Kaffe to Comradeship // Freechat · 2 years agoFound a copy of Capital Vol 1, apparently from 1906.imagemessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up135arrow-down1imageFound a copy of Capital Vol 1, apparently from 1906.Kaffe to Comradeship // Freechat · 2 years agomessage-square9fedilinkfile-text
It’s the first American edition. Found it while browsing a local used bookstore. It seems to be in good shape.
minus-squareredtealinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoI’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.
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.