• Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.

    Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

Field Guide Repair? (1 Viewer)

Ben88

Ben88

Well-known member
My copy of the expensive and out-of-print "Birds of Wallacea" got wet on my trip to Sulawesi, and a bunch of pages are stuck together. Fortunately, it seems that most of them are salvageable (only the bottom edge is stuck). Is there a better way to separate the pages than pulling them apart by hand? I contacted a book repair shop, and they said that there was nothing they could do. I'll keep my field guide in a plastic bag on my next trip...
 
I carry my field guides in zip-lock plastic bags if I deem it probable they'll get wet. For the Wallacea guide I made annotated lists for each island which I used in the field to save lugging the book around in the forest. After months in Indonesia it still looks almost good as new!
 
Ben88 said:
My copy of the expensive and out-of-print "Birds of Wallacea" got wet on my trip to Sulawesi, and a bunch of pages are stuck together. Fortunately, it seems that most of them are salvageable (only the bottom edge is stuck). Is there a better way to separate the pages than pulling them apart by hand? I contacted a book repair shop, and they said that there was nothing they could do. I'll keep my field guide in a plastic bag on my next trip...
Click to expand...

Ben,
Given your location, Princeton University Libraries must have book conservators who might advise...
MJB
 
Warning! This thread is more than 12 years ago old.
It's likely that no further discussion is required, in which case we recommend starting a new thread. If however you feel your response is required you can still do so.

Similar threads

P
Are Guided Birding Holidays fun?
2 3
Replies
44
Views
4K
Jon Turner
Jon Turner
foresttwitcher
Singapore - May 2023
2 3
Replies
48
Views
4K
foresttwitcher
foresttwitcher
Hermann
Armour: Advantages and disadvantages
Replies
9
Views
1K
Thotmosis
Thotmosis
dwatsonbirder
Honeymooning: Palawan and Singapore
Replies
19
Views
2K
MKinHK
MKinHK
rollingthunder
12x42 NL Pure.....
2
Replies
22
Views
5K
SuperDuty
SuperDuty

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 2 (members: 0, guests: 2)
Back
Top