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The E-Sylum: Volume 10, Number 15, April 15, 2007, Article 8
PAGE CUTTING QUERY: WHAT TO DO WITH VIRGIN BOOKS
Ray Williams writes: "I received a book as a gift from a friend
yesterday - it is a reprint of Swift's Drapier's Letters. Many
of the pages have not been cut and I was hoping to get a recommendation
as to the best way to cut them open. My initial thoughts were to
use a razor knife but I thought I'd check here first."[You've got a great friend there, and you've come to the right place
for advice. We had a discussion on this topic a couple years ago,
and here are links to the items in our archive. The definitive answer
came from George Kolbe: do NOT use a sharp knife, as it can easily
cut things you don't want to. It is far better to use a DULL knife
(and an ordinary table knife will do). See the E-Sylum excerpt below.
-Editor]Alan Luedeking writes: "I was intrigued by Steve Woodland's
success story in opening his "virgin" book. I have often been
faced with this dilemma with Latin American numismatic
literature (a classic example being Burzio's "Diccionario", an
essential read, often encountered unopened.) The first time,
I did what Steve did: I took a "very sharp knife" and failed
dismally. Careful as I was, nothing could change the fact that
I'm basically a clumsy oaf, so of course I slipped and slit a
page away from its natural fold. Belatedly recognizing my
shortcomings, I stopped and did what I should have done
from the start: ask George Kolbe for his advice! To my
great surprise, George said to use a very dull knife (an
ordinary table knife), and voilá!-- this has worked
successfully every time.WHAT TO DO WITH VIRGIN BOOKS
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