PM-Knight wrote:Deimos,I have a fair 4th print DMG that I would be willing to send you, but the spine "edges" have separated from the book itself. The actual back spine is still there, but is somewhat "unattached" as well. In fact, I can see the stitching and the two staples, but no evidence of yellow-orange paper. I will PM you to see if you want me to send you this poor, sick, and dying creature .Hope this Helps,
deimos3428 wrote:It does indeed! The very fact that it has staples (are you sure there aren't three, by the way?) would suggest it's been rebound. I feel sort of silly that I hadn't thought to check for staples.
Brickman wrote:Is the trivial amount of information you get from destroying multiple DMG's more important than new players (or even old players) being able to more easily acquire a DMG?
Brickman wrote:It's like throwing trash on a beach or chopping down a rare tree in the forest.
Xaxaxe wrote:Um ... actually, it's not like that at all.
deimos3428 wrote:I would agree, if the DMG in general or this printing in particular were even remotely difficult to acquire. That's not the case. I've also made it abundantly clear that I'm looking for damaged copies -- ones that people are more than likely to throw out.Whether you feel this type of information is 'trivial' or not largely depends on how much interest you place in an accurate printing chronology. I don't think it's trivial at all.
bombadil wrote:You gotta crack a few eggs to make lemonade...
Brickman wrote:Sorry if I didn't get the damaged part. Deimos, out of curiosity, after your investigation into a particular DMG would there be any chance you could slap some cloth and glue back onto the spine and affix it back into the cover? Sort of 'fix it up' ? Donate or sell them back? Or are you just out to crack some eggs?
deimos3428 wrote:If I thought anybody could use them, yes. I imagine that's highly unlikely. I don't think anybody would be willing to pay the cost of postage after they've been so repaired, but if there's interest, I'll offer them to the community. Also, I'm not skilled in the art of book restoration, so it'll be an amateur job. I'll even autograph them if you like.
deimos3428 wrote:Also, I'm not skilled in the art of book restoration, so it'll be an amateur job. I'll even autograph them if you like.
gyg wrote:Deimos - when you're done you can still selling the scraps bit by bit - like this chap is tring to do ** expired/removed eBay auction **