"What...Me Worry?" MAD's MADdest Fan Site!

Only original print blocks are used. I start by removing the covers and then removing the old brittle glued spine by running the book through a fine toothed table saw with custom jig press. Text block is straightened, and double fan method glued with high quality PVA glue. Unlike the old glue used, modern PVA when dry stays flexible, is acid free and archival safe for books. Next if the text block needs further edge cleaning then the end pages are finely sanded to smooth down any imperfections and the page ends are coated with an acrylic paint to seal the page ends from moisture and dust. Custom Flypapers and Endpapers are then attached to text block with a 2nd layer of PVA. Then the spine is notched in 4 spots and linen threads are glued into them for additional spine strength followed by decorative tail and headbands applied to the spine ends and then wrapped with spine cloth after a 3rd layer of PVA ensuring years of readability! When dry, the blocks are then placed inside custom hardcovers using scans of the original front and back covers printed onto canvas book cloth and sealed with an acrylic spray sealer to protect the covers. I only use .080 Davey Board inside my covers! When you open these books both covers will lay flat on the ground without the worry of splitting spines! Only high quality materials are used. Each book is custom made and unique however each book follows a build guideline that I have created to ensure that each book will look like it's part of a complete set. These books are extremely time consuming to make and the materials are not cheap, each book taking several days to complete.

MAD Magazine Paperback Book Hardcover Conversion Using Double-Fan or Lumbeck Bookbinding With a Bradel Case!

Welcome to Alfred's Book Shop! Custom Made High Quality Hardcover Paperback Books!

Are you tired of pulling your favorite 70 year old MAD Paperback book off the shelf to try and re-read it for the 10th time only to have the pages fall out because the binding is cracked and falling apart due to the old glue being dry and brittle? Me too! That's why I have begun restoring these vintage books into hardcovers just like the libraries used to do (only better!)

Need a Custom Commission Book Made for You?!

Email me about my inventory of over 1500 books to choose from! - $40.00

Hardcover Books Sold: 56!

The Dick DeBartolo Private Collection of MAD Paperbacks!

These Custom Hardcovers Were Produced for MAD's MADdest Writer!

Current Stock of Custom Hardcover Books For Sale!

#5 THE BROTHERS MAD, .35 CENT COVER, 1955 1ST PRINTING, BALLANTINE

#47 MAD OVERBOARD, 1978 2ND PRINTING, WARNER

SERGIO ARAGONES MAD MARGINALS! 1986 5TH PRINTING, WARNER

THE THIRD MAD DOSSIER OF SPY VS SPY, $1.50 COVER, 1977 12TH PRINTING, WARNER

***sold***

#3 INSIDE MAD, .35 CENT COVER, 10TH PRINTING, BALLANTINE ***SOLD***

#4 UTTERLY MAD, 4TH PRINTING, BALLANTINE ***SOLD***

#6 THE BEDSIDE MAD, .35 CENT COVER, 1ST PRINTING, SIGNET ***SOLD***

#6 THE BEDSIDE MAD, .50 CENT COVER, 21ST PRINTING, SIGNET ***SOLD***

#7 SON OF MAD, .35 CENT COVER, 1ST PRINTING, SIGNET ***SOLD***

#8 THE ORGANIZATION MAD, .35 CENT COVER, 1ST PRINTING, SIGNET ***SOLD***

#9 LIKE, MAD, .35 CENT COVER, 1ST PRINTING, SIGNET ***SOLD***

#10 THE IDES OF MAD, .35 CENT COVER, 1ST PRINTING, SIGNET ***SOLD***

#11 FIGHTING MAD, .35 CENT COVER, 1ST PRINTING, SIGNET ***SOLD***

#12 THE MAD FRONTIER, .35 CENT COVER, 1ST PRINTING, SIGNET ($50) ***SOLD***

#13 MAD IN ORBIT, 12TH PRINTING, SIGNET ***SOLD***

#14 THE VOODOO MAD, 15TH PRINTING, SIGNET ***SOLD***

#21 BOILING MAD, 6TH PRINTING, SIGNET ***SOLD***

#27 HOPPING MAD, 6TH PRINTING, SIGNET ***SOLD***

#29 MAD POWER, 7TH PRINTING, SIGNET ***SOLD***

#30 THE DIRTY OLD MAD, 4TH PRINTING, WARNER ***SOLD***

#34 THE RIP OFF MAD, 1ST PRINTING, WARNER ***SOLD***

#38 DR. JEKYLL & MR. MAD, 8TH PRINTING, WARNER ***SOLD***

#48 MAD CLOWNS AROUND, 1ST PRINTING, WARNER ***SOLD***

#49 A MAD TREASURE CHEST, $1.50 COVER, 1ST PRINTING, WARNER ***SOLD***

#60 THE EXPLOSIVE MAD, 1ST PRINTING, WARNER ***SOLD***

#75 MAD DUDS, 2ND PRINTING, WARNER ($10 QUALITY DISCOUNT ONLY $30!) ***SOLD***

#92 THE SPRING TRAINING MAD, 1ST PRINTING, WARNER ($50) ***SOLD***

DON MARTIN THE MAD ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN KLUTZ, 1ST PRINTING WARNER ***SOLD***

DON MARTIN COMES ON STRONG, 1ST PRINTING, SIGNET ***SOLD***

DAVE BERG LOOKS AT THE U.S.A., 13TH PRINTING, SIGNET ***SOLD***

DAVE BERG LOOKS AT MODERN THINKING, 5TH PRINTING, SIGNET ***SOLD***

FRANK JACOBS MORE MAD ABOUT SPORTS, 1ST PRINTING, WARNER ***SOLD***

DICK DEBARTOLO A MAD GUIDE TO LEISURE TIME, $1.25 COVER, 1ST PRINTING, WARNER ***SOLD***

DICK DEBARTOLO A MAD GUIDE TO LEISURE TIME, 1ST PRINTING, WARNER ***SOLD***

DICK DEBARTOLO THE MAD GUIDE TO SELF-IMPROVEMENT, 1ST PRINTING, WARNER ***SOLD***

DICK DEBARTOLO A MAD GUIDE TO FRAUD & DECEPTION, 1ST PRINTING, WARNER ***SOLD***

DICK DEBARTOLO THE MAD BOOK OF SEX, VIOLENCE AND HOME COOKING, 1ST PRINTING, WARNER ***SOLD***

DICK DEBARTOLO MAD MURDERS THE MOVIES, 1ST PRINTING, WARNER ***SOLD***

DICK DEBARTOLO MAD TALES FROM THE SCHOOL OF HARD YOCKS, 1ST PRINTING, WARNER ***SOLD***

DICK DEBARTOLO A MAD LOOK AT OLD MOVIES, 1ST PRINTING, SIGNET ***SOLD***

DICK DEBARTOLO THE RETURN OF A MAD LOOK AT OLD MOVIES, 1ST PRINTING, SIGNET ***SOLD***

DICK DEBARTOLO MADVERTISING, 1ST PRINTING, SIGNET ***SOLD***

DICK DEBARTOLO A MAD LOOK AT TV, 2ND PRINTING, WARNER ***SOLD***

AL JAFFEE THE MAD BOOK OF MAGIC, $1.25 COVER, 1ST PRINTING, SIGNET***SOLD***

AL JAFFEE THE MAD BOOK OF MAGIC, $1.25 COVER, 8TH PRINTING, SIGNET***SOLD***

AL JAFFEE SPEWS OUT SNAPPY ANSWERS TO STUPID QUESTIONS, $0.75 COVER, 11TH PRINTING, SIGNET***SOLD***

AL JAFFEE SPEWS OUT SNAPPY ANSWERS TO STUPID QUESTIONS, $0.75 COVER, 11TH PRINTING, SIGNET ***SOLD***

AL JAFFEE SPEWS OUT MORE SATSQS, 1ST PRINTING, SIGNET ***SOLD***

AL JAFFEE SPEWS OUT MORE SATSQS, $1.25 COVER, 7TH PRINTING, SIGNET ***SOLD***

AL JAFFEE SPEWS OUT MORE SATSQS, $1.25 COVER, 9TH PRINTING, SIGNET ***SOLD***

AL JAFFEE SPEWS OUT STILL MORE SATSQS, $1.50 COVER, 6TH PRINTING, WARNER ***SOLD***

THE ALL-NEW SECRET FILE ON SPY VS SPY, $1.50 COVER, 11TH PRINTING, WARNER ***SOLD***

THE THIRD MAD DOSSIER OF SPY VS SPY, $0.95 COVER, 5TH PRINTING, WARNER ***SOLD***

THE THIRD MAD DOSSIER OF SPY VS SPY, 12TH PRINTING, WARNER ***SOLD***

THE FOURTH MAD DECLASSIFIED PAPERS ON SPY VS SPY, .95 COVER, 1ST PRINTING, WARNER ***SOLD***

THE FIFTH MAD REPORT ON SPY VS SPY, $1.50 COVER, 2ND PRINTING, WARNER ***SOLD***

MAD SPY VS SPY THE UPDATED FILES #8, 1ST PRINTING, WARNER ***SOLD***