Price Clipping?
3 Aug, 2020
2020-8-3 3:46:10 PM UTC
2020-8-3 3:46:10 PM UTC
I was doing some searches on some older, out of print Tolkien titles. Specifically, the A&U editions that are included in The Tolkien Library boxed set (the editions of The Lord of the Rings exist in that, as a 3-book boxed set, and individually).
I've been noticing that a lot of sellers have mentioned whether or not the dustjacket was price clipped or not.
So I've got to ask - why was that a thing?? I mean, to take a pair of scissors to a dustjacket just feels blasphemous, and out of the ordinary in today's world.
Here is The Tolkien Library (and the editions contained) :http://tolkienbooks.net/php/details2.php?id=1242
Here is The Lord of the Rings boxed set (and the editions contained) : http://tolkienbooks.net/php/details2.php?id=1180
I quite like those, as there aren't that many Allen & Unwin editions of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion that have a matching design style; and in hardback. (ie, The Lord of the Rings editions share a design aesthetic very similar to that of The Silmarillion first edition, and the first edition of Unfinished Tales)
I've been noticing that a lot of sellers have mentioned whether or not the dustjacket was price clipped or not.
So I've got to ask - why was that a thing?? I mean, to take a pair of scissors to a dustjacket just feels blasphemous, and out of the ordinary in today's world.
Here is The Tolkien Library (and the editions contained) :http://tolkienbooks.net/php/details2.php?id=1242
Here is The Lord of the Rings boxed set (and the editions contained) : http://tolkienbooks.net/php/details2.php?id=1180
I quite like those, as there aren't that many Allen & Unwin editions of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion that have a matching design style; and in hardback. (ie, The Lord of the Rings editions share a design aesthetic very similar to that of The Silmarillion first edition, and the first edition of Unfinished Tales)
Urulókë wrote:
- Gift giving. If you bought something to give as a present, most would remove the price-tag. For books, this means having to trim the corner with the printed price in many cases. In fact, I have seen many dustjackets printed with a dotted line showing people where to cut the price off. ? I will see if I can find an example and will share it here.
Oxford University Press did that a lot I think, this is Essays and Studies 1953:
Urulókë wrote:
Berelach wrote:
Oxford University Press did that a lot I think, this is Essays and Studies 1953:
Thank you! I have that exact book but couldn't remember which, so I have been poking around my collection all morning trying to find an example.
Sure thing! I was just looking at this the other day so it came to mind instantly.
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