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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 61834, member: 33"]The cover on your copy is in significantly worse condition than the ones I saw in the first several links. There is no dust jacket, either. I don't think you can compare yours to those, although if you find one that sold in similar condition, that would be comparable. Are the pages in good shape overall? It looks like that title itself should have some value.</p><p><br /></p><p>In case you do want to attempt a repair, here is are some guidelines. Looks like there are some cover repair instructions starting on page 42. <a href="http://library.alaska.gov/hist/hist_docs/conman/conman4.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://library.alaska.gov/hist/hist_docs/conman/conman4.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://library.alaska.gov/hist/hist_docs/conman/conman4.pdf</a></p><p><br /></p><p>There is also this article about repairing split hinges and gutters:</p><p><a href="http://www.bookthink.com/0073/73alt.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bookthink.com/0073/73alt.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.bookthink.com/0073/73alt.htm</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 61834, member: 33"]The cover on your copy is in significantly worse condition than the ones I saw in the first several links. There is no dust jacket, either. I don't think you can compare yours to those, although if you find one that sold in similar condition, that would be comparable. Are the pages in good shape overall? It looks like that title itself should have some value. In case you do want to attempt a repair, here is are some guidelines. Looks like there are some cover repair instructions starting on page 42. [URL]http://library.alaska.gov/hist/hist_docs/conman/conman4.pdf[/URL] There is also this article about repairing split hinges and gutters: [URL]http://www.bookthink.com/0073/73alt.htm[/URL][/QUOTE]
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