[Rockhounds] USGS Folios - and now maps

[J Bryan Kramer]

I believe major libraries, like a research university library have a way to
treat old paper for that mold. I'm not sure but I think they gas them with
ammonia.

BK

“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by
one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.”
Edmund Burke

J Bryan Krämer       North Florida, USA
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On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 10:07 PM Lanny <nwxtl at roadrunner.com> wrote:

> Alan, if you are interested in selling the folios, contact Walt Lombardo
> at Nevada Mineral and Book Co. Walt deals in the old geology, mineral, gem
> and mining books and publications. Contact him through: www.minbooks.net
>
> Lanny
>
> > On Mar 5, 2020, at 6:20 PM, Alan Goldstein <deepskyspy at outlook.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > What's interesting is the covers of these USGS folios are in pretty good
> shape, considering they are brittle being on non-acid-free paper. (Unlike
> the interior pages that are acid-free.) Because they were used in a
> university library, there are penciled notes, ink blots, torn pages, taped
> pages, chunks of a page missing, and such. The big thing is the water
> stains and mold on the edges. Many of those damaged pages could be trimmed
> with a razor blade. They are all scanned on the USGS website, but I still
> get more satisfaction flipping through paper. It's more "real."
> >
> > I just also received a pile of maps from the same source. The most
> useless are a stack of 1920s Arkansas topo quad maps. I'm in Indiana /
> Kentucky. There's a bunch of 1920s Kentucky county aerial geology maps
> mounted on muslin to keep the paper from tearing. A large 1890 Cahaba
> Valley, Alabama, coal field geological map is really cool. It would look
> good on somebody's wall. There is a large 1914 map of the U.S. in two parts
> and a colorful geologic map of eastern Pennsylvania - a real eclectic
> mixture. Considering how diverse my own library is, I can understand how a
> couple of geology professors can build up a collection over 60+ years.
> >
> > I've got a couple geology programs at the Falls of the Ohio this weekend
> and will try to give them away.
> >
> > Alan G.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rockhounds <rockhounds-bounces at rockhounds.drizzle.com> On Behalf
> Of gary brown
> > Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2020 7:04 AM
> > To: 'Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem
> collectors' <rockhounds at rockhounds.drizzle.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] USGS Folios
> >
> > Those are fun.  I got a bunch of them around 20 years ago.  They fetched
> from $15 to $100 on eBay.  They were printed on REALLY crappy paper,
> especially the covers, which chip quite easily.  I've sold most of mine,
> but kept a handful from interesting areas.  One ideas...  if the written
> content is damaged beyond use break out the maps <gasp!>.  They were
> usually printed on better paper and stand up better.  Individual maps from
> significant localities can fetch a good price.  Check with your local
> antique dealers.  I've got an early 1900's map of the Minneapolis/Saint
> Paul area hanging on my office door.  I find myself looking at it almost
> every day.
> >
> > GcB
> >
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