posted on October 16, 2001 12:18:45 PM
I'll tell you what I know, which is probably not all there is to know.
Most books after 1930 were issued with dust jackets. Some special editions were issued with attractive bindings instead of dust jackets. Some books were issued with slipcases instead of dust jackets. But most had dust jackets from 1930 on.
It might help to look up the particular book on Addall.com and read descriptions of copies for sale by dealers. Sometimes they will mention if it was issued without a dj. If there is no mention, it probably had a dj.
posted on October 16, 2001 08:35:24 PM
There's a definite bunch of books that have glossy covers that have some sort of plastic or laminate finish. These are predominately technical or textbook volumes. Dustjackets are still on the majority of hardbacks, perhaps more for tradition than anything else.
posted on October 17, 2001 11:18:53 AM
it seems to me that most any Time-Life book I've carried has no DJ, just the pictorial cover, sometimes a tip-in.
posted on October 17, 2001 12:06:03 PM
Time Life books and other series of that sort do not have jackets (not worth $$ either).
Other than those types of books there are very few hardcovers that aren't issued with dustjackets. A book from a standard publisher will come with a jacket 99% of the time (very few are just laminated).
(Exceptions would be those specialty editions issued by the Limited Editions Club, Franklin, Easton Press, etc.)
