The Care and Feeding of Books Old and New: A Simple Repair Manual for Book Lovers

by Margot Rosenberg and Bern Marcowitz

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This title is a booklovers' delight. Here in one witty, instructive volume is everything needed to know about storing, cleaning, fixing, shelving, mending, oiling, mailing, dusting, pasting, binding, gluing, debugging, deodorizing, and otherwise guaranteeing a long shelf life for your treasured tomes. The authors I are professional booksellers who know exactly what supplies! to use, where to get them, how to use them, and how to weed a collection. Their aim is to help all booklovers to preserve their own books without great expense, inordinate effort, or extensive training. This is a splendid gift for anyone who cherishes their books.
  • ISBN10 0312326033
  • ISBN13 9780312326036
  • Publish Date 11 March 2004 (first published 9 October 2002)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 11 March 2010
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint St Martin's Press
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 190
  • Language English