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Dropped $90 on a 'vintage' book club edition of Dune that fell apart on page 12
Binding literally cracked open and pages rained out like confetti. Now I'm stuck with a $90 pile of paper and the library copy I should've just borrowed. Anyone else get burned trusting those old book club dust jackets?
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adam18622d ago
Heard a bookbinder mention once that book club editions use cheaper materials than publishers' trade editions. Glues dry out and paper gets brittle after a few decades. Sounds like you got unlucky with a copy that was already on its way out.
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zaranelson22d ago
I used to assume all hardcovers were built the same way, but your bookbinder friend makes a solid point. That explains a lot about some old book club copies I've had fall apart.
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sethm5822d ago
Ugh yes, I feel that pain. I had a copy of Dune from a book club that literally split in half while I was reading it on the bus. The spine just gave up, pages everywhere. My bookbinder buddy told me those old club editions used a different kind of glue that gets super brittle after like 20 years. It's a bummer because sometimes you find a cool old cover you really like but the inside is basically a ticking time bomb.
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