Inside the back of the book there would be a notice to not throw away the wrapper to use it as a guide to books to buy and read. Dust jackets in the typical commercial hardcover, the boards are covered with cloth that has been stamped on the spine with the title, author and publisher imprints, and. Phineas, the able son of a welltodo irish doctor, is elected, on a fluke, to parliament. Barely read books online replica dust wrapper ordering service protect your valuable books with replica dust wrappers,printed straight from the originals on high quality paper near to the original.
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If you click on the image which is shown at the left you will get. We have an exclusive first peek at young protagonist malcolm, his. Clothbacked papercovered gilt and colordecorated boards, a. Book fair congregational church centre, high street, le16 7jd on saturday 2nd may 2020 cancelled. This outer cover has folded flaps that hold it securely within the front and back covers. A wide variety of plastic book wrappers options are available to you, such as beverage. A brief history of the dust jacket books tell you why, inc. Clearsleeve dustjacket protective cover 330mm x 10m. Three pieces of stiff board, called binders board, are covered with something, like paper, cloth. Hoag is back with another good police murder mystery.
Dust jackets give the book an esthetic or artistic appeal. A dust jacket guards against scratches, scuffs, jelly, and other distortions unworthy of a books perfection. It features officers sam kovac and niki liska from the dust to dust novel. Open the book only as wide as necessary to comfortably read the book. Bookbaby offers both hardcover and softcover book options. Case or casing the covers enclosing a book, usually made of thick cardboard, and normally covered in cloth, paper or leather cancel due to errors or defects in printing, a book. Clearsleeve dustjacket protective cover 270mm x 10m roll 4. My goal is to scan and archive images of as many vintage dust jackets as i can. This might take the form of the publishers initials, a shortened version of the publishers name, or the use of the publishers logo. Consider putting the dustjacket into a brodart or similar book jacket. G, blue claypaper endpages, in the original printed paper dust wrapper. Synonyms for dust wrapper include dust cover, book jacket, dust jacket, jacket, wrapper, cover, paper cover, outer, outer cover and bookjacket. There is a 24page count minimum for our hard case bindings. The cat in the hat but not the jacket rare books digest.
Case binding, also called hardcover binding, gets its name from the hard outside case used to cover books. The valuable rare book dust jacket rare books digest. 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. Take care not to wrinkle or otherwise damage the dust jacket.
In reading this book, i found that at least 2530 percent of it could have been cut and then we would have a decent kay scarpetta book. Dust jackets date from the early 19th century, but they came into more common use in the early 20th century as a means to advertise the book to potential buyers. A sturdy hardcover binding produced to withstand long. It was a paper wrapper for a gift book, bound in silk, entitled friendships offering 1829. The dust jacket or dust wrapper is described after the book itself, since this is a separate component from the book. There is no way to determine if a book was issued in a dust jacket beyond documenting that such is the case. Clearsleeve dustjacket protective cover 270mm x 20m roll 4. The illustrated dust jacket celebrates the history of the.
The dust jacket is the colorfully printed paper cover that is folded around the covers of a hardback book. In 2009, the bodleian library, oxford discovered what is often cited as the earliest known example of a dust jacket. A wrapper is a piece of paper, plastic, or thin metal which covers and protects. Book covers, dust jackets, and casewrap books the book.
Bumped refers to the corners or spine ends of a book that has been damaged by being dropped or carelessly handled or shelved. Its a cheap way to put a book in a bright colorful wrapper, to grab consumers attention when on the bookstore shelves or to deliver what. The spine of the book has the same patterned cloth with a plain cardboard cover. I even shared a few quotes on facebook and received very positive responses. Also for dust jackets through about 1933which covers volumes 110the back underside of the dust jacket featured a listing of various series books. Originally, a dust wrapper or dust jacket was intended to protect a new book from its adjective until the volume in. Christopher bush was born 1885 and died 1973, his main series character is ludovic travers. A book fair the agricultural business centre, de45 1ah on saturday 11th april 2020 cancelled market harborough p. The book takes place before and around the second reform act. Standard book sizes and book printing options bookbaby. The sides of books in addition to preserving dust are a good environment for growth of microorganism and micro insects i.
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The dust mite related to books has received enough attention in the literature. I created this site to present my new findings about health hazard of books dust. The wrapper was intended to completely enclose the book, and in fact, there remain traces of sealing wax from where the paper was. A very desirable copy should not only come in its original dust jacket, but the condition of its wrapper should be in relatively mint condition. This outer cover has folded flaps that hold it to the front and back book covers. The flyleaves and spine are glued to the case, creating an integrated hardcovered book. Carefully turn the pages, avoiding wrinkling or dimpling the paper when doing so. Dust to dust is a significant novel that doesnt shy from the ugliness of personal and cultural corruption, with the precise amount of audacity that breaks the mold and creates a fresh style of penetrating storytelling.
Both book and wrapper are lightly used, with some toning to edges, faint offset browning to flyleaves, jacket a little spotted to rear panel, some edgewear, spine age. The dust jacket sets the mood or tone of the book, positions it within its genre, or provides hard. I loved the authors descriptions of the little village and found myself meandering around. Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is usually made with paper and wraps around the binding of a book. Presented in a custom made leatherspined clamshell case. The persuasive art of the dust jacket books the guardian. This book was a slog through parts and then just about the time i was going to drop it on the pile to go back to the library, it would resurrect the. Publishers black clotheffect paper over boards, titled in silver, in flame design dust wrapper by kenneth lewis. Clearview dustwrapper protection 3 rolls, 50cm wide. Illustrated by gorey with color dust wrapper and in black and white on every page, printed on one side of the page only. As such, belle sauvage is set in the same parallel worlds of an alternative oxford, london, england et al, where we find ourselves again in the realm of. The estimate is for a copy in very good to fine condition in a like dustjacket. The main point is that, looking carefully to the mechanism of dust accumulation on the books and the way it transfer to our respiratory organs.
A modern first editions value is very much dependant on its dust jacket dust wrapper or dust cover. In unclipped dust wrapper hardcover january 1, 1963. John c, winston, 1902 here is a cloth dust wrapper, plain except for the title details on the spine. Housed in a greencloth clamshell case with leathergilt spine label. The reasoning behind book dust jacket while there is a hardcover. New york times bestseller tami hoag is at the top of her form in her newest thriller, blending unforgettable characters, breakneck suspense, and chilling twists. Also known as a dustwrapper dw, the dust jacket is the usually decorative paper wrapper placed around a book for protection. Custom hardcover books can also be covered with a dust jacket, a removable paper cover used to protect a book from dirt or damage. Also referred to as the dust jacket or dustwrapper. It is the story of two hardboiled cops who dare to cross the thin and dangerous line that separates good and evil as they risk their lives to investigate the suspicious death of one of their own. I shall be exhibiting at the forthcoming fairs depending on the situation regarding the covid19 virus bakewell p. As the beautiful book comes back into vogue, martin salisbury delves into the history of the illustrated book jacket, tracing its development across the 20th century through some of the most iconic, as well as many too long forgotten, designs of the era.
The illustrated dust jacket, 19201970 is the first study of book jacket design through the prism of illustration. Serious book collectors are nuts for dust jackets and their absence is always a serious flaw to any collectible book that came with a dust jacket because collectors want books in as close to original condition as possible. Moonraker by ian fleming, fleming not clamshell, jonathan. Facsimile dust jackets llc is the sole funding for mark terrys dust jacket archive project. Synonyms for wrapper at with free online thesaurus, antonyms, and definitions. A wellestablished practice among publishers as early as the middle of the nineteenth century. This is the followup novel, but it is by no means a sequel to ashes to ashes. Check market prices, skin inspect links, rarity levels to plan trade up contracts, souvenir drops, and more. A new chapter for rare book collecting books the guardian. Tls is the leading manufacturer in highquality book jacket covers. If there is no description of the dust wrapper, that means the book does not have one if the book was originally published without a dust wrapper, we will specify that. The valuable rare book dust jacket by the bookworm on february 26, 2012 art of the book, modern firsts a modern first editions value is very much dependant on its dust jacket dust wrapper. Ioba book terminology independent online booksellers.
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