sonofahurricane: npr: conservethis: Roses are red, Violets are blue, If you put tape on your books, I’ll never EVER love you. As a book-lover I support this valentine. -Mabinty can someone explain to me why we hate tape on books? Like book tape (when my mom could spare it) has saved a couple of my […]
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Currently on my bench is this book about a 1875 voyage to the Arctic. This particular passage reminded me of when I lived in Chicago, and simultaneously made me glad I now live in a MUCH warmer place! Also I absolutely love how the title looks like it has little icicles dripping down from the […]
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Opening an uncut book, with a paper knife. Whoever had checked this out before it was sent to the lab must not have read very much of it because half of the textblock was uncut, and thus unreadable! (Source: http://bookbindingdictionary.com/)
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“Treat books gently; for books are kind friends. We benefit by their advice, and they exact no confessions.” Most of this 100+ year old advice is still good! Some of my favorites are: -“Books are not intended for card-racks or for receptacles of botanical specimens.” -“Books should not be toasted before a fire or be […]
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For some good, clean fun…visit the sanitary fair!
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Today’s work: a brace of matching re-backs on a biography of architect Daniel H. Burnham.
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Edge decoration and marbled endpapers on an 18th century French binding.
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More paste paper found on one of our library books. Red, black, and gold paint that’s still shiny!
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Really digging the typography on this book’s cover. That intertwining C and S!
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Is occult sciences something they still offer in library school these days? Always wanted to take that class but I couldn’t fit it in with all my conservation classes.