Comments on: I Never Expected This http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2009/03/13/i-never-expected-this/ A Journal of the Digitization of a Civil War Battle Thu, 23 May 2013 14:38:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Harry Smeltzer http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2009/03/13/i-never-expected-this/#comment-5500 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:39:59 +0000 http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/?p=3872#comment-5500 Drew,

They are located outside of Pittsburgh, which means I don’t have to pay shipping on the book and can stop in and show them just what I’m talking about.

]]> By: Harry Smeltzer http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2009/03/13/i-never-expected-this/#comment-5498 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:38:47 +0000 http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/?p=3872#comment-5498 Thanks for the update, Larry.

]]> By: Larry Freiheit http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2009/03/13/i-never-expected-this/#comment-5487 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:58:35 +0000 http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/?p=3872#comment-5487 Update.

I called B&N where I bought the set and after some discussion, they were willing to refund my money upon return of the set. I then called Johns Hopkins U P and a nice lady there said that they would send me a new, prechecked set and pay for the return of the defective one. She said that they believed that only volume 2 was a problem. In any event JHUP is doing the right thing IMO.

Larry

]]> By: Drew W. http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2009/03/13/i-never-expected-this/#comment-5231 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:26:46 +0000 http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/?p=3872#comment-5231 Harry,
What made you think of Mechling for your repair needs? Coincidentally, I received a book that they published a short while ago.

]]> By: Larry Freiheit http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2009/03/13/i-never-expected-this/#comment-5189 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 01:42:02 +0000 http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/?p=3872#comment-5189 Harry,

Volume 2 suffered the same problem for me as soon as I opened it. I seen from Amazon reviews that it is a common problem.

Larry

]]> By: Harry Smeltzer http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2009/03/13/i-never-expected-this/#comment-5140 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:13:11 +0000 http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/?p=3872#comment-5140 Thanks Drew, I stand corrected. I have a Pulitzer set of Freeman’s Lee that I picked up for $20 a few years ago – the more ornate set, not the one you usually find on ebay. All of their spines have separated from the block as well – you can drop a pencil through the gap. I attribute this to poor storage. I think I’ll take that set to the bookbinder when I take the Lincoln book, see if I can get a volume discount.

]]> By: Drew W. http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2009/03/13/i-never-expected-this/#comment-5115 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:08:38 +0000 http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/?p=3872#comment-5115 Hi Harry,
I don’t think the spine separation that you describe should ever be considered normal for any sized book that’s properly bound. I think what you can expect eventually is the text block to sag a bit, so when the book is placed upright the outer lower corner of the block rests on the shelf instead of being suspended between the boards. When you buy older big books used you commonly find this edge to be dirty. That’s one of the things that make boxed sets a nice touch for big books.

Drew

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