I have a collection of old books and I need to get sheets of lightweight clear plastic to protect them, any booksellers out there tell me where this stuff comes from or what it is called and if there is a store in Edinburgh it would be great.
2006-10-09 05:35:03 · 4 answers · asked by stephen m 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Couldnt find any for Edinburgh only London
Book Protectors & Co
Protector House, 76 South Grove
Walthamstow
London
E17 7NJ
Tel:020 8520 0012
Fax: 020 8521 0921
E mail: enq@book-protectors.demon.co.uk
Web address: www.bookprotectors.com
Contact: Mrs S Swabey
Description: We've been manufacturing book covers to protect and prolong the life of your books since 1969. Whatever type of book you have, Book Protectors have it covered.
http://www.bookprotectors.com/product.asp
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/25-Brodart-Clear-Plastic-14-Prof-Book-Jacket-Covers_W0QQitemZ180036266400QQihZ008QQcategoryZ45113QQssPageNameZWD2VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Not sure if these links will be much good to you. Why not ask in some of your local book stores for advice, Im sure they could at least point you in the right direction of a local supplier.
2006-10-09 05:42:50 · answer #1 · answered by Karen J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is expensive, but your best bet is the same material that coin collectors use to preserve coins. That is mylar. If you keep materials in plastic, because of the air that is trapped in the pages of the paper itself, the material begins to age and dry out, which causes flaking and disinigration when opened. However, with mylar oxidyzation does not occur. Seal whatever collectibles you have in mylar and a thousand years from now it will be in as great a shape as when it was sealed. Good luck. You can usually buy mylar at a well reputable camera shop as that is what they use to protect photos in albums. Maybe they even have a site for you to check where you can get mylar sheets at a discount.
2006-10-09 20:51:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not sure if plastic is a good idea for storing old books. Think plastic covers are mainly to protect books being handled. I went on a course a long time ago by an antiquarian book dealer and he recommended a thick layer of dust.
2006-10-09 13:05:10 · answer #3 · answered by felineroche 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Contact the Talius in NY. They are a library restoration supply store and they would have what you need.
2006-10-10 03:56:08 · answer #4 · answered by speranzacampbell 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋