207 x 148 mm; printed wrappers; pp. 196. Some foxing to wrappers and edges, occasional fox spot elsewhere. Good to very good condition. "The papers delivered and discussed during the Symposium dealt with all aspects of preservation, covering subjects such as the state of collections locally and overseas, the various steps that can be taken to halt or slow down the process of deterioration, the binding and restoration of documents and the education and training of preservation officers and restorers. We trust that the publication of these proceedings will lead to a better understanding of the problems that South African libraries and archives encounter in safeguarding their collections for posterity, and that it will also stimulate co-operative and concerted efforts to overcome these problems.".

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Title: Books in Peril. Proceedings of the Symposium on the Preservation of Library and Archival Materials in Southern Africa held at the South African Library, Cape Town, 19-21 November 1986
Publisher: (Cape Town: South African Library, 1987) 0869680765
Publication Date: 1987
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0869680765
ISBN 13: 9780869680766
Binding: Soft cover

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