Juniper books offers dust jackets only editions of some of our most popular sets so you can decorate books you already own, making it a great option for any bibliophile. Books are usually not advertised on tv and radio, so the dust jacket is an important method for publishers to advertise their books to the public. Selfpublishers wishing to publish hardcover books can benefit by knowing how these books are produced. Then use a ruler to measure about what height to make the protector. For extra protection and enhanced presentation order a dustjacket with your own design printed on it, and a gloss or matte finish. Unlike todays dust jackets, wrappers of the early 19th. With a dust jacket in serviceable condition, it is worth several thousands of dollars. To assist you in the design of your cover template, we offer this form to help calculate the dimensions of your cover or dust jacket. With brodart econofold book jacket covers, you can cover any book. Im a book collector and finding old books with dust jacket intact is often difficult. Dust jacket covers custom book dust jacket printing.
The right cover is like a beautiful coat, elegant and warm, wrapping my words as they travel through the world, on their way to. Vivamus sagittis est eu diam fringilla nec tristique metus. Bibliophiles know that a good dust jacket will help protect their precious books from the ravages of sun and shelf wear. A removable paper cover used to protect the binding of a book. Nov 30, 2007 i take the dust jacket off, and put it on a high shelf. Alcoholics anonymous big book 2nd edition 3rd printing. Besides, as the blogger jeff wofford has noted, dust jackets do in fact protect books, if not actually from dust. However, the idea of protecting something quite durable with something way more fragile while using this outer, fragile layer also as a medium for the visual. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. As most collectors are aware, a dust jacket in fine condition can greatly enhance the value of a book. Spread out the dust jacket on the protective covering to measure how much covering you will need. Dating from 1830, the jacket wrapped a silkcovered gift book, friendships offering. From abstract design to detailed illustrations, enjoy these gorgeous vintage dust jackets. Dust jacket definition of dust jacket by the free dictionary.
I take the dust jacket off, and put it on a high shelf. Turns out there was a extra letter in black font on a black background in lightroom. I have some books on my shelves that have dust covers most of. These books often had fancy bindings that needed protection. A dust jacket guards against scratches, scuffs, jelly, and other distortions unworthy of a book s perfection. Our book jacket covers are constructed of polyester and polypropylene and are available in onepiece and twopiece styles. The dust jacket has to be attractive and have enough information to get a. What do you do with the dust jacket from a hardcover. The very first dust jackets or dust wrappers appeared in 1832 with the sole purpose of protecting books during transport between the printer and the bookstore. Clearsleeve dust jacket covers are ideal for ensuring that the dust jackets on your most important books remain in the best possible condition. The valuable rare book dust jacket rare books digest. Juniper books harry potter hogwarts express custom dust jackets only books not included for your sevenvolume hardcover book set.
This is especially true of findable books such as many modern first printings. About dust jacket dustjacket is a multiservice publishing and media company. Another perspective on dustjackets sunday, apr 30, 2006. Made to measure for all heights and lengths of hardback covers, they are quick and easy to fit, with no alteration required. A brief history of the dust jacket book collecting guide. Between different cover materials, dust jackets, diamond 3d cover coatings, and hot foil stamping, youve got a lot of options for your book. I always like to find books that are unique in some way or are somehow compellingly different. Once intended to be temporary and disposable protection for beautifully bound books, dust jackets have becomein some waysmore valuable than the books they protect. I am wondering, what is the reason behind adding a dust jacket when a book has a hardcover as well. In this regard it resembles a tonsil, absorbing abuse on behalf of a larger, more important body of which it is a constituent. Dust jackets from phantom bookshop browse recent arrivals. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Also would be handy to be able to order a new dust cover for our other books. If its not paperback, dust jacket stays on while i read the book.
This is a followup question from my previous inquiry about creating covers for hardcover books that do not originally come with dust jackets. Browse the latest new arrival jackets at facsimile dust jackets, llc. Clearsleeve dustjacket protective cover 330mm x 10m. Indeed, for modern first editions, a book without the dust jacket will sell for only a fraction of the price. Some people would like to get rid of dust jackets those glossy outer covers of hardcover books. Clearsleeve dustjacket protective cover 330mm x 10m roll. Ive had this debate before but i wanted to see if there was any sort of consensus on the matter. What do you do with the dust jacket from a hardcover book.
I was raised to believe that a dust jacket was meant to make the book look nice on the shelf, so i would leave it on the shelf whenever i was reading a book and taking it somewhere, so the dust jacket wouldnt get ruined. Most of us are familiar with mass market paperbacks, even the vintage ones such as this early bantam offering. Manufactured using a high quality polypropolene with an archival quality backing paper they provide protection from the rubbing and edgewear that even the most careful handling will, in time, cause. Earliestknown book jacket discovered in bodleian library books. Like to be able to edit the dust cover and just print it. Dust jacket has published two books for me and never have i been more pleased. The publishers are professionals who give books a great look. They may find that the casewrap vs dust jacket decision is usually decided in favor of the casewrap, because it is more economical. Im staying with dust jacket for future publications. Spring 2017 and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. It comes in a traditional scrapbooking size exclusively for your convenience. The dust jacket sometimes book jacket, dust wrapper or dust cover of a book is the detachable outer cover, usually made of paper and printed with text and illustrations. But whatever dust jacket cover you decide, your books can rival the bestsellers. Looking for book jacket cover for books without dust jackets.
The dust jacket of a book is the detachable outer cover, usually made of paper and printed with text and illustrations. For a box with an extra personal touch, choose a clamshell box, finished with the same design as your photo book cover or one of our premium hardcover materials. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Facsimile dust jacket only book not included add to cart. Quisque porta varius dui, quis posuere nibh mollis quis.
A brief history of the dust jacket books tell you why, inc. Dust jackets only sets are perfect for adding personal flair to your favor. A 1983s reprint reproduced the cover exactly as the original. This coffee table photo book can be customized by writing your own captions or sayings about each photo. Id like to be notified of new arrivals in the following categories. Alcoholics anonymous second edition, third printing, 1959 big book original misprint dust jacket.
When walking down the new releases aisle of your local bookstore or library, you may notice something all of the hardcover also known as casebound books have a dust jacket, a removable laminated cover that wraps around the existing cover of the book. The jackets that were used at this time completely enclosed the books like wrapping paper and were sealed shut with wax or glue. The reasoning behind book dust jacket while there is a hardcover. Clearsleeve dustjacket covers are ideal for ensuring that the dustjackets on your most important books remain in the best possible condition. Vivamus lacus libero, ultrices non ullamcorper ac, tempus sit amet enim. The dust jacket has to be attractive and have enough information to get a person interested in buying and reading the book. Comes with its original misprint dust jacket in fine as new condition. We help authors, organizations, and companies create high quality resources that fit their needs. A first edition in good condition can be hundreds of dollars without a dust jacket. Book mockup dust jacket edition creative print mockups. Best book covers beautiful book covers gatsby book buch design penguin classics book jacket japanese books tamaki penguin books.
Feb 6, 20 explore lancastercrs board book covers, dust jackets, etc. I feel these dust jackets are an important part of our culture. We scoured our vast selection of vintage books for the most beautiful dust jackets, and soon discovered that selecting just 30 was a nearly impossible task. Carefully hold the book to make sure there arent any marked, tears, creases etc. If you have a first edition first print of the cat in the hat its worth a few bucks. The persuasive art of the dust jacket books the guardian. Clearsleeves are transparent protectors for dust covers of hardback books. The middle decades of the twentieth century saw an extraordinary flourishing of the illustrated, pictorial dust jacket. From the 1920s, as the potential for the books protective wrapping to be used for promotion and enticement became clear, artists and illustrators on both sides of the atlantic applied their talents to this particular art form.
Keep your memories alive with the custom dust jacket 8 x 8 photo book. No books all jackets state facsimile dust jackets l. The dust jackets themselves were worthless and the plain paper was discarded when the books were unwrapped for display in bookstores. This outer cover has folded flaps that hold it to the front and back book covers. A dealer who repeatedly misdescribes dustjacket states, or wantonly supplies bibliographically incompatible dustjackets to books, will not long enjoy the confidence of his colleagues or customers, and is sure, in the fullness of time, to suffer the corresponding economic consequences. Classic books that still have the dust cover are worth 3 to 4 times as much as the same book in the same condition without the cover.
We do not offer the option to emboss or print on the linen covers underneath our dust jacket books but your local bindery or print shop might be able to do this for you. Those who love old books are all too aware that the original dust jacket is often missing. Sep 02, 2012 has anyone made a dust jacket and then inserted the new dust jacket into a paperbacked book cover like the brodart archival series. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. Dust jackets are so important that sometimes an essentially worthless book can be valuable because of its dust jacket. The valuable rare book dust jacket by the bookworm on february 26, 2012 art of the book, modern firsts a modern first editions value is very much dependant on its dust jacket dust wrapper or dust cover. A little more than the height of the dust jacket, but not very much more. Collection of book jackets nypl digital collections.
How i did the books was to lay the dust jacket on top of the unrolled protectors and overestimate how much to cut then cut it after moving the dust jacket away. These can also include diamond 3d metallic foil, diamond 3d clear, or diamond 3d textures. Layflat photo books are not available in the dust jacket cover option. The right cover is like a beautiful coat, elegant and warm, wrapping my. Now we put a lot of stock in dust jacketsno one really follows the rule about judging books by their covers, you knowbut they didnt even.
With most books, the dust jacket as a quasiprotective device. A rendered facsimile dust jacket for the english uk jonathan cape first edition book of for your eyes only the 6th of the james bond series books, which was published in 1960. Kandice mccallum, aka lady bluestocking, makes facsimile reproductions and custom dust jackets for vintage books. Protect your photo book in style with our deluxe, heavyweight gift box. In addition to providing protection to the cover of your book, our dust jackets include two 3. This space can be used for any number of things, such as a book summary or an about the author section. My goal is to scan and archive images of as many vintage dust jackets as i can. Do you remove the dust jacket from a hardcover book when. Suspendisse sagittis diam a massa viverra sollicitudin. I would like the ability to order just the dust jacket to replace one that is damaged. The oldest publishers dust jacket now on record was issued in 1829 on an english annual, friendships offering for 1830.
Book mockup dust jacket edition ultra sharp 8 psd presentations 15 different book mockups option. Make the appropriate selection from each of the fields below and enter the number of pages in your text block document. There is a horrific reason long story behind the shrink wrapping part, but they look new a beautiful on my shelves. I am thinking about using the paper insert from a brodart archival book cover as a dust jacket and then inserting this dust cover into another brodart archival book cover. Brodart has a wide variety and large selection of book jacket covers for books of many sizes. From the 1920s, as the potential for the books protective wrapping to be used for promotion and enticement became clear, artists and i. Facsimile dust jackets llc is the sole funding for mark terrys dust jacket archive project.
Jan 14, 2010 selfpublishers wishing to publish hardcover books can benefit by knowing how these books are produced. Everymans library volumes were issued with dust jackets, from the drab, purely functional early wrappers with their advertisements of other everyman volumes and dent series, to the ultimate incorporation of pictorial covers designed to help sell the book as well as protect it. See more ideas about book crafts, crafts and old books. Explore our printing options, download a free dust cover template and follow our simple print file set up guide. Oct 21, 2017 the persuasive art of the dust jacket. Juniper books all souls trilogy custom dust jackets only books not included for your three volume hardcover book set.
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