Extollager
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Herewith a thread for discussion of book-jackets/dustwrappers/dustjackets, especially (but not necessarily only) in one's own collection.
I have been looking at G. Thomas Tanselle's Book-Jackets: Their History, Forms, and Use (Charlottesville: The Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, 2011). It has often been the practice of booksellers and even of bibliophiles to discard the djs of books, but these vulnerable objects are of interest in their own right.
Tanselle's book includes a list of 1,888 pre-1901 British and American publishers' detachable book coverings. He is confident that dustjackets have been issued since the early 19th century.
To start with, it would be interesting to see if Chronsfolk have books with dustjackets apparently from, let's say, earlier than 1946. Perhaps we have some books issued under wartime conditions as well as books that are appreciably older. But after a day or two (?) for people to respond specifically to this invitation, this thread could be opened up to verbal and/or pictorial postings about other book-jackets as well, including ones that seem to us particularly attractive (or remarkable ugly!). Would it be OK if we held off till the end of the month on posting about wrappers for books we don't ourselves own?
Not solicited for this thread are other types of book features, such as paperback book covers, ornate bindings of clothbound books, and so on.
I hope we can have some fun with this thread.
I have been looking at G. Thomas Tanselle's Book-Jackets: Their History, Forms, and Use (Charlottesville: The Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, 2011). It has often been the practice of booksellers and even of bibliophiles to discard the djs of books, but these vulnerable objects are of interest in their own right.
Tanselle's book includes a list of 1,888 pre-1901 British and American publishers' detachable book coverings. He is confident that dustjackets have been issued since the early 19th century.
To start with, it would be interesting to see if Chronsfolk have books with dustjackets apparently from, let's say, earlier than 1946. Perhaps we have some books issued under wartime conditions as well as books that are appreciably older. But after a day or two (?) for people to respond specifically to this invitation, this thread could be opened up to verbal and/or pictorial postings about other book-jackets as well, including ones that seem to us particularly attractive (or remarkable ugly!). Would it be OK if we held off till the end of the month on posting about wrappers for books we don't ourselves own?
Not solicited for this thread are other types of book features, such as paperback book covers, ornate bindings of clothbound books, and so on.
I hope we can have some fun with this thread.
