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Selected Bibliography for the Care of Books
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Collection Care
The British Library
Boxes for the Protection of Books: Their Design and Construction
Library of Congress Preservation Directorate
Care, Handling and Storage of Books
Library of Congress Preservation Directorate
Care of Alum, Vegetable, and Mineral Tanned Leather
Canadian Conservation Institute
Caring for Your Treasures
American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
Leather Dressing: To Dress or Not To Dress [PDF: 368 KB / 3 p.] by McCrady Ellen and Toby Raphael
National Park Service
Preservation Leaflets (such as, Protecting Books with Custom-Fitted Boxes; Cleaning Books and Shelves; Storage Enclosures for Books and Artifacts on Paper)
Northeast Document Conservation Center
The following publications provide a framework and context for preservation activities as they relate to rare books.
Clarkson, Christopher. "The safe handling and display of medieval manuscripts and early printed books." The New Bookbinder, 19: 12-38.
Hadgraft, Nicholas and Katherine Swift, eds. Conservation and Preservation in Small Libraries. Cambridge: Parker Library Publications. 1994.