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Dust jacket colours: Seeing 'is' believing
Do the dust jackets of certain James Bond first editions look too good to be true. Quite possibly thanks to photo editing software.
Peter Crush
Jun 237 min read
Working out what's still left: Is it a case of 'survival of the finest'?
Original print numbers bare no relationship to existing copies available today, so is it possible to judge how many books are still left?
Peter Crush
Jun 157 min read
To rebind or not to rebind? (with later boards): That is the question...
An unexpected email about rebinding a first edition Live And Let Die prompted ethical as well as a technical questions.
Peter Crush
May 278 min read
Firsts: Where Bond is seemingly being sold by fewer and fewer dealers...
The UK's largest rare book fair was a blast. But there was one very large observation: the fact Ian Fleming seems like it's being sold by a shrinking pool dealers (and high end ones at that):
Peter Crush
May 208 min read
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