Hi all,
I'm new to this list though I have been drawing upon your expertise for some time now on various research questions and book tips. I am currently selling a copy of the Olympic and Titanic "Shipbuilder" on eBay, and a bidder suggested to me that it might have been rebound.
It is a bright red cloth hardback binding with gilt letters, and a depressed winding ornament surrounding the edges of front cover. It appears to me to be a period 1911 binding, it certainly shows ageing, and the previous owner's name and date 1911 shows up on the very first otherwise empty page. Is it possible that this edition is an original binding that once had a dust jacket?
As I want to give as honest a response to the bidder as I can, and as complete an item description as I can, I beg for hints and clues as to variation bindings of this book. I want you all to know that my intention is not to promote my sale through ET, but to get help solving a problem which may force me to rethink the suggested value of this book. Any help (and the faster the better) will be greatly appreciated.
You can view pictures of the book on eBay by searching "shipbuilder titanic".
Best regards, Peter Bjorkfors
I'm new to this list though I have been drawing upon your expertise for some time now on various research questions and book tips. I am currently selling a copy of the Olympic and Titanic "Shipbuilder" on eBay, and a bidder suggested to me that it might have been rebound.
It is a bright red cloth hardback binding with gilt letters, and a depressed winding ornament surrounding the edges of front cover. It appears to me to be a period 1911 binding, it certainly shows ageing, and the previous owner's name and date 1911 shows up on the very first otherwise empty page. Is it possible that this edition is an original binding that once had a dust jacket?
As I want to give as honest a response to the bidder as I can, and as complete an item description as I can, I beg for hints and clues as to variation bindings of this book. I want you all to know that my intention is not to promote my sale through ET, but to get help solving a problem which may force me to rethink the suggested value of this book. Any help (and the faster the better) will be greatly appreciated.
You can view pictures of the book on eBay by searching "shipbuilder titanic".
Best regards, Peter Bjorkfors