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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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Stacey Ewing
Director of Visual Resources
Visual Resources Center
University of Florida
http://www.arts.ufl.edu/vrc/index.htm
352.392.0247
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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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