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I'm a fairly new collector of New Naturalists. I have heard that paperbacks can be rebound as hardbacks. How can you identify such 'rebinds'? Is there any difference in text at the front of the book? Are there tell-tale physical distinguishing signs?
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| I believe the book contents to be the same but you should be able to tell the difference by the appearanace of the boards (colour and texture) and, particularly, the gold lettering on the spine. The wrappers are also usually fairly easy to identify as copies as the weight of the paper and colour/ density of the print are often different. If you have any books which you're unsure of I'm happy to have a look at them. Give me a call if if want and I'll help if I can. Dave 07813 149 109.
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| Yes it's usually quite easy to tell a rebound paperback as Dave points out, but (worryingly) I have recently been shown a few rebinds that are excellent copies - the buckram and lettering looks and feels right. But there is always one sure way of telling them apart - if you look down onto the the top of the book at the spine end you will see that the text-block of a rebound paperback is always square and flat, whereas the real McCoy will be slightly curved. kind regards Tim
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| Is the slight curvature always either convex or concave, or can it vary between books? I've got what I suspect is a rebound paperback British Warblers, and the curvature is very slightly concave (relative to the cover. Checking other volumes, some seem to be convex, some concave. The other thing making me wonder if it's a rebound paperback is that it's slightly shorter than other volumes. It's bound in pea green buckram (not the slightly shiny dark green of other volumes around that time). Any help/advice would be much appreciated. martin TimLoe (16/10/2009)
Yes it's usually quite easy to tell a rebound paperback as Dave points out, but (worryingly) I have recently been shown a few rebinds that are excellent copies - the buckram and lettering looks and feels right. But there is always one sure way of telling them apart - if you look down onto the the top of the book at the spine end you will see that the text-block of a rebound paperback is always square and flat, whereas the real McCoy will be slightly curved. kind regards Tim
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| Having done a bit of research over the weekend, I'm sure that my British Warblers is a 1st Edition 2nd State. Which leaves me with a bit of a dilemma - every other volume I have is a 'genuine' 1st edition hardback...will the 2nd State British Warblers niggle at me in the small hours of the morning ;-) cheers martin pterodroma (15/12/2011)
Is the slight curvature always either convex or concave, or can it vary between books? I've got what I suspect is a rebound paperback British Warblers, and the curvature is very slightly concave (relative to the cover. Checking other volumes, some seem to be convex, some concave. The other thing making me wonder if it's a rebound paperback is that it's slightly shorter than other volumes. It's bound in pea green buckram (not the slightly shiny dark green of other volumes around that time). Any help/advice would be much appreciated. martin
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