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PSA: I tried using that 'archival' PVA glue from the craft store for a repair on my 1908 copy of 'The Wind in the Willows' and it left a permanent, shiny stain on the foxing.
Has anyone found a truly pH-neutral adhesive that doesn't react with old paper, or is mixing your own wheat paste still the only safe bet for century-old books?
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walker.michael7mo ago
Permanent shiny stain" is why my own book repairs look like a toddler did them.
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perry.skyler7mo ago
My old copy of Dune has a shiny patch on page 47 from a tape fix twenty years ago. It's a bit ugly, but the spine is still holding. I've seen way worse damage from people trying to fix books with duct tape. At least the pages don't fall out.
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wren9787mo ago
That's just the adhesive drying clear.
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