Can You Tell if This Was Trimmed (Spiderman Annual 2) 0

[spideyguy2]

Can You Tell if This Was Trimmed (Spiderman Annual 2)

Some people have the eye for this sort of thing - I don't.

Here's a book I bought recently (thankfully not for too much). I have my suspicions but you experts are better at this than me.

 

 

bottom shotside shot side shottop shottop shotside shot

[Dick Pontoon]

Did @seanfingh assist with the photography?

Edited June 15, 2017 by Dick Pontoon

[seanfingh]

(1) The is nothing I see that indicates trimming

(2) Suck it, Spoon

[Dick Pontoon]

Oh right, the question at hand.

It's tough to detect without a book in hand but I don't see any obvious signs. Also a little tough to tell from those photos.

[Jeffro.]

If it was trimmed, it must have been done by this guy

 

[spideyguy2]

Thank you @ Pontoon @seanfingh @Jeffro.

The photos I sent were the best I could do (which means they were probably just short of terrible).  Here my suspicions and maybe these are unfounded paranoia or obvious to others:

 

My suspicion is that the side was trimmed around the middle:

- the side (and side shots) seem a lighter colour than the top and bottom shots - the first side shot even looks lighter in the middle than the ends

- (not easily visible) the middle seems to taper a bit. Upon measurement it looks like the middle of the side is about 1/16 of inch compared to top and bottom (is it possible this could be a defect from publishing or is this just a easy sign of trimming?)

- those weird grooves on the top of the side seem to flatten as you move to the bottom. Also they aren't the classic 'V' shape. 

 

 

Let me know if there are any other pics I should add for clearer detection. Appreciate the help - it's good to take this as a learning experience at least.

 

[Dick Pontoon]

1) Is there a color difference on the pages themselves or just the edges? For example, is there a 1/4" of tanning on the top and bottom of  a page and only 1/8" on the side? If its just the outside edges, the difference could be the result of storage conditions but again, tough to say without the book in hand.

 

2) Measurement is not an accurate gauge. Variations between books in the very same print run are common, especially on 50-60s books, as are miscuts.

 

3) Squarebound books don't exhibit a classic V shape.

Edited June 15, 2017 by Dick Pontoon