: : Irene, : : I have read your very fine article. My question remains--There are dealers on ABE listing (Dust Jacket only-No Book) for sale..are these worth buying for my Hardbacks that have no Dust Jacket? Some of these are fairly expensive ($15.00) But for books that I only paid .25 to $1.00 might these be a good investment? Or are there people out there who sell facsimilie reproductions of book dust jackets for reasonable prices? Colorful jackets would look so much nicer on my shelf.
ARRRGGGHHH!!!! What I meant to say is that 90% and 70%, respectively, of the values, were LOST. Sorry. : A point you may want to consider: my rare book dealing friends generally say that a hardbound book missing the dust jacket/wrapper/cover/whatever is only worth 90% of what it otherwise would sell for. One with a good facsimile cover -- properly marked as such -- is worth 70% of what it otherwise would sell for. The cost of the repro. cover alone may, therefore, be worth it ... or maybe not. If I were a collector, I'd get them anyway, just because they look "right."
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