#dustjackets

[lykademigod]

QOTD: Do you also buy another set of your fave book series indended only for your new set of dust jackets? 😅 Now, who's guilty???? 🤭🙋🏻‍♀️ #percyjackson #nerdyink #dustjackets #pjo #book #booktok #bookphotography #bookstagramfeature #rickriordan https://www.instagram.com/p/CeghFP7LdP6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[bodleianlibs]

Where do all of the dust jackets go?

As we were discussing just yesterday, thousands of books arrive at the Bodleian Libraries on a daily basis. None of these books are stored in their dust jackets, so where do those dust jackets go?

Our Twitter follower Nicola Kirkby raised this very good question just this morning; we’re pleased to be able to answer it for her. This applies to not only legal deposit books but all others that come into the Bodleian with dust jackets in place.

Firstly, all dust jackets are removed from books during the intake process at our Osney facility. These are then packaged together and sent to our Weston Library for processing in the offices of The John Johnson Collection, our fantastic ephemera specialists.

It has been debated if dust jackets are ephemera in their own right or simply parts of the books they belong to, but the John Johnson team were chosen to take care of them some decades ago, not least because Johnson had included a series of dust jackets in his original collection.

The dust jackets are then sorted by size and language. There are sets for large English language dust jackets, for example, or small non-English language ones. The image at the head of this post shows dust jackets in the middle of this process.

Dust jackets from Oxford publishers are amongst the ones that get separated out into their own distinct piles at this time.

Once the dust jackets are sorted, they are then packaged together, given an identifying barcode and sent off for storage.

You will see that they are being called bookjackets on the packages, not dust jackets as in the original enquiry.

Bookjackets may not always make for the best reading experience, and they might not survive too well if they were left on their books and sent to the stacks, but there’s no denying their value. Not only do they provide an amazing history of design, many bookjackets are loaded with interesting and sometimes unique information about an book’s author or publisher.

This might not be one of the Bodleian’s most glamorous or well-publicised collections, but our ever-expanding archive of bookjackets is undeniably a trove of remarkable treasures and fascinating historic artefacts.

[xcurseofcurvesx]

Stunning covers AND a stunning colour green under the dust jacket 😍 @ausbookishfeatures brand new photo challenge for June has been pumping out some stunners too. I couldn't wait to feel well enough to get up and take some photos myself. Day four prompt: Wear a Mask, what's behind the dust jacket. #ausbookishfeatures #hardback #heartofflames #nickipaupreto #dustjackets #nakedbooks #stunningbookdesigns #yafantasy #fantasy #ausbookstagram #booksofinstagram #readbyamity https://www.instagram.com/p/CPrrxZjry63/?utm_medium=tumblr

[devastation79]

Several of my (every hardcover they ever made for) original #MarvelZombies & ALOT of my #POP #PEZ all* covered in fucking #DRPepperCream after I tripped almost breaking my neck....so upset..SOOOOO sticky.. Been slowly carefully cleaning the #dustjackets #cardboard boxes n shelves for HOURS..so upset..I treat my stuff like human babies..as sad as that is....fml https://www.instagram.com/p/CLaWFaWMQvMWOJ5MeJuka7bDLEX7TiaZGslRDY0/?igshid=bqmmkq8zh9qj

[katztales-blog]

Have you taken a peep underneath the dust jacket of your favourite books? I went through all my books recently and had such a lovely surprise when I realised that there were often such beautiful covers underneath their dust jackets. I will still be keeping them on to protect their wonderful covers but it’s great to know that my books look so different underneath. Can you spot which one belongs to which? Do you have any books with beautiful covers underneath their dust jackets? #dustjackets #beautifulbookspines #beautifulbookshelves #beautifulbookcovers #kidsbook #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #childrensbookshelves https://www.instagram.com/p/B1dcdmKHli5/?igshid=1ejh4154cn0va

[auburnedge]

Do you ever take a dust jacket off just to see if there is something underneath? Lately I have started looking at books I had and finding gems underneath. Like this one. Now I have to decide if the jackets are worth it when they hide so many pretty books. #hiding #dustjackets #megcabot #amreading #bookstagram #bookblogger https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs_MvqynpCw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ud816u574quj

[jamesgf]

ENG: So I while ago I decided to take some of my old comic book floppies to the bindery. A while later, and after looking at some projects online, I decided to design my own dust jackets for those custom made collections. My first one was for Marjorie Liu's run on Astonishing X-Men, a run i'm very fond of. I really lke how it turned out and am already planning the next one for when I have some free time. PORT: Então que eu resolvi, um tempo atrás, encadernar algumas das minhas coleções antigas de gibis. Depois de um tempo, dando uma olhada em alguns projetos parecidos na inernet, eu resolvi fazer as minhas próprias sobrecapas pra essas coleções. O primeiro design que eu fiz foi pra encadernação da fase da escritora Marjorie Liu em Astonishing X-Men, um gibi que eu gosto muito. Fiquei feliz com o resultado, e já tô planejando as próximas capas pra quando tiver um tempinho sobrando. #customcomiccover #dustjackets #astonishingxmen #xmen #marvelcomics #marjorieliu #collection #comics #designgrafico #graphicdesign #design https://www.instagram.com/p/BqeCLsEgCUX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1nstpbg316168

[englishmodernism]

Barbara Jones Books on pub shelves I sometimes think finding books is similar to water divining. I can be walking past a shelf of books, in this case in a pub, and something will make me pause, and take a book out. Perhaps it’s the paper, the shape of the spine, and it’s surprising how often a gem can lurk and seem to stick in the hand. In this case a Barbara Jones dustwrapper. Am I alone in this? #bookhunting #diviningforbooks #booksearch #barbarajones #luckydip #coverart #dustjackets