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The Care of Fine Books
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by:
Greenfield, Jane
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Publisher: The Lyons Press
Published: September 1, 1988
ISBN: 1558210032
Format:Paperback
Pages:160
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Book Description
From Book News, Inc. Concise, readable handbook on how to care for any book of value. Includes a brief history of book construction methods, advice on storage and handling of books, securing collections, and an index of suppliers of conservation
materials. The author was formerly conservator at Yale University library. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Product Description: Here is a concise, eminently readable handbook on how to care for any book of value. For
collectors, librarians, and curators it represents an elegant summation of their responsibilities and techniques.
Included in The Care of Fine Books is a brief history of book-construction methods and a discussion of the nature of fine books and
their component materials, thorough advice on the storage and handling of books, securing a collection against fire, flood, theft, or other mishap, and elementary cleaning and repair.
An Appendix lists sources of materials and supplies. The text
is graced with over 200 line illustrations by the author.
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