Subject: Turpentine soaked book
Recently I received an art book that was returned with a strong smell of what I believe to be turpentine. I had to place it in two heavy duty plastic zip bags so it would not run us out of our offices. We would try to replace it except that it is out of print. Is there any treatment to salvage this fine art book? Should I just let it set unbagged for a while? I would have to put it somewhere away from workers as it is *really* strong. The pages do not seem to be stuck together but have liquid marks along edges and the spine and cover are heavily damaged. It has a dust jacket and plastic cover on it. There is also some paint splotches on edges of the book cover boards. Any help is appreciated Claudia Stall, Head Collection Preservation/Mendery San Diego State University Library 619-594-2591 *** Conservation DistList Instance 8:85 Distributed: Sunday, April 23, 1995 Message Id: cdl-8-85-011 ***Received on Friday, 21 April, 1995