Hi Deb,

You can find information on the Northeast Document Conservation Center site: 

http://nedcc.org/leaflets/leaf.htm   

Scroll down to the information on storage and handling of books- and
then on down to conservation procedures.  Tons of information on their
site that you may find useful.

Good Luck!
Stacey 


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University of Florida
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On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 09:40:14 -0500, Deb Fuller <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> This is from another list:
> 
> I bought a group of old fiction novels, for my display, from
> the '40's.  They are in pretty good shape, with the dust jackets
> still there, but fragile. The pages are pretty yellowed, with the
> edges already turning brown.  I know this is from the acid in the
> paper.  Is there any way to stop the deterioration of these books,
> without having to spend a mint?  I wanted to display them in a
> period footlocker, but people might want to pick them up to look
> through them, and they would be outside in the light, which also
> adds to damage.  If I can't find a way to preserve them thats cost
> effective, I might have to scan the dust jackets, and make
> some "fake" books for my display.  I hate to do that though, since
> we strive to have authenticity, and that's the main reason I bought
> them.  Any ideas?
> 
> deb

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