Brittle tape.
From p. 140 (?) of Adventures with Indians by Philip Verrill Mighels (1908). Original from the New York Public Library. Digitized September 14, 2007.
May 15, 2012
May 15, 2012
Tape and the acidic stain of tape.
From the introduction and p. 2 of Best Russian Short Stories, comp. and ed. by Thomas Seltzer (1917). Original from Harvard University. Digitized July 3, 2007.
October 30, 2011
![The shape of the book sitting next to this one was preserved by sun damage.
From the back cover of On the Structure of Lavas which have Consolidated on Steep Slopes, by Sir Charles Lyell (1859). [Here]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltvnsd9W2R1qixa76o1_400.png)
The shape of the book sitting next to this one was preserved by sun damage.
From the back cover of On the Structure of Lavas which have Consolidated on Steep Slopes, by Sir Charles Lyell (1859). [Here]
September 25, 2011
Various (and copious!) repairs with tape.
From The Flora of British India, v. 2 by Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (1879). [Here]
August 30, 2011
![Library artifacts; checkout slip, card folder, barcode, pamphlet-binding cloth. Stamped “Room use only”, a statement contradicted by digitization and subsequent digital distribution. Acidic card folder image transfer to endpaper.
From back matter of An Account of a Successful Method of Treating Diseases of the Spine by Thomas Baynton (1813). [Here]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqq3a3PY8N1qixa76o1_1280.png)
Library artifacts; checkout slip, card folder, barcode, pamphlet-binding cloth. Stamped “Room use only”, a statement contradicted by digitization and subsequent digital distribution. Acidic card folder image transfer to endpaper.
From back matter of An Account of a Successful Method of Treating Diseases of the Spine by Thomas Baynton (1813). [Here]
August 30, 2011
Torn page, partially digitized in color.
From Chrono-Thermalist, v.2 by Samuel Dickson (1851). [Here]
August 25, 2011
Pages repaired with (highly acidic) tape.
From various pages of The Works of Ben Jonson by Ben Jonson (with biography by William Gifford—1879). [Here]
August 24, 2011
Endpapers showing acidic damage, likely the result of the leather.
From the back matter of Arcana Gallica: or The Secret History of France for the Last Century (1714). [Here]
Note: See how the leather was wrapped unevenly around the boards? —kcw
August 21, 2011
Torn page repaired with (highly acidic) tape; pencil marginalia, multiple filters, distortion.
From p.58-61 of Harmony and Instrumentation: The Principles of Harmony, with Practical Instruction in Arranging Music for Orchestras and Military Bands by Oscar Coon (1883). [Here]
