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Handle your books with care

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Real Estate Agent with Nevada Realty Connection

Proper Caring for your Books

We love our books. If not properly maintained however, dust can build up on the covers. Here are the some tips to make your books look brand new longer.

1.       Begin to exercise care the first time you open a book. Lay the book on its back. Open it a few pages at a time beginning with one side, then on the other. Press lightly along the bound (inside) edge as you turn the pages to minimize the stiffness. It also helps to prevent “book spine” injury.

2.       Make a habit of using a bookmark, instead of turning down page corners or lying the book face down

3.        Don’t overcrowd bookshelves to allow easy removal of books otherwise the spine will be damaged if you do it by force. To pull out a book from the shelf insert forefinger and thumb on either side of the book then gently slide it out.

4.       Stack flat oversized books such as atlases, art and music books.

5.       To preserve their bindings, don’t let your books slump on partly filled shelves. Use book ends so that they will stand upright.

6.       Set books near the front of the shelf to allow air to circulate at the back.

7.       Remember that too much heat dries out books; too much moisture causes mildew.

8.       Condition leather-bound books for temperature change with fine paste wax. The best time to do it is when the book is new, then repeat every year or every 2 years. Apply a small amount of wax on a piece of clean, white, absorbent cloth. Spread quickly and lightly over the leather, making sure not to touch the end paper or pages.

9.       Mend torn pages with gummed onionskin paper or tissue.

10.   Dust books every month with soft, clean cloth. To give your books a good dusting, wipe clean with a cloth. If they are particularly dirty, take each one from the shelf and vacuum it with the brush attachment of your vacuum. If the books are leather bound, you can use a fine leather polish on the covers that can be bought in bookstores.

11.   Once a year, remove books from shelves and dust them individually.

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