Favorite description of the week....

This is of a rather scarce volume illustrated by NC Wyeth:

"This book has so many issues it's hard to know where to start. Ex. Lib is the least of it's problems. The spine is taped and the tape is falling off. There is so much rub wear to the front cover that you can only tell that there was a picture there. The first page is loose from the book. There is some commentary written on some pages and 4 of the 8 Wyeth pictures are missing. The only reason that I put it up is that the 4 Wyeth pictures that are still in it are worth the sales price. I have not put down all of the damage but let your imagination run free based on what I have listed and you won't fall to far from the mark."

I love truth in advertising. I must admit that if it were mine, I would probably finish off what is clearly a nearly dead volume...de-bind it, sell the plates to someone I trusted to do a good job with them. [N.B. the seller is/was seeking $80 for the book]