Library Book Sale Finds

Today, and none of the books I got were ex-lib;

1. 3rd printing, J. D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey, very
good with good dust jacket. I have a 10th printing.

2. 4th printing, Vachel Lindsay, The Congo and Other Poems.
Fine condition.

--
Francis A. Miniter

In dem Lande der Pygmäen
gibt es keine Uniformen,
weder Abzeichen, noch irgend welche Normen,
Und Soldaten sind dort nicht zu sehen.

Siegfried von Vegesack, "Es gibt keine Uniformen"
from In dem Lande der Pygmäen

Francis A. Miniter wrote:
Today, and none of the books I got were ex-lib;

1. 3rd printing, J. D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey, very good with
good dust jacket. I have a 10th printing.

2. 4th printing, Vachel Lindsay, The Congo and Other Poems. Fine
condition.


I just examined the dust jackets on the two Salingers above.
They are identical except that the 3rd has a one inch tear
and the 10th has a sunned spine. Which brings up a question
- which dj has lost the least value - the torn or the sunned?

--
Francis A. Miniter

In dem Lande der Pygmäen
gibt es keine Uniformen,
weder Abzeichen, noch irgend welche Normen,
Und Soldaten sind dort nicht zu sehen.

Siegfried von Vegesack, "Es gibt keine Uniformen"
from In dem Lande der Pygmäen

"Francis A. Miniter" wrote in message
...
Francis A. Miniter wrote:
Today, and none of the books I got were ex-lib;

1. 3rd printing, J. D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey, very good with good
dust jacket. I have a 10th printing.

2. 4th printing, Vachel Lindsay, The Congo and Other Poems. Fine
condition.


I just examined the dust jackets on the two Salingers above. They are
identical except that the 3rd has a one inch tear and the 10th has a sunned
spine. Which brings up a question - which dj has lost the least value - the
torn or the sunned?

Depends. The tear can be restored whilst the sunning can not be.

Scurvy Dog wrote:
"Francis A. Miniter" wrote in message
...
Francis A. Miniter wrote:
Today, and none of the books I got were ex-lib;

1. 3rd printing, J. D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey, very good with good
dust jacket. I have a 10th printing.

2. 4th printing, Vachel Lindsay, The Congo and Other Poems. Fine
condition.

I just examined the dust jackets on the two Salingers above. They are
identical except that the 3rd has a one inch tear and the 10th has a sunned
spine. Which brings up a question - which dj has lost the least value - the
torn or the sunned?

Depends. The tear can be restored whilst the sunning can not be.



Thank you. Yes, the tear is a simple one and I have pH
neutral adhesives. So I will keep that jacket on the 3rd
printing.

--
Francis A. Miniter

In dem Lande der Pygmäen
gibt es keine Uniformen,
weder Abzeichen, noch irgend welche Normen,
Und Soldaten sind dort nicht zu sehen.

Siegfried von Vegesack, "Es gibt keine Uniformen"
from In dem Lande der Pygmäen

On Apr 13, 2:19�pm, "Francis A. Miniter"
wrote:

Thank you. �Yes, the tear is a simple one and I have pH
neutral adhesives. �So I will keep that jacket on the 3rd
printing.


Just putting it in one of those plastic dust jacket protectors will
probably conceal most of the tear, and will also prevent it from
getting worse.