Drying out a book.

[awick14]

Hey I'm new to this bored, never really even been over here. But I want to start reading more.

I do have one question for you first.

How do you dry out a book. Every page is damp, the top 1/4 of most, a bit more on a few.

[dorothyinAus]

The last time I had to do this, I put absorbent paper between every page and weighted it down, changing the paper every 24 hours. After I finished reading the book, I put it upright on a shelf that is a snug fit, to help smooth out the pages.

This is what the University of Delaware Library has to say about drying out wet books:
www2.lib.udel.edu/Preservation/wet_books.htm

[awick14]

Thanx.

The book is now drying as per your suggestion.