Books & Printing
May 2016 / Hanover

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ONLINE RESOURCES

Introduction to Book Conservation
University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)

Preservation Leaflets on multiple book-related topics
Northeast Document Conservation Center (Andover, MA)

Simple Book Repair Manual
Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH)

Gaylord Guide to Collections Care: Books
Gaylord Archival (Gaylord.com)

Conservation Book Repair: A Training Manual
Alaska State Library (Juneau, AK)

Book Conservation Wiki
American Institute for Conservation (AIC)

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PRINTING HISTORY

​History of Printing Timeline
American Printing History Association (New York)

Printing Press Poster
Museum of Printing (Haverhill, MA)

History of Typesetting
Cartidgesave.co.uk (United Kingdom)

BOOKS IN PRINT

Books Will Speak Plain
A Handbook for Identifying and Describing Historical Bindings
by Julia Miller (Legacy Press, 2014; 541 pages; $80 hardcover)

From the Hand to the Machine
19th Century American Paper and Mediums: Technologies, Materials, and Conservation
by Cathleen A. Baker (Legacy Press, 2010; 389 pages; $60 hardcover)

Paper: Paging through History
by Mark Kurlansky (Norton, 2016; $28 hardcover)

The Care of Fine Books
by Jane Greenfield (1988, 2007, 2014; 154 pages; $12 softcover)

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PROFESSIONAL HELP

Find a Conservator Tool
American Institute for Conservation (AIC)

Book Conservation at NEDCC
Northeast Document Conservation Center (Andover, MA)

REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

​New England Conservation Association
New England Guild of Book Workers

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