Book collecting dust jackets for old

Early dust jackets pre20th century are incredibly unique and a major bonus to ones collection. Dont lay books face down to keep your place, use book marks. Our used and rare book store is located on the wine trail in the beautiful finger lakes area of upstate new york southeast of rochester near canandaigua, ny. How dust jackets play a key role in value of collectible. Avoid direct sunlight that can dull colors and fade leather, cloth or paper dust jackets. Finding books in their original dust jackets is a challenging and fascinating venture. Old scrolls used and rare book shop old scrolls book shop. Have you wanted to start collecting books but youre not sure where to start. How dust jackets play a key role in value of collectible books january 23, 2017 in stories by jessie gusman in this throwaway society it seems ironic that the 19thcentury innovation known as a dust jacket is no longer discarded once the book it was designed to protect is brought home. This video will give you a few tips to get you on the road to. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. A dust jackets condition such as tears and creases is as. Shelf wear the wear that occurs as a book is placed onto and removed from a shelf. Book club editions are often sold as first editions, and can be almost identicalbut are often slightly different sizes and wont have prices on the dust jackets.

Excessive heat and humidity can cause growth of mould and attract insects. Most hard cover books published since the early 20th century were sold with a dust jacket. Facsimile dust jackets llc is the sole funding for mark terrys dust jacket archive project. Keep your books in a stable, cool, clean and nonhumid environment. Casino royale became a rare first edition due to its dust jacket, which is nearly impossible to keep in near mint condition. I feel these dust jackets are an important part of our culture. A missing dust jacket, or a dust jacket that is in poor condition, can cut a collectible books value more than 50%, and make it harder to find a buyer. The dust jacket is both the most decorative part of a book, and the most delicate. For modern first editions most of the 20th century, acquiring a book with its original dust jacket in fine or nearfine condition will mean the difference between an incredibly valuable collectible and one that doesnt hold much weight. It may be to the tail bottom edge of the covers as they rub against the shelf, to the dust jacket or exterior of the covers when no dust jacket is present as the book rubs against its neighbors. My goal is to scan and archive images of as many vintage dust jackets as i can.