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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 1398 Views
Could you keep them in a cupboard? - 15/10/2013 05:47:20 PM 1242 Views
Freezing won't kill them but heat will - 16/10/2013 03:09:33 AM 1255 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 1052 Views
yep, sorry i just edited - 16/10/2013 03:17:10 AM 1147 Views
also - 16/10/2013 03:31:35 AM 1116 Views
Re: also - 16/10/2013 05:10:12 AM 1159 Views
There's a few tricks - 16/10/2013 05:01:51 AM 1252 Views
I like the desiccant idea. - 16/10/2013 05:20:25 AM 1068 Views
Re: I like the desiccant idea. - 16/10/2013 05:56:46 AM 1320 Views
Kind of a weird idea - 16/10/2013 11:34:42 PM 1068 Views
It may work, but then spores are in your vacuum cleaner. - 17/10/2013 03:34:03 AM 1123 Views
Buy a cheap crappy vaccum cleaner from a thrift store? - 17/10/2013 11:40:37 PM 1234 Views
Maybe it would be worth contacting a library? - 29/10/2013 04:09:31 PM 1125 Views

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