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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 1007045, member: 8267&quot;]It is not uncommon to rebind a valuable book that has been damaged. The spine and corners of a book are subject to the most wear and tear, so the binder has replaced those portions. A high end dealer may have such work done to save a book, and make it saleable. It may be that the dealer you bought it from had it rebound. There certainly does not appear to be much wear on it. Condition is more important than age, in terms of value.</p><p><br /></p><p>My partner has been a book dealer for over 30 years, and his father was a library conservator and book binder. So he is quite familiar with binding styles.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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