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Over time techniques of printing and marketing advanced allowing publishers to make book covers more colourful and appealing although at the time continued scrapping of lovely jackets as wrapping paper continued. The love of books is bibliophilia, and someone who loves to read, admire, and collect books is called a bibliophile book collecting can be easy and inexpensive. How to store books safely the new antiquarian the blog. This outer cover has folded flaps that hold it to the front and back book covers.
In the images below, the style numbering follows seymour guide 19. For information on book collecting in general the rules of which generally apply to modern library collecting, see steve trussels excellent website books and book collecting. The reasoning behind book dust jacket while there is a hardcover. On recently published books, it is difficult to sell a first edition without a dustwrapper to a collector. Your books, be it old, new, for class, or for you, are unfortunately fragile and easy to damage. How dust jackets play a key role in value of collectible books. The community of book collectors, as usual, had the final word. I feel these dust jackets are an important part of our culture. Protecting your books should be high on your list of priorities if you are a book lover or intend to keep your book for a long. Jul 26, 20 some people would like to get rid of dust jackets those glossy outer covers of hardcover books. The protection of a book is the protection of all the contents within it, and our clear plastic slipon book covers are the perfect shield for.
Frequently asked questions modern library collecting. The importance of dust covers about 100 years ago, when books were published and sold, dust jackets were there to simply protect the book during shipping. A book with its dust jacket present will always bring a premium. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. With brodart econofold book jacket covers, you can cover any book. You may seek to buy every book by your favorite author, or collect all the books from a specific publisher, or collect all the books with dust jackets from a favorite artist. You may seek to buy every book by your favorite author, or collect all the books from a specific publisher, or collect. Dust jackets are rated on the same scale from fine to poor, and they make a huge difference in the value of the book. Jan 23, 2017 as dust jackets became more attractive than the bindings, more people began to keep the jackets on their books. Indeed, for modern first editions, a book without the dust jacket will sell for only a fraction of the price. But doing so would be terrible for casual book readers. Despite the fact that dust jackets often include useful information about a book and its author, including biographical notes and often a portrait, it has long been research libraries practice. The dust jacket, or dustwrapper, that covers a book is a valuable part of a first edition.
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Apr 23, 2018 however, book collecting is about buying books to satisfy a collecting goal. Book collecting, book history, dust jackets as most collectors are aware, a dust jacket in fine condition can greatly enhance the value of a book. I think they can be too commercial, flashy and i want to emphasize the book itself rather than a design that demands your. Background about this website about the webmaster original credits. The famed ben stahl illustrated the dust jacket, but lester kohs illustrated the front cover of the book itself. Our book jacket covers are constructed of polyester and polypropylene and are available in onepiece and twopiece styles. Front cover of dust jacket, illustrated by ben stahl. Jun 28, 2017 as any dust jacket collector of 19th and 20th century dust jackets knows a dust jacket from this period is a rare item indeed.
The dust jackets of that span reflected the artistic craze now known as art deco. This formats section will help you understand all the various formats you can find in a nancy drew bookthe dust jackets, the boards, the endpapers, the picture covers, the internal illustrations, and more. You can protect a dust jacket by purchasing mylar covers designed specifically to protect dust jackets. Everymans library volumes were issued with dust jackets, from the drab, purely functional early wrappers with their advertisements of other everyman volumes and dent series, to the ultimate incorporation of pictorial covers designed to help sell the book as well as protect it. I have a collection of framed dust jackets for childrens books i especially love. This formats section will help you understand all the various formats you can find in a nancy drew book the dust jackets, the boards, the endpapers, the picture covers, the internal illustrations, and more. If youve ever kept a copy of a book that you had already finished reading, youve already started. As dust jackets became more attractive than the bindings, more people began to keep the jackets on their books. These paper coverings are designed to protect a books cloth cover as the book travels from the publisher to your bookshelf. Library collections, collectors, and facsimilesfakes.
Ive collected many books with the deco motif, and would have grabbed one. Paper insert is perforated in 14 increments and adjustable to back book covers from 1212 14 wide. The dust jacket of a book is the detachable outer cover, usually made of paper and printed with text and illustrations. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The dust jackets themselves were worthless and the plain paper was discarded when the books were unwrapped for display in bookstores. Welcome to collecting the modern library, the most complete published source available anywhere for information, discussion, and leads on all aspects of collecting books published with the modern library imprint from 1917 through 1996. So to be able to order a fresh set of dust covers so that the books look good again on the coffee table would be so appreciated. Dust jacket covers custom book dust jacket printing. Clearsleeve dustjacket covers are ideal for ensuring that the dustjackets on your most important books remain in the best possible condition. Since dust jackets are an integral part of the book, it is a good idea to protect the dust jacket as well as the book in order to protect your investment. A dust jacket on a book can be compared to the original finish on a fine piece of antique. Collection of book jackets nypl digital collections.
Manufactured using a high quality polypropolene with an archival quality backing paper they provide protection from the rubbing and edgewear that even the most careful handling will, in time, cause. I like to take a chance on new authors and hardback first editions. The importance of dust jackets a college roommate of mine removed the dust jackets from his books and threw them away as soon as he bought them. These high quality book jacket covers are centerloading for dust jackets up to 11 tall. By the time id covered my small collection of dust jacketed books, i had about ten papercuts, but the books do look shinier now. I regularly get rid of dust jackets on almost all my books. Of course, there are exceptions to this rule, particularly if any of your books. Spread out the dust jacket on the protective covering to measure how much covering you will need. This allows you to see your collection but reduces dust build up.
Facsimile dust jackets llc is the sole funding for mark terrys dust jacket archive project. Today it would be unthinkable to discard a books dust jacket. Find unique cover designs for all those stories you know youll return to again and again. These dust jacketed paperbacks are highly prized by vintage paperback collectors. Protect books with dust jackets by covering them with an acidfree clear cover a jacket over your dust jacket.
Just insert book jacket between white paper and clear plastic sheet. Over time techniques of printing and marketing advanced. By definition, the dust jacket is a books detachable outer cover. Spread out the dust jacket on the protective covering to measure how much covering you will. Book dust jackets are essential to ensuring a books longevity. When we eventually escape to a larger apartment or house, we hastily box up the books and its only upon beginning the reshelving process in our new space that we notice the damage that has accrued. Fitting an archival mylar cover to a books dustjacket. Clearsleeve dustjacket protective cover 330mm x 10m. It is truly an anatomy 101 on a nancy drew series book. Everymans library dust jackets collecting everymans. Book collecting is the collecting of books, including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever books are of interest to a given collector. A college roommate of mine removed the dust jackets from his books and threw them away.
Other people find a brief introduction to book collecting there isnt one type of book collector. On books twenty years old or older, the average increase in value added by the dustwrapper would be close to 400 percent, providing the dustwrapper. A brief history of the dust jacket books tell you why, inc. My goal is to scan and archive images of as many vintage dust jackets as i can.
The very first dust jackets or dust wrappers appeared in 1832 with the sole purpose of protecting books during transport between the printer and the bookstore. Protect books without existing dust jackets by making your own acidfree clear cover out of acetate. Looking for book jacket cover for books without dust jackets. Everymans library volumes were issued with dust jackets, from the drab, purely functional early wrappers with their advertisements of other everyman volumes and dent series, to the ultimate incorporation of. You can see what format was available in what time period for different titles. Modern library collecting covering all aspects of the. Sep 06, 20 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. You can protect a dust jacket by purchasing mylar covers. Welcome to collecting the modern library, the most complete published source available anywhere for information, discussion. Ability to buy only the dust jacket replacement cover. These high quality book jacket covers are centerslit dust jackets up to 12 tall. This website is brought to you through the courtesy of its financial and content contributors. Jan 28, 2006 the importance of dust covers about 100 years ago, when books were published and sold, dust jackets were there to simply protect the book during shipping.
Do you put clear mylar covers on your dust jackets. Booksellers and collectors generally consider it essential to the package. As any dust jacket collector of 19th and 20th century dust jackets knows a dust jacket from this period is a rare item indeed. Jan 22, 2020 facsimile dust jackets llc is the sole funding for mark terrys dust jacket archive project. Despite the fact that dust jackets often include useful information about a book and its author, including biographical notes and often a portrait, it has long been research libraries practice to remove the jackets from new books during processing for their permanent place in the stacks. Some people would like to get rid of dust jackets those glossy outer covers of hardcover books. Get the best deal for dust jacket book covers from the largest online selection at. Book collectors, like art collectors, want the whole work of art. Buy dust jacket book covers and get the best deals.
Juniper books offers dust jackets only editions of some of our most popular. What do you do with the dust jacket from a hardcover book. Mar 04, 20 in the example shown here, it is a fifth printing. Loluster covers cut down on glare from overhead lights, protect from harmful uv rays and. However, book collecting is about buying books to satisfy a collecting goal. Brodart has a wide variety and large selection of book jacket covers for books of many sizes. The dustjacket, originally designed to be thrown away after a book had been purchased, has become ever more important to book collectors, with the condition. Like to be able to edit the dust cover and just print it. Sep 12, 2014 dust jackets are rated on the same scale from fine to poor, and they make a huge difference in the value of the book. Protect books without existing dust jackets by making your own acidfree clear cover out of.
A short video showing how to fit a clear archival cover to a books dustjacket. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in. Dec 21, 2011 during the 1990s, when restoration of dust jackets reached a high art, it soon became a controversial subject for rare book dealers and collectors. Rare books, learn how to find, buy, and collect them. How dust jackets play a key role in value of collectible. The dust jacket sometimes book jacket, dust wrapper or dust cover of a book is the detachable outer cover, usually made of paper and printed with text and illustrations.
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