Rare book conservation tips and techniques
Source: Rare Books Digest
I have enjoyed the posts from Rare Book Digest and found the latest to be especially helpful. I want to share it with you but I will only give you a tiny bit... I strongly suggest you go to the site to read the entire post... A link will be provided near the end of my brief post. Here ya go...
We all have come across books that are in bad condition. Books that have suffered the consequences of exposure to one or more of the enemies of paper books, such as water, mold, smoke, dirt, direct sunlight, dust, insects, bad shelving and so forth. As any rare book collector should be familiar with, some of these problems can be prevented and even remedied depending on the specific situation, particularly in the case of the lower valued books. For any high valued books it may be worth seeking professional advice. With that in mind, let’s take a look at some of the book care supplies that every collector should not be left without.
Following this paragraph is a list with explainations about supplies you should have on hand and a few suggestions about displaying your collection. Enjoy!
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Writer Larry McMurtry auctions most of 450,000-book collection
Source: Chicago Tribune
ARCHER CITY, Tx. (Reuters) - Hipsters, booksellers and fans from across the country converged on the town where "The Last Picture Show" was filmed to buy a few books - or a truckload - at "The Last Book Sale," writer Larry McMurtry's once-in-a-lifetime auction.
McMurtry amassed 450,000 volumes in his used and rare book business called Booked Up, whose four buildings dominate the tiny municipality. At 76, the famed author said he decided to sell 300,000 volumes at a two-day auction that concludes on Saturday because they would be "a huge burden" for his heirs.
With the auction underway, McMurtry, who wrote "Terms of Endearment," "The Last Picture Show" and more than 20 other novels plus major screenplays such as "Brokeback Mountain" and many works of nonfiction, said he's finished writing fiction.
"I think I had about 20 good years," said the winner of a Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1986 for "Lonesome Dove." "Writers don't get better as they get older, they get worse. Fifty is usually the stopping point."
This articles continues on witrh some interesting information. I suggest you complete reading it at the Chicago Tribune
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