Beautiful Illustrated Leather-Bound Collector’s
Edition of
***
Moby Dick ***
by Herman Melville
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Condition: EXCELLENT /
NEAR FINE
COLLECTOR’S
EDITION
Published by The Franklin Library in
1979
Bound in Genuine Leather
Hubbed Spine with Smyth-sewn Binding
Printed on
Acid-neutral, archival quality
paper to last generations
Printed & Bound in the
United States
of America
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** BOOK GRADING (CONDITION) STANDARDS **
BRAND NEW / FACTORY
SEALED
Self-explanatory.
LIKE NEW / FINE / MINT
Virtually
new, without faults or defects.
The
highest grade given to books, aside from BRAND NEW.
NEAR FINE (NF) / NEAR
MINT
Excellent
condition with few VERY minor “defects” such as faint signs of wear and/or
rubbing.
No
markings of any sort. (i.e. ownership (“Ex Libris”) markings, underlining,
notes, highlighting, book plates, etc…
The
binding should still be firm.
VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+)
Approaching
NEAR FINE with the exception of a few more signs of wear or rubbing.
No
markings of any sort. (i.e. ownership (“Ex Libris”) markings, underlining,
notes, highlighting, book plates, etc…
The
binding should still be firm.
VERY GOOD (VG)
A typical used book which
is no longer fresh and crisp, but it is still complete and will have no
major defects.
Potential
Defects Present:
Book
plates or other ownership (“Ex Libris”) marks.
Few
small scuff marks and/or scratches on cover, corners and/or edges may have a
bit more wear.
Cloth on
boards slightly faded.
Dust
covers may have a few minor flaws such as a closed tear or minor chip or
chipping or a price clipped front flap.
The
binding should still be fairly firm.
If any
major defects are present, they will be noted.
GOOD (G)
A
well-worn, used book which still has all of its pages.
The
lowest grade given to collectable books.
Potential
Defects Present:
Should
have no more than one major defect such as a cracked hinge, or
damp staining.
If the
cloth binding is torn or heavily faded it would cause the book to be graded as
"good".
If a
dust jacket has major tears, heavy chipping, or tape repairs it should be
graded as good.
Any
major defects will be noted.
FAIR
A
heavily worn, used book.
Several
defects present.
I will
not normally buy or sell books in this condition, with the exception of VERY
rare books.
** GENERAL EXAMPLES OF DEFECTS **
VERY MAJOR
Water damage, binding
breaks, underlining in text, large tears, pages missing, ex-library
copies, mold or mildew damage.
MAJOR
Small tears, spine slant
(roll), rip to the cloth or paper binding, hinge or joint of binding starting
to separate.
MINOR
Fading of the cloth or
paper binding, dust jacket scuffed or rubbed, light soiling, minor chipping on
any edges.
ALTERATIONS
Book plates or other
ownership (“Ex Libris”) markings book plates, gift inscriptions or a remainder
mark on one of the edges of the text block, front flap of dust jacket is price
clipped.