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      How To Wash A Book Without Injury.

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      then or sheets glance which throug are h merel it , pick y dirty out and those sepa leaves rate

      ¦ them fcTiftm from from those t . TioKA which whifVh have have stains stains or of ink ink ., oil , or any of the numerous other stains which fall fall to +. r » the +. Via lot lrvh of r . f books "hr » r » lra . . Those Thnsfi pages T » acrf » s which which

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      if possible , , where they should , be left at least six hours ; longer will not harm them . This

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      If you have any vellum covers that require cleaning , they may be made almost equal to new by washing with weak salts of , lemon lfimnn or r % v if if not nnf . much mncTi soiled Hnilftrl - warm warm soap snan and and

      water . ; If , any of your bound , books have iron grease Fren with ch on chalk a the warm , covers or magnesia iron , scrape not over too a little the hot p p or lace ipe it -clay , will and ,

      ^ discolour ^^^^^ B ^^^ >^^^^^ B V V BBBB ^ BV ^^^^^ BF the ^ B ^*^ p > B * V ^ BP leather ^ BP ^^^ ^^ *^^ B ^^ B ^^ ^^ V / ^ Bp ^ ^^^ ^^^ , ^ BP ^^^ ^^^ ^^~^ ^^ F ¦¦ ^^* ^^^ — — r ¦ ^^^ , ^ m ^ The above are a few recipes which have formed the base / of / operations V / of a practical

      J . ^ XXlJ . UVi UUV H . C 4 IOV ? VJL / VX l « UX \/ XAO X ^ A « -W ^ A ^ 'w- ' - ' cleaner for some years . Anyone with a little care VCUJL W and C * iJLVt . exactness CAtlUUll & OO in XJLA following J . VXJLV U XUg the WAJLV > VI directi " ww » -- ~—— ons

      above may , after a few trials , become a tol ViyA erabl VX iw n /< i y V expert \ J * d ^ IJKSJl . V cleaner V ^ X VyV ^ IAJL ^^ Ji . . To « JL * ^^ the W ** ^^ ** above ^ * we

      should like to add a few words—as impressive as we can make them—on the importance of thoroughly removing all traces of lime , acid ,

      th & Ji-rn c , if from P *» y-v * -k- » the 4-T- » do * - > , book Vwy not -kv-vij- operated f in ^ .-r ^ r ± time -v * n ± * s . e \ on /\ iri . book Rest TJ . fO . a 4 ' . assure tl will StfUTTftQ be d . utterl you and irrevocabl , de \\ 2 stroyed UM your ¦ If **¦ do

      UVUCXJ y ^ CMJLU . UlCVUvyaUXJ y JLB . VJT * A . - you J ~~ - pe not rly care and to thoroug devote hl y clean time a necessary book , do not to p , ro by 4 jt * * % ft + r * r ± - » . ing m •*• % . jtA the 4-Vh jtv work nrrvMlr * make ¦ w ^ r ** I ^ . rt * . *» -ry ^ ursel H 1 *» CI /^ I f T one * OT 1 ft 01 OX

      the ' scamp many—alas too many / , enemies yo , into whose hands XJLOfX 4 . VI . i 3 books KJ \ JKJJ \ . O are CUM . K 3 often U 1 UOU doomed U . UV 11 I . OU , to VV > fall *««*• . _ . ^ h > JB _ ¦ M l _ J _ A . I

      To wash and restore some of its * youthful b beaut t to and reten strength d tive to it a book is lease a good of work life ,

      end fin while u is is you to f p the f . are h « lover lnv all o g the of nf books books time a onl new a crime crime y haste , worthy wor ning uiy its v * .

      we we the m , have harfi ost exemp only nnlv l to to ary reiterate rait punishment . arii . te the the . In advice advice , conclusion given B "

      practis above e for on your good books at first their , but sakes wait - ^ -don unt # u

      your hand is * m . ^ »<>> ¦ Ki * ' * irT

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  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), May 1, 1885, page 388, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01051885/page/4/