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Could you keep them in a cupboard? ßelals Girl Send a noteboard - 15/10/2013 05:47:20 PM

Or like, a small case with a glass door, so you could still have them on display? Or would sealing them up like that just make the mildew problem worse?

Sorry you have to deal with that. Mold sucks when you're collecting stuff. I remember having to pop the heads off of my My Little Ponies and boil them to try and kill mold so it wouldn't spread to the rest of my collection. Never accomplished anything but to make my ponies look like shit. And books are a million times more fragile. Other than freezing, I can't think of any way to treat a book for mildew that wouldn't ruin it. Maybe letting it air out for a long time in a dry location away from your other books?

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Probably not the answer you're looking for. - 15/10/2013 01:37:19 PM 1198 Views
Could you keep them in a cupboard? - 15/10/2013 05:47:20 PM 1055 Views
Freezing won't kill them but heat will - 16/10/2013 03:09:33 AM 1057 Views
Won't an hour in the oven ruin the book? I'm assuming massive browning of pages, etc... - 16/10/2013 03:16:26 AM 857 Views
yep, sorry i just edited - 16/10/2013 03:17:10 AM 963 Views
also - 16/10/2013 03:31:35 AM 941 Views
Re: also - 16/10/2013 05:10:12 AM 968 Views
There's a few tricks - 16/10/2013 05:01:51 AM 1015 Views
I like the desiccant idea. - 16/10/2013 05:20:25 AM 881 Views
Re: I like the desiccant idea. - 16/10/2013 05:56:46 AM 1131 Views
Kind of a weird idea - 16/10/2013 11:34:42 PM 880 Views
It may work, but then spores are in your vacuum cleaner. - 17/10/2013 03:34:03 AM 919 Views
Buy a cheap crappy vaccum cleaner from a thrift store? - 17/10/2013 11:40:37 PM 987 Views
Maybe it would be worth contacting a library? - 29/10/2013 04:09:31 PM 925 Views

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