Posted: June 14, 1999 at 19:42:07: by Irv Koch
: : 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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