by Cassell Peter & Gaplin - Volume 2. It was brought over from Denmark by my Great Grandfather in 1880. The spine has fallen away making the front cover removed from the remainder of the book. How do I search for good book binders in Australia? Also how do I determine the current value of the book? Thanks for your help.

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Need advice on repairing or not

June 08, 2010, 01:48:42 PM by djpotential

Hello, i am new to book collecting but i do have a decent collection of books in general. My question is that i have a copy of "Alice's adventures in wonderland" from 1907. It is a first miniature edition(Macmillan). I couldn't find much info on this particular version and ones i found for sale are only around 50-100bucks. I plan on keeping this book and would like to repair. The book is detached from its spine and corners are bumped. But aside from that its not all that bad of shape. My question is, how much repair should be done on a book like this without devaluing it? Below are links to some pics of the book.

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Genuine antique (gulp!)...now what?

May 15, 2010, 08:12:29 AM by gophersgarden

I've managed to acquire a complete nine-volume set of Francis Hargrave's Complete Collection of State-Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and Other Crimes and Misdemeanours, published between 1776-1778.

Any suggestions for storage and cleaning? I have placed them in a plastic tub for the moment, with activated charcoal odor/moisture control packet (not touching the books). Any suggestions for a better short- or longer-term storage containment system?

I am also assuming white cotton gloves from here on in; they are quite fragile! What cleaning efforts (if any) should I make with these?

Thanks for the assist!

Lisa

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Book Care and Repair: Adding Value to Your Books

Help with book value The Magic Story Frederic Dey, 1903, signed and dedicated

August 25, 2010, 10:43:30 PM by StewsCorner

Hello, I am a novice bookseller and am having trouble finding a comparative edition to value this book. The title is The Magic Story author is Frederick Van Rensselaer Dey, Publisher: The Success Company; 1903, inscribed to: . . . Compliments of the author, Frederic Van R. Dey, Sept. 21, 1907, Westport, Conn.
Most of the copies that I have found are the newly published editions. The closest year I can find is 1924. I cannot find any other books with his signature either. I am new to this site . . . any help would be much appreciated. Thanks so much.

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Hemingway, to have or not to have

August 25, 2010, 08:45:09 PM by melissacastro

Book for sale. need to sell book is getting damaged and I have no use for it. will let go for best offer. dont have a pic yet. but will have one by tomorrow night fo r you to see

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to repair or not to repair?

August 03, 2010, 11:18:15 PM by melissa

i just bought a signed first edition, first printing of ayn rand's atlas shrugged. when the book arrived, the book was in a lot worse condition than i thought it would be in... i don't know what to do. should i repair the book? or is it better to leave the book untouched? the pages are separating from the binding/cover. i was told that in order to repair it, they might need to replace the end pages, but there was a possibility they could try to use the original end pages. i really don't know what to do. of course i want the book to retain its value. is it better to repair it or keep it completely original, but damaged?

i appreciate any suggestions.
thanks,
melissa

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