Very off topic, but nothing ventured nothing gained. The Pelican OT forum knows many things.
I have a paperback book titled "Sainte Mere Eglise - First American Bridgehead in France". It was written shortly after the war by the mayor of the town. My edition is in English and was printed in 1964.
Here's the question - the binding of the book has the top and side pages folded, but not separated. I presume this is a specific type of bookbinding that was done to save cost and left it to the reader to cut the pages apart. Photos below to show what it looks like - I've put corks between some of the pages to better illustrate.
Does anyone know anything about this type of binding?
Since my book has unseparated pages, am I de-valuing the book by cutting the pages apart to read the book? It is in good condition and I'd hate to "damage" it if there is value in leaving it in original condition.
To answer the obvious question, if I left it alone, I'd get another copy so that I could actually read the book.
Thanks much
