Anyone here work in the rare book trade?

[luckyjimm]

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In your attempts at breaking into the industry, how much did you learn, cause I have some questions. Specifically, how much value do you lose off of a first edition if the dust jacket is slightly damaged (e.g., small part of the front cover torn away)? I have a copy of the first boxed set of the Lord of the Rings trilogy ever released, including the box, and all three dust jackets, with the above damage on two of the three dust jackets. Profit?

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Dust jackets are super-important, I'm afraid. Bin it.