Fading or Printing?

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TonyD2336
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Fading or Printing?

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Good Morning all,
I have noticed on a couple specific books I frequently see what appears to be fading to the orange coloring of the spine. I have hesitated to ask but figure it cant hurt. The odd thing to me is that it only seems to have affected the orange. I've posted pictures below. Thanks. ImageImage
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Ir's not unusual for the red printing to show sun fading on many volumes. It does diminish the value,

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Any colour in the red spectrum tends to fade first. All the big collectors I know, store their books in rooms with no windows. UV light is a killer for books and artwork.
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Re: Fading or Printing?

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Agreed - it's one of the main reasons I put the titles on all the slipcases (and traycases) I make, so a person can store them and see the title while hiding the spine from sunlight.
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