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An art book without a dustjacket is almost valueless.
Archive 2009-07-01 AYDIN 2009
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There are no copies ANYWHERE with dustjackets ... so it should bring a good price, even though the dustjacket is a reproduction.
Busy Weekend - much accomplished... deep_bluze 2004
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A dustjacket is only good for getting torn anyway.
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Among the copies I received are a number of them where the dustjacket is not in good condition, or is actually missing.
Buy my books deal - Doc Marten Pigs, and more... deep_bluze 2005
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He's sending a rare copy of Bram Stoker's "Dracula's Guest & Other Stories" made even more rare by a color Xerox of the dustjacket from the 13th impression (yes I'm a book geek).
Busy Weekend - much accomplished... deep_bluze 2004
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The book’s dustjacket is in good condition — slight bumps to top and bottom of spine and corners: otherwise perfect.
More books available | Diane Duane's weblog: "Out of Ambit" 2008
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If one wants to write good scholarship, and not propaganda, then one must seek the advice and guidance of peers (it is noteworthy that not one of the reviewers on the dustjacket is a historian) who will eagerly tell us if we are distorting the past.
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If one wants to write good scholarship, and not propaganda, then one must seek the advice and guidance of peers (it is noteworthy that not one of the reviewers on the dustjacket is a historian) who will eagerly tell us if we are distorting the past.
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If one wants to write good scholarship, and not propaganda, then one must seek the advice and guidance of peers (it is noteworthy that not one of the reviewers on the dustjacket is a historian) who will eagerly tell us if we are distorting the past.
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I've seen ex-library copies, without dustjackets being sold for four or five hundred dollars, I gloat over my pristine copy with dustjacket and extensive inscription by Linebarger.
reesetee commented on the word dustjacket
The loose, outer paper cover of a hardcover book. Also dust jacket or dust wrapper.
February 25, 2008