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Forum:	Autographs
Topic:	Displaying or storing signed space books

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Your Reply: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	[QUOTE]Originally posted by dogcrew5369: [B] [QUOTE]Originally posted by fredtrav: [b]Display them.[/b][/QUOTE] I concur. I rarely handle my collection and I do display them in the stacked position on a bookshelf in a corner away from light. Also if I happen to be reading one I never take it out of the house just for further protection.[/B][/QUOTE]
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<table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width="600"><TR><td bgcolor="#000000"><TABLE BORDER=0 cellpadding=4 border=0 cellspacing=1 WIDTH="100%"><TR bgcolor="#660000"><TD COLSPAN=2><CENTER>T O P I C     R E V I E W</CENTER></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>Tykeanaut</TD><TD>I currently have all my autographed books in a bookcase in a fairly dark room. Do you think they should be stored in a box though to protect them from any UV light damage? It just seems a shame not to have them on show though.</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>gliderpilotuk</TD><TD>Display!I have 200 (estimated!) signed books currently in a glass fronted cabinet. I have coated the glass with anti-UV window film that reduces UV by ~98%. It's £20 well spent as I'd hate to have the books hidden away.</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>Dave Clow</TD><TD>Three suggestions, at the risk of saying the obvious: <OL TYPE=1><LI>Mylar covers over the dust jackets<LI>No direct sunlight<LI>Shelve the books stacked flat, not standing up. Prolonged upright shelving can be damaging, especially for heavy books.</OL></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>jvertrees</TD><TD>I totally agree with Dave above. I stress the stack flat, the heavy books will damage the spine simply by their own weight in a fairly short period of time. That is how I store my books. Most are also in a case with glass doors, some are not as over the years the collection has spilled over. I like the suggestion of the UV protection as well, I'm going to look into that.I do also have a fair about of art in the house so when I bought windows I did get UV protection on the house windows. I find the Mylar covers and the no direct sun light works very well. Some books are decades old and the spine color is just as bright as the covers when I pull one to look something up or read.</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>fredtrav</TD><TD>Display them. What good are they sitting in boxes. I agree with the mylar covers(even though many of mine are not in covers). I do not lay mine flat, but will investigate that. Mine are turned away from sunlight. I do handle mine as I do read them, but I handle them gently. </TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>dogcrew5369</TD><TD> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by fredtrav: Display them.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I concur. I rarely handle my collection and I do display them in the stacked position on a bookshelf in a corner away from light. Also if I happen to be reading one I never take it out of the house just for further protection.</TD></TR></TABLE></td></tr></table>

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