Call of the Wild 4th Printing

[Burly Brute]

Ohio Piper great explanation thanks for that. Brute, To Build A Fire is the story which made me a huge fan of London as well. Absolutely love that story, great taste in books bro.

Tell me about it! I almost froze to death just reading it.


So now the question comes, do any of you guys know how to take care of it and keep it well?

Thanks again!

[Bugbear]

Tell me about it! I almost froze to death just reading it.


So now the question comes, do any of you guys know how to take care of it and keep it well?

Thanks again!

Yes, don't build the fire under a snow packed tree.
Just had to say it.

[Burly Brute]

Yes, don't build the fire under a snow packed tree.
Just had to say it.

Haha noted!

Thanks, Bugbear. Always there with such useful advice!

-BB

[ohiopiper]

To preserve the book, leaf through it and remove any bookmarks that may be there.

Dust off the pages if they need it, as well as the cover.

Store it in a room with as little temperature and humidity change as possible, either laid flat or upright between bookends or other books. You don't want it laying on a diagonal with empty space around it and supported only by the corners.

Keep it away from sunlight, as this is a sure way to begin deterioration or the pages.

Check it periodically for paper-boring pests.

If you notice any deterioration or pests, have it conserved. If no deterioration is present, conservation would cost more than the value you'd get from the process.

[Burly Brute]

To preserve the book, leaf through it and remove any bookmarks that may be there.

Dust off the pages if they need it, as well as the cover.

Store it in a room with as little temperature and humidity change as possible, either laid flat or upright between bookends or other books. You don't want it laying on a diagonal with empty space around it and supported only by the corners.

Keep it away from sunlight, as this is a sure way to begin deterioration or the pages.

Check it periodically for paper-boring pests.

If you notice any deterioration or pests, have it conserved. If no deterioration is present, conservation would cost more than the value you'd get from the process.

Thanks so much. Do you know if the dry heat of Arizona will be bad?

[ohiopiper]

Better than the humidity of Ohio!

Store them as close to 70 degrees as you can, the dryness will just be an added bonus, since moisture is a killer on old and rare papers.

I have newspaers (which are printed on cheap acidic paper and usually require conservation) from the Japanese surrender, German surrender, sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, and a few others. The humidity here in N.E. Ohio wreaked havoc on them. One from the death of Gen. Patton was destroyed, as was the front page celebrating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Civil War. The others had to be professionally conserved. I got a great deal on that, the Historical Society paid for it when I agreed to "loan" them. I'll probably never ask for them back, as nobody else in my family has the same passion for history as I do.

[Burly Brute]

Better than the humidity of Ohio!

Store them as close to 70 degrees as you can, the dryness will just be an added bonus, since moisture is a killer on old and rare papers.

I have newspaers (which are printed on cheap acidic paper and usually require conservation) from the Japanese surrender, German surrender, sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, and a few others. The humidity here in N.E. Ohio wreaked havoc on them. One from the death of Gen. Patton was destroyed, as was the front page celebrating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Civil War. The others had to be professionally conserved. I got a great deal on that, the Historical Society paid for it when I agreed to "loan" them. I'll probably never ask for them back, as nobody else in my family has the same passion for history as I do.

What is the process involved in the conservation? And sorry to hear that there are no history nuts in your fam, we are quite rare it seems.