Oh im sorry, ive just accidentally torn one of the pages, i hope you will forgive me. It does't matter. its only a partial copy, accidents do happen. They do happen if your rough with the book being examined
I was about to comment that too, it's like he's never learned how to handle an old book before. I handle paperbacks from the 50's with more care than he's giving to this, it's mind-boggling. I'm surprised she didn't tell him to stop damaging her property. Who is this guy?!?
This shocked me too. I remember being at the rare book library at my alma mater. If the book were something like this, or even something rather less exalted, they didn't let you touch it. They went and got it, donned gloves, and turned the pages for you.
Hahaha this is the first of all the amazing comments in this thread to really make me laugh!! Honestly, he was so rough, Im surprised the tops of the pages didnt tear where he was turning them!
True, the appraiser is pretty ignorant, and is a bit casual, but people who think 400 year old paper is delicate are wrong. Few rare book libraries require readers to use white gloves any longer, as they can harm the book by abrasion. The rule is the same as that taught to me in 1950 by my 6th grade teacher: turn the pages carefully, touching only the outside edges. Books are tough, and the appraiser did no harm.
"If you take the book apart, people will actually buy individual pages!". Dude, if you keep handling the book that carelessly, they're going to have to.
@PinkAlien Actually there's a wide opinion on wearing gloves on old manuscripts. A lot of experts say it's not necessary to wear gloves, while others say it's better to do so
@@intellectualhybrid2 the gloves would make sense if everyone is wearing them. Just because he is an expert he shall wear is stupid if the owner who brought is clearly not wearing gloves and touch it all the time with bare hands.
And on page 85, this curious entry under the label picketh up lines: "Dost thou come here often ?" "Tis' I, a big deal" "Am I mistaken or is thou formerly the most sought after comfort lady in London, June, 1597"
It is not a original book. It was rebound which makes the complete book not worth more than the individual pages, because they are the only original thing abot it.
The conservator of the Royal Academy (G.B.) says definitely do not use gloves when handling rare books. Clean, bare hands are recommended. I forget why. Less prone to tear the pages maybe.
My great great grandmother who lived in Stratford upon Avon passed down Shakespeare's sonnets in his own handwriting which I inherited (154 of them) I definitely think that I must get them appraised even though they are faded and tatty.
The conservator of the Royal Academy (G.B.) says definitely do not use gloves when handling rare books. Clean, bare hands are recommended. I forget why. Less prone to tear the paper maybe.
Let's look on the bright side -- He wasn't eating nacho cheese Doritos or BBQ chicken legs at the time. Wasn't doing an oil change or using paint thinner... at least, not that we know of.
Man even I don't handle a new book let alone pages that are several hundred years old. I have first printings of Treasure Island and Beatrix Potters and I use gloves to handle.
The conservator of the Royal Academy (G.B.) says definitely do not use gloves when handling rare books. Clean, bare hands are recommended. I forget why. Less prone to tear the pages maybe.
He hung himself by handling the book without respect for the author. He then shot himself in the foot suggesting that the book can be taken apart and sold off piecemeal style. A genuine book appraiser would have about fainted by his complete lack of experience with books and would never have suggested tearing the book apart. That may be KINDA normal with the Gutenberg bible because people do sometimes only own 1 leaf/2 pages and it is EXPENSIVE but this is not that book. I've seen some appraisers chastise the owner for mishandling their treasures but nope, this was completely backwards.
The conservator of the Royal Academy (G.B.) says definitely do not use gloves when handling rare books. Clean, bare hands are recommended. I forget why. Less prone to tear the pages maybe.
wow, i wouldn't dare touching that with my bare hands, especially not handling it like he did, risking to damage it. that's a treasure that should be treated with more care.
They are handling books and folio pages that are hundreds of years old with their bare hands as an anthropology major I can tell you that is exceptionally careless and dangerous as paper is notoriously porous.
Any archivist will tell you it is better not to use gloves as paper doesn't mind the oils from hands and gloves can also desensitized your hands which can create bigger issues.
Note to self: Don’t trust Ken Gloss of Brattle Street Books in Boston to handle or appraise your valuable books. UHG! What a clod! His callous handling of this book was inexcusable! And how irresponsible to suggest selling this book piecemeal. Heresy!
The conservator of the Royal Academy (G.B.) says definitely do not use gloves when handling rare books. Clean, bare hands are recommended. I forget why. Less prone to tear the pages maybe.
Many experts say gloves have the potential to damage books further... They can catch on the pages and tear them among other things. Clean, bare hands is the best way to handle old books and paper.
So she hasn't had it appraised since receiving it from an older relative. What she said was not the least bit odd or unusual, let alone suspicious. Wow, man. Lieutenant Colombo you are not.
I hate ARS videos where the person seeking the appraisal obviously knows they have something worth some cash and smugly nod being told its worth what they thought.
Not true. Gloves are actually far worse on old paper than (clean) hands. Even the Folger Shakespeare Library, which has more copies of the First Folio than anywhere else on the planet, has a no gloves policy in their reading room.
The conservator of the Royal Academy (G.B.) says definitely do not use gloves when handling rare books. Clean, bare hands are recommended. I forget why. Less prone to tear the pages maybe.
The conservator of the Royal Academy (G.B.) says definitely do not use gloves when handling rare books. Clean, bare hands are recommended. I forget why. Less prone to tear the pages maybe.
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Kenn is so thoughtful the way he handled this book, I bet he went thru with a highlighter to help her out even more!
Subtle, but I get you. 😄
Yeah right - i thought it was just me thinking "leave it alone ya grub"
I kept leaning further and further back on my chair, I could see her wanting to slap his hands lol.
he's had so many nips and tucks it's surprising he could see the book at all.
Can't believe how carelessly he handles the book!
Oh im sorry, ive just accidentally torn one of the pages, i hope you will forgive me.
It does't matter. its only a partial copy, accidents do happen.
They do happen if your rough with the book being examined
Came to the comments, wondering if anyone would say anything about the way this guy handled the book, I wasn't disappointed. Lol!!!
Right?!
@@raemarie4412 Lol
No gloves, nothing. Unprofessional.
He opens the book at the spine, grasps it like he's going to tear it in half then leafs through it like a magazine.
I was about to comment that too, it's like he's never learned how to handle an old book before. I handle paperbacks from the 50's with more care than he's giving to this, it's mind-boggling. I'm surprised she didn't tell him to stop damaging her property. Who is this guy?!?
This shocked me too. I remember being at the rare book library at my alma mater. If the book were something like this, or even something rather less exalted, they didn't let you touch it. They went and got it, donned gloves, and turned the pages for you.
I dare someone to handle my comics like this man handles the book.
I hope this guy got the sack after this. He handled that book so carelessly. What an utter fool.
Surprised he used page markers, I expected him to turn the corners down or stick bubblegum in the pages he wanted to show.
Neil Watson - absolutely true, and it made me laugh.
Hahaha this is the first of all the amazing comments in this thread to really make me laugh!! Honestly, he was so rough, Im surprised the tops of the pages didnt tear where he was turning them!
why not just tear out the important pages so he doesn't have to flip through that worthless book.
you can tell she hates his handling.
True, the appraiser is pretty ignorant, and is a bit casual, but people who think 400 year old paper is delicate are wrong. Few rare book libraries require readers to use white gloves any longer, as they can harm the book by abrasion. The rule is the same as that taught to me in 1950 by my 6th grade teacher: turn the pages carefully, touching only the outside edges. Books are tough, and the appraiser did no harm.
He probably has handled delicate books in his career and knew "this wasn't a book he needed to handle delicately".
"If you take the book apart, people will actually buy individual pages!". Dude, if you keep handling the book that carelessly, they're going to have to.
Indeed, unbelievable really, not what you expect to see from an apparent expert.
@PinkAlien Actually there's a wide opinion on wearing gloves on old manuscripts. A lot of experts say it's not necessary to wear gloves, while others say it's better to do so
No, it's "apaaaht".
@@intellectualhybrid2 the gloves would make sense if everyone is wearing them. Just because he is an expert he shall wear is stupid if the owner who brought is clearly not wearing gloves and touch it all the time with bare hands.
ugh the careless, clumsy way the guy was handling it annoyed me, and i can tell it annoyed the woman too, as it should!
Alexandre Hamada Possi for reals. I felt like he was bout to rip it
Alexandre Hamada Possi it made me nervous! Urgh!
He clumsily turns the page & tears it a third of the way down & says .... oops 😂
And on page 85, this curious entry under the label picketh up lines: "Dost thou come here often ?"
"Tis' I, a big deal"
"Am I mistaken or is thou formerly the most sought after comfort lady in London, June, 1597"
Alex C hahahaha!!!😂
Bravo sir
She looked like she was really mad at him. The only thing that was missing was him snacking on cheetos during that whole time.
I have a full set of these in solid gold, I live on an island in a massive house and a private spaceship
Omg this man's incompetence!!!!!
She’s in a panic every time he touches it 😂
Nobody:
This guy: I'm gonna destroy this woman's whole book
I almost died the way he was handling it :-(
I think he knows what he's doing
lol
Good grief the way that man handled the book !
For real!!! You can see the lady's face fall and how nervous she is🤦
Total disrespect to the woman and to the book.
@@divadrestas My thoughts, exactly!
gloves arent neccesary but handling it like that is horrible. He went eight to the hardest pages to get to
It’s weird how nobody has mentioned how he handled the book
Best comment.
Almost all comments here are mentioning that, and most of them are older than yours. Stop lying.
16 pixels of awesome.
Who IS this guy? Is he even an expert? Who opens a 1623 book like that!?
Take it easy on the book bro, this lady don't even want you touching it you could see he cringe everytime he touches it!
If he handled a ming vase that cost around 40,000 USD he'd've been struck off the list of appraisers right away.
He’d’ve. Never seen this in print before. What the actual f
@@AggregateUser D'you've a problem with that?
"Sell as separate pages"!!!! .......... a book expert suggesting such heresy! What is the world coming to?
We live in dark, dark times.
It is not a original book. It was rebound which makes the complete book not worth more than the individual pages, because they are the only original thing abot it.
And the paper is not bad. You see , if I tear this bit it makes quite a nice sound doesn’t it?
Take it to pawn stars and see how Chumlee would handle it before you were offered 2500 for it!
I was hoping to see Rebecca 😍
Normally you can't get near a book like taht without gloves on !
The conservator of the Royal Academy (G.B.) says definitely do not use gloves when handling rare books. Clean, bare hands are recommended. I forget why. Less prone to tear the pages maybe.
I could't bear to sell the pages individually, which means tearing it apart. Of I owned it and sold it , it would be for the entire book intact.
My great great grandmother who lived in Stratford upon Avon passed down Shakespeare's sonnets in his own handwriting which I inherited (154 of them) I definitely think that I must get them appraised even though they are faded and tatty.
If you really have hand written Shakespeare work you should most definitely get it looked at, you're sitting on potentially millions of pounds
@@jakecooper5855 Billions 🤣
@@christophervan6966 It won't be billions, condition is a problem. It's a shame your grandmother didn't take better care of them
should make sure to preserve them well
Can I buy one? (Seriously) 1000$ a page
He’s literally trying to sell it in pieces the way he handles it. 😫
Why is that man handling that book like that? No gloves and opening it up at that angle. Yikes
I’ve seen people put gloves on to handle books that are 200 years old, let alone 400 😂
The conservator of the Royal Academy (G.B.) says definitely do not use gloves when handling rare books. Clean, bare hands are recommended. I forget why. Less prone to tear the paper maybe.
@@JiveDadson yeah since making that comment I have learnt that. It’s because you can’t feel the paper you’re more likely to rip it
Has anyone mentioned how he handled the book wrong?
Let's look on the bright side -- He wasn't eating nacho cheese Doritos or BBQ chicken legs at the time. Wasn't doing an oil change or using paint thinner... at least, not that we know of.
Man even I don't handle a new book let alone pages that are several hundred years old. I have first printings of Treasure Island and Beatrix Potters and I use gloves to handle.
The conservator of the Royal Academy (G.B.) says definitely do not use gloves when handling rare books. Clean, bare hands are recommended. I forget why. Less prone to tear the pages maybe.
Keep him outta the library!
He hung himself by handling the book without respect for the author. He then shot himself in the foot suggesting that the book can be taken apart and sold off piecemeal style. A genuine book appraiser would have about fainted by his complete lack of experience with books and would never have suggested tearing the book apart. That may be KINDA normal with the Gutenberg bible because people do sometimes only own 1 leaf/2 pages and it is EXPENSIVE but this is not that book. I've seen some appraisers chastise the owner for mishandling their treasures but nope, this was completely backwards.
Someone has been watching too many Pawn Stars videos.
There's nothing wrong with how he's handling the book.. it's not the original binding
If she took it to Rick on pawn stars he would have offered her $500 because it’s missing pages.
But we'll all watch the episode because you know he's calling in Rebecca.
😆😆😆
I can't believe how carelessly he handled this item. Has he not even heard of gloves?
when it comes to books, it is widely debated on wearing gloves. Rebecca from Pawn Stars can confirm.
The conservator of the Royal Academy (G.B.) says definitely do not use gloves when handling rare books. Clean, bare hands are recommended. I forget why. Less prone to tear the pages maybe.
I think I would have a hard time Not reaching across the table and slapping him saying, have some respect!!!!
Stop holding it for the cameras and handle it like it deserves!
wow, i wouldn't dare touching that with my bare hands, especially not handling it like he did, risking to damage it. that's a treasure that should be treated with more care.
The book is rebound, not so fragile. If you’ve handled lots of books, you know what to worry about
I'm not a book curator and I even know this guy was mishandling that book.
How can you provide a valuation based upon destroying something old and beautiful? Unbelievable
They are handling books and folio pages that are hundreds of years old with their bare hands as an anthropology major I can tell you that is exceptionally careless and dangerous as paper is notoriously porous.
Any archivist will tell you it is better not to use gloves as paper doesn't mind the oils from hands and gloves can also desensitized your hands which can create bigger issues.
What does anthropology have to do with archival work? Oh. NOTHING
Surprised this guy didn't spit on his fingers to turn the pages.
Wow, it's in excellent condition for being from 1623! And it's from the world's most famous and prolific playwright, William Shakespeare! 😨😱
Its a book available online its worth* 20kb.
nice treasure chest
I can almost see the book
Crazy.
With a little help from Francis Bacon's pen..the rest is history 🥊🇨🇦
* puts on tin foil hat *
He was handling the book so rough because he assumes she will part it out and sold page by page?
This bloke would Rip the pages out and wipe his arse with them..
Note to self: Don’t trust Ken Gloss of Brattle Street Books in Boston to handle or appraise your valuable books. UHG! What a clod! His callous handling of this book was inexcusable! And how irresponsible to suggest selling this book piecemeal. Heresy!
I hate when people touch old books without using gloves! The sweat on the hands can totally destroy the paper.
The conservator of the Royal Academy (G.B.) says definitely do not use gloves when handling rare books. Clean, bare hands are recommended. I forget why. Less prone to tear the pages maybe.
Must have been in an appraisal hurry....no gloves or anything.
Many experts say gloves have the potential to damage books further... They can catch on the pages and tear them among other things. Clean, bare hands is the best way to handle old books and paper.
This was a painful watch - and the guy is a book expert?!! She looked like she was watching a five year old playing with her precious antique 😭
Lowball. It's worth more than that.
Only someone completely inept would handle an antique book that way. I'm surprised that he didn't crack the spine to make the book lay flat.
Well by the time I got to try to see this. Now you can hear what they say 1 no video
We've had the book for 15 years. Have you had an appraisal? There was an appraisal 20 years ago.
I thought you only had it for 15 years.
KETCH she said it was been in her family for much longer, but in her possession for 15 years.
@@GreekBatman007 I think shes a dirty liar.
So she hasn't had it appraised since receiving it from an older relative. What she said was not the least bit odd or unusual, let alone suspicious. Wow, man. Lieutenant Colombo you are not.
"This pahhhhht"
How many more "expert" RUclipsrs are going to pile in with another redundant comment about how this gentleman opened the rebound partial first folio?
More.
Many more.
He was stressing me out handing someone's annual salary like that.
Would you mind if I eat some Cheetos while I scroll through your book.
Just checking the comments for the experts' opinions.
Do you hug your mother with those hands?
Where's Rebecca when you need her?
Amazing ♥️
I'd keep it honestly.
Dude's a manhandling book mangler.
Impressive that the uploader uses a potato as a PC.
To sell or not to sell that is the question 🤔but what is the a answer🤔😏😂
Molested that book.. I feel violated 😂
Whats this guy's name wow.!?!
What is that clown doing? Touching a 400 year old book with his bare hands? Not even giving a thought about wearing gloves? Unbelievable.
I hate ARS videos where the person seeking the appraisal obviously knows they have something worth some cash and smugly nod being told its worth what they thought.
A real expert would wear gloves! Unbelievable
Not true. Gloves are actually far worse on old paper than (clean) hands. Even the Folger Shakespeare Library, which has more copies of the First Folio than anywhere else on the planet, has a no gloves policy in their reading room.
Why uploaded at 240p??
this isn't going to be anything... hahahahaha I can't stop watching it
0:29 ... Shakespeare is the most commonly printed book ...
clumsy guy
And he's from Boston.
He has no "R" in his language.
he handles that book like i did my first girlfriend
People want to hang out everything thats why books cost no more.........
Bye bye book
What an a**... can you handle it any worse?!? No gloves !?
What an absolute clown that man is.
Put some gloves on, and handle it like it doesn't belong to you. Where did they find this guy?
This guy is careless
This guy shouldn't be handling this, Jesus Christ
Why isn't he wearing gloves and why is he flipping it around so hap-hazardly????
The conservator of the Royal Academy (G.B.) says definitely do not use gloves when handling rare books. Clean, bare hands are recommended. I forget why. Less prone to tear the pages maybe.
White gloves is a must.
The conservator of the Royal Academy (G.B.) says definitely do not use gloves when handling rare books. Clean, bare hands are recommended. I forget why. Less prone to tear the pages maybe.
Hmm.
I wonder how much it would be worth if he *hadn't* manhandled it like that.
🤨
Th'dummy.