point of view. In my haste to post, I neglected to advise that if one collects books, then the presence of matches matters. However, if even one is gone (again, not talking about feature books) you may as well make into a cover. (Kind of reminds me of the Mel Brooks as Moses scene in the movie "History of the World, Part...".)

A serious collector also needs to be very mindful of the inherent hazards of collecting a combustible item (just covers) and combustibles with attached accelerants (covers with matches)!

I think that some collectors end up being cover collectors for that reason!

Good points Don. Thanks,

Jim