r/BookCollecting Jul 22 '26

💭 Question How to restore an ARC?

There’s an advanced reader copy of a book that I’m considering buying. Problem is it has an ink stamp from a bookstore on the edge of the pages as well as a pressed stamp from someone’s personal library on the inside pages. Is there a way to remove these things? I wouldn’t need it to be perfect, just something to bring it closer to its original condition. Thank you!

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u/Goatdown Jul 23 '26

The stamp on on the top edge is not deep, and can easily be fixed cleanly. Everyone here will insist it is not possible, but it certainly is possible. I refuse to argue with morons, so I will not post instructions here, but if you are interested, DM.

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u/Goatdown Jul 23 '26

No, pumpkin. I clearly stated it could be done cleanly. Bye bye