"H Schinske" wrote in message
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Chris writes:

Besides, it undermines the integrity of a true original and is a poke in
the
eye for the collector who managed to track a great rariety down.

What, the rest of us aren't worthy to know what the original dust jacket
looked
like? This makes no sense. There would be no market for books about art,
much
less museum reproductions, if everyone felt this way.

--Helen

But I said that dw artwork should be featured in books about dw artwork!

I dislike the marketplace place being flooded with phony dw photocopies. No
one is going to try to pass off a fake Matisse xerox as real, but people do
try to pass off fake dws as real. Plus it IS a kick in the eye for a
collector to see his valuable dw tumble in value because some dealer decides
to sell xerox copies to everyone who wants one for their jacketless copy.
Exclusivity of the orginal has been lost.

For those who can't afford originals, I agree, reference books are the next
best thing.