Book Care and Repair

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Topics		messages	Last message
Spine labels		3	alsvidur, June 10
Eliminating Ordor in Books		85	DawnML, May 18
Klingshield ... Protection for books		3	BarkingMatt, May 10
Getting rid of foul odors from used books		9	fdholt, May 7
Removing stains (chocolate?) from pages		5	mtnmdjd, May 6
Off Topic - rescuing a valuable book		15	ironjaw, April 15
Stickers!		46	kristyp71, March 31
Using non-sticky plastic		26	marq, March 30
Safe Adhesives?		7	aulsmith, March 24
Book Repair & Preservation In Libraries		8	LukeBello, February 27
Music sheet repair		25	doubleelephant, February 17
Vaseline for leather spines		21	doubleelephant, December 2012
Humidity (and heat)		6	flabuckeye, November 2012
Keep Mildew from spreading?		4	jimbo435, October 2012
Has anyone made their own dust jacket for a book?		10	Africansky1, October 2012
torn page		10	buchowl, September 2012
Storing in an attic		15	melannen, September 2012
Protection from Light Damage		6	Keeline, September 2012
Seek Advice Regarding Archival Cover for Hardcover Books without Dust Jackets		6	Osbaldistone, August 2012
Lovely article about Talas		2	pmackey, July 2012
Interesting study of old paper from the University of Iowa		3	Helcura, June 2012
Bicarb treatment for browning paper - 22 years on.		5	marq, May 2012
Mothballs		13	abbottthomas, March 2012
Repairing severe water damage		1	Parpar1836, March 2012
Scratched Gilt Edges		3	Quicksilver66, December 2011
Book Press Paint Schemes		22	Bookplate8, November 2011
Mold		6	mtnmdjd, August 2011
Cling wrap for books		5	MarthaJeanne, July 2011
Gloves?		9	K.J., July 2011
Rehydrating a mass market pb		5	varielle, May 2011
Reattaching Mull Cloth to the Text Block		3	WholeHouseLibrary, May 2011
Message Board		2	2wonderY, March 2011
How can you easily identify rebound books?		15	inkie_fingers, February 2011
Papyri Restoration Course		1	papyri, February 2011
Removing sticky price tag goo		29	1dragones, February 2011
UV filter		9	cdekeule, February 2011
Removing ink, highlighters and stamps		32	Keeline, February 2011
Warped Leather Bindings		7	Soupdragon, December 2010
How to prevent mold in a tropical climate?		12	thebeadden, December 2010
Repair exlibris stamps (press and ink) possible?		20	shikari, November 2010
Cleaning soiled boards		8	snoosh, November 2010
dust mold?		4	basil2001, November 2010
Storing books long term in a less than ideal environment		12	staffordcastle, August 2010
Questions about mouldy smell		28	mtastik, August 2010
Bookcovers		8	pmackey, August 2010
re the care of leather		13	TLCrawford, August 2010
Getting rid of mold/yellow stains		12	shikari, July 2010
Sticky backed plastic.		9	bookgeekmatt, June 2010
Fixing a Flattened Spine		1	DeusExLibrus, May 2010
Bug problem		6	andyray, May 2010
Removing tea stain		5	Barton, May 2010
stickers peeling up on books		2	benjclark, May 2010
Book Plates		11	skittles, March 2010
Using sticky-tape on torn covers & pages: YES / NO?		9	PaulFoley, March 2010
Acid paper in old books		13	K.J., March 2010
Removing print ink from a Curtis Botanical circa 1797		2	rowmyboat, December 2009
cracked slipcase		3	rowmyboat, December 2009
Bookbinding essay - please help!		2	cbellia, November 2009
Library Sticker		10	Bestine, October 2009
Paperback covers -- what should I use?		8	suslyn, October 2009
Library Cleaning		14	TLCrawford, August 2009
Shipping and Storing a Book Collection		20	Osbaldistone, August 2009
Help - book cover staining my fingers		6	TheoClarke, August 2009
Book Glue		7	LesMiserables, July 2009
Any suggestions?		9	worldbridger, July 2009
Learning repair as a career...		3	TLCrawford, March 2009
Material for Text-Block support		6	benjclark, January 2009
How to kill a bookworm (or make sure that he is dead already)?		8	BOB81, November 2008
Wet book / Help!		3	moibibliomaniac, November 2008
Newsprint		5	kcshankd, October 2008
reattaching a cover to an old paperback		5	IaaS, October 2008
describe old books		2	johnnyapollo, September 2008
Help Needed		7	alcottacre, September 2008
cockled endpapers		1	overthemoon, September 2008
Restoration		7	Editormum, August 2008
Wet...		4	oregonobsessionz, August 2008
Removal of Book Plates		7	teebweeb, August 2008
Storing handwritten journals		9	PensiveCat, July 2008
Old Penguin Paperbacks		4	boekerij, July 2008
Warped		4	BOB81, July 2008
Humidity Control?		2	Topper, June 2008
Book Repair - Videos		1	eugenegant, June 2008
White mildew/mold spottin		4	bcobb, June 2008
Foxing -- Any ways to prevent it from getting worse?		2	lilithcat, May 2008
Repairing a Jules Verne first (Hetzel) edition		1	Eyqam, April 2008
Caring for/preserving/repairing large family Bibles		6	peacemover, April 2008
Binding Pulp Digests?		7	benjclark, January 2008
Caring for your Collections		7	lilithcat, November 2007
Squaring up an old book?		4	jgodsey, October 2007
Parchment		8	J_ipsen, July 2007
Borrowed a Book and it Broke at the Binding!		5	Kerian, March 2007
How would you repair this?		14	MaggieO, March 2007
Preserving Old Books and Papers		2	Katissima, August 2006
Group image?		1	Mz.Balma, August 2006