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V4 2001 INDEX       E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

The E-Sylum: Volume 4, Number 13, March 25, 2001, Article 6 ON BAGGING BOOKS Numismatic bookseller Fred Lake writes: "Having received books from consignors for over twelve years now, I have seen just about every method used for trying to protect a book. Experience has shown that books stored in small plastic bags are most apt to have started to mildew or show some "foxing." Any moisture trapped in these bags is deadly to a book. One way to kill silverfish is to place the book in a microwave and "nuke" it on high setting for three or four seconds. Do NOT do this for a longer period of time or you will melt the glue in the binding. Experiment with a book that you really don't care much about. When I was a younger and braver lad, I tried formaldehyde and Thymol, but I wouldn't touch the stuff now."

Wayne Homren, Editor

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