It’s the first American edition. Found it while browsing a local used bookstore. It seems to be in good shape.

  • MarxStuff
    4·
    2 years ago

    seal it somewhere safe to prevent it getting further damage or like, scan it if you want idk.

    I just think it’s cool and you should cherish it somehow

    • KaffeOP
      6·
      2 years ago

      I don’t know anything about book preservation, something about it draws me into reading it. I’m conflicted between storing it and studying it

      • redtea
        4·
        2 years ago

        You can probably safely read it, so long as you’re careful.

        Edit. And don’t read it in direct sunlight!

    • redtea
      5·
      2 years ago

      I’d be careful that the light from a scanner doesn’t damage the paper/ink.

      I’d also be cautious about ‘sealing it’. Do not wrap books in plastic (i.e. hoping to keep it safe) – books have got to breathe.

      Safest bet might be a glass fronted wooden cabinet, away from the floor, and not in direct sunlight.

      Do not store it in a corrugated cardboard box, as that type of cardboard can be fertile for book lice and these love a bit of old paper and glue.

      I’m no expert, though, so there may be more to looking after old books than that.