Brodart jacket covers

A quick question for more experienced collectors about the Brodart
jacket covers: Are the only acid-neutral covers the "Just a Fold III"
archival quality covers? Or are their other covers okay as long as
you don't get the kind with the attached adhesive strips? I have
about 50 Just a Fold IIs and I'm not sure whether to chuck 'em in the
trash and get the IIIs instead. They are the kind without the
self-adhesive strips, so I'm unsure whether they are acid neutral or
not.

Secondly, I assume you should not tape the covers to the paper
backing, just leave it as a fold? Are dust covers so acid sensitive
that a piece of tape will bleed through the Brodart paper backing and
discolor a dust jacket? I assume that takes quite a while?

-David

David Bilek wrote in message . ..
A quick question for more experienced collectors about the Brodart
jacket covers: Are the only acid-neutral covers the "Just a Fold III"
archival quality covers? Or are their other covers okay as long as
you don't get the kind with the attached adhesive strips? I have
about 50 Just a Fold IIs and I'm not sure whether to chuck 'em in the
trash and get the IIIs instead. They are the kind without the
self-adhesive strips, so I'm unsure whether they are acid neutral or
not.

Secondly, I assume you should not tape the covers to the paper
backing, just leave it as a fold? Are dust covers so acid sensitive
that a piece of tape will bleed through the Brodart paper backing and
discolor a dust jacket? I assume that takes quite a while?

You should never use tape with
Brodarts. Fold them properly
and tape is superfluous. Yes,
you could tape them in a certain,
very careful way and not hurt
them, but why do it at all?

Mr. Palmer
Book Room 314

-David

"michael adams" wrote:


"David Bilek" wrote in message
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A quick question for more experienced collectors about the Brodart
jacket covers: Are the only acid-neutral covers the "Just a Fold III"
archival quality covers? Or are their other covers okay as long as
you don't get the kind with the attached adhesive strips? I have
about 50 Just a Fold IIs and I'm not sure whether to chuck 'em in the
trash and get the IIIs instead. They are the kind without the
self-adhesive strips, so I'm unsure whether they are acid neutral or
not.

....

Most or all of your questions will probably have been answered in
the detailed post Paghat, one of the most knowledegable contributors
to this NewsGroup, made on this topic around two days ago.

Thanks! Paghat certainly addressed the tape issue. I'm still unsure
what the advantage of Brodart's "archival" Just a Fold III covers are
versus the Just a Fold II sans adhesive. So I suppose that's the last
question I'll try to dig up an answer to... whether the Just a Fold II
covers (without adhesive) are acid neutral or not.

Thanks.

-David