Our Past Preserved: a History of American Library Preservation, 1876-1910

Contents:
In the beginning: mission, ethic, and training
The environment as enemy
The library: a collection's first defense
Precautions for readers
The preparation and maintenance of library materials
Binding: its importance and economics
Binding materials: costs and choices
Hand binding
Cleaning and repair
Publisher's bindings
Library editions and binding specifications
Paper and ink
Pamphlets, periodicals, newspapers, and maps
The influence of rare books, documents, manuscripts, and works of art on paper
Looking forward, looking back: 1910