Old Yeller was my favorite as a child and a few years back I decided to get a 1st ed. and followed shortly thereafter with Savage Sam. Today I have nearly 100 books about dogs and have discovered authors I never knew that wrote multiple books about them. I also like reading about wolves and the canine/human connection and have acquired several in the nonfiction category as well.
Fun fact: the spanish version of charlie and the chocolate factory is translated from the original 1964 first version later from the newer edition of the book around 2010 or something they used the 1973 second version for the modern audience but you can still found the first edition online in spanish. Or in physical copy
I like these ideas. I used to have some Folio books when I was a teen and loved them. So nice. Now I'm into personal development books and was wondering about getting some of my favorites in 1st editions. I looked one up and can't seem to find anything on it. Are first editions still a thing for new books these days?
@@therealjohnnyb2151 First editions definitely are a “thing,” but the collectibility factor very much depends on the book. If you haven’t already, definitely check out parts 2 and 3 of this series - part 2 specifically discusses first editions and part 3 discusses how to search for books to buy. 🤓
Thank you very much for this video. I recently got an art book for my favourite game and many of the pages are unfortunately stuck together. No matter how carefully I try to separate them with a ruler or a similar tool, they still sometimes rip and get slightly damaged. I feel like I'll just have to come to terms with the fact that there is nothing I can do
@@bringbacktheoldpringleslog8130 Take a look through the comments on this video, as there have been some other suggestions from folks. I can’t personally vouch for them as I’ve not tried them, but there may be other options!
@SquirrellyNerdyJess thank you, I'll make sure to do so I've managed to avoid most of the damage in the following pages, so it's not the worst I appreciate your advice anyway
I recently found your channel and have loved binged watching many of your videos. So I hope you can answer 2 questions for me. 1) my 5 year old granddaughter wants to be a fairy doctor when she grows up (not a doctor with fairy patients, but rather, a grown up fairy who is also a doctor), so I was wondering if you have any specific children book recommendations for her love of fairys. And 2) where did you get that gorgeous green velvet chair? Thank you! I love your content!
@@vasunseeker That’s so sweet! Thank you for watching. The chair came from Facebook marketplace. (Most of my furniture and clothes for that matter are second hand.) I love that your granddaughter wants to be a fairy doctor! When I was a kid, I wanted to be a “jumper maker” - a person who jumps around and makes things. 😂 I know of plenty of fairy books, but maybe not for that age necessarily. I will ask my mum-in-law who used to work in primary education and see if she has any suggestions! 😊🧚♂️
@@vasunseeker Here are some recommendations from my sister-in-law who has two girls of her own: Twinkle series by Katherine Holabird (Angelina Ballerina); Felicity Wishes series; Isadora Moon - half fairy, half vampire but really good stories; Where’s the Fairy by Nick Harris which includes finding hidden fairies on each page (her youngest loved); and, Fairy Shopping by Sally Gardner. Also for something classic but not necessarily stories, the Cicely Barker Flower series has wonderful poems and illustrations. Both my mum-in-law and sis-in-law say to avoid the Rainbow Magic books. 😂
@@SquirrellyNerdyJessthanks so much! You're so sweet. I’ll definitely check into these suggestions, they sound perfect! And thank you for your quick response! ❤
This randomly came up on my reel feed. I thought what a beautiful voice she sounds like Jess. It was you! What a beautiful reel and thanks for sharing your adventure!
Thank you Jess! I have a parents prayer book I’ve been praying over our daughter with for 18 yrs. It is falling apart, I think I can get it back with your video help! Thank you again!
Since this type of damage is caused by the page emulsion melting and re-solidifying, possibly this technique combined with a hair dryer might help unstick pages easier and with less potential for damage. At least it might be worth testing.
With ink markings next to, or through, text, you can use a scalpel and disposable surgical blades to scratch off the offending marks without touching the printed text. There are blades with sharp points, and ones with curved edges, so you can go as detailed as you like. But it takes a lot of work.
9:40 You can get out those rough patches by using an ultra-fine sandpaper. As long as the paper is thick enough, you can simulate a smooth texture and it will blend in with the rest of the page. However, if you have gone too deep, if you hold the page up to the light, although the texture will match, you will definitely be able to see light through the page where the erased portion was.
I have found that a very fine sandpaper works better than an ink eraser. It also has the advantage that if you choose the right grit of sandpaper, you can simulate and therefore maintain the sheen of the paper. I use a heavier grit at first, and then go finer if the erased portion looks too rough. If it looks too smooth, go with a heavier grit. I've found that, in many cases, as long as you don't go too deep into the paper, you cannot tell that any erasure was made.
Saw the British Highway Code book and thought "Wow! What are the chances of two people in the US being obsessed with British road rules?" Then I realized you probably live in the UK.
To get a more uniform result, and to minimize the possibility of liquifying the wax due to handling, have you tried using a heat gun to liquidize the polish and get it deeper into the fibers of the book? I've done this to restore the color of old shoes and boots, and it works well to reduce the appearance of scuffs and tears in leather, so I'm thinking it might also work well with books, making the color more even and more uniform.
Fortunately this worked for me, really well. I was able to flawlessly separate each page of my Heart of the Atom Hardcover. With the right amount of patience and care of course. Thank you very much @squirelly Nerdy Jess
Wow, thank you for this--your video is informative and well-edited. My great-grandfather was a bookbinder and my grandmother worked for Appleton-Century Publishing in Manhattan. I recently found an Appleton-Century dictionary set on eBay that looks faded, and I can't wait to restore it!
I did this with a piece of strong flat cardboard on a Dreamcast game manual that i thought was beyond saving and it turned out a lot better than expected, the only page i didn't get to seperate cleanly was one i tried to seperate by pulling at it when i first got the game... which only shows that you should try this, you really have nothing to lose, Thank you!
A very nice, detailed video! Can feel your love and passion and I am really, really surprised to find books that I have never heard of! Now I am going to add more to my bookshelf :D
Oh my goodness I can't thank you enough for this video! I used the first method and now my previously very skewed books look so much better. Thank you so much!
I wish title pages were still written as short summaries of books. I like to purchase books at thrift stores and often they're missing their dust-jackets, which drives me inside to the introductions and forwards pages, which are not always concise and straightforward. The typesetting on the vintage books you shared is so beautiful!
I got a paperback watch manual in the mail the the USPS decided to kneel on I think. Unfortunately the spine which is about 3/8” thick and 5” tall was bent about 2” from the bottom and the paper tore from the spine. Any suggestions how to fix this? Most videos talk about vertical spine repair not horizontal. Thanks!
"Just because something is old doesn't mean it's valuable." Thank you for clarifying that. I work as a coin dealer. I've been collecting for most of my life, and most people seem to think that, for example, bronze coins minted during the late Roman Empire must be valuable because they're thousands of years old. But we have a bucket of them; they're extremely common. When I started collecting books, I found out about this very quickly too.
Thank you so much! I was at our local new/used book store and they had the new Sara J Maas book for 2.99. It is 6 months old. But the duct jacket was damaged. So I picked the least damaged copy…or so I thought. When I got home and took the book out of the bag i felt the text block slip in my hands, but the hardcover hadn’t moved. I’m glad I found your video! Thank you!!!
Wow! What a great way to improve the perfectly fine and beautiful but worn reading copies that can be found everywhere! As your Fountainhead example showed; one is left with a very nice hardcover copy with lovely spine. A nice way for anyone to begin to create a beautiful "everyman" library. Thanks for sharing!
