#book-preservation

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www.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago
Writing

French national library quarantines books believed to be laced with arsenic

Libraries are taking precautions by removing 19th-century books with arsenic-laced green covers for further analysis to assess the level of arsenic present. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
5 months ago
Books

You be the judge: should my boyfriend start clearing out his piles of books?

Rupert is possessive about his books and doesn't want to get rid of any, even if they are damaged.
The narrator believes that books should be able to withstand wear and tear, but Rupert disagrees. [ more ]
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