Ah, indeed this is one of the values I am trying to maximize on, with my searches for out of print books. Though a book from the eighties falling apart like that. That is well a bit scary, smile. Must have been either a well loved, or really abused book. Will be in book repair when you return it. I have two paperbacks here, the Baynard Kendricks, which are posing serious challenges for Shelley's scanning abilities. smile, one page scans beautifully the next dones. Don't want to optomize every page, but still tracking down the parts that will make improvements. Sigh. Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. Graduate Advisory Council www.guidedogs.com If a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it. -- Edgar Watson Howe